XPF polymorphism toward lung cancer susceptibility and survival in patients treated with platinum-based chemotherapy.

AIM: To evaluate the association of three XPF polymorphic variants (673 C>T, 11985 A>G, G415A) with lung cancer, overall survival and clinical response in North Indians. METHODS: Genotyping was performed using PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism. RESULTS: A total of 673 C>T polymorphism was associated with 1.5-fold increased lung cancer risk for heterozygous genotype (CT; p = 0.03). Adenocarcinoma patients with 673 C>T polymorphism carrying heterozygous genotype (CT) had a lower hazard ratio (p = 0.01). Classification and regression tree analysis predicted XPF 673 C>T (M) as the strongest risk factor for the lung cancer (p = 0.003). For 11985 A>G polymorphism, lung cancer subjects treated with irinotecan cisplatin/carboplatin regimen having heterozygous genotype (AG) was associated with high mortality risk (p = 0.0001). CONCLUSION: 673 C>T polymorphism was associated with increased lung cancer risk.