RT Journal Article T1 Inherited variation in the xenobiotic transporter pathway and survival of multiple myeloma patients. A1 Macauda, Angelica A1 Castelli, Eleonora A1 Buda, Gabriele A1 Pelosini, Matteo A1 Butrym, Aleksandra A1 Watek, Marzena A1 Kruszewski, Marcin A1 Vangsted, Annette Juul A1 Rymko, Marcin A1 Jamroziak, Krzysztof A1 Abildgaard, Niels A1 Haastrup, Eva Kannik A1 Mazur, Grzegorz A1 Ríos, Rafael A1 Jurczyszyn, Artur A1 Zawirska, Daria A1 Dudziński, Marek A1 Raźny, Małgorzata A1 Dutka, Magdalena A1 Tomczak, Waldemar A1 Suska, Anna A1 Druzd-Sitek, Agnieszka A1 Marques, Herlander A1 Petrini, Mario A1 Markiewicz, Miroslaw A1 Martinez-Lopez, Joaquin A1 Ebbesen, Lene Hyldahl A1 Iskierka-Jażdżewska, Elżbieta A1 Sainz, Juan A1 Canzian, Federico A1 Campa, Daniele K1 genetic polymorphisms K1 multiple myeloma K1 overall survival K1 progression-free survival K1 xenobiotic transporter AB Over the past four decades, remarkable progress has been made in the treatment and prognosis of multiple myeloma (MM), although it remains an incurable disease. Chemotherapy resistance is a major hurdle for treatment efficacy. Drug resistance can be innate and so driven by genes involved in the drug metabolism pathways. We performed an association study of 71 germline variants within the major genes in those pathways (ABCB1, ABCC2, ABCG2, and their regulators NR1I2/PXR and NR1I3/CAR) in the International Multiple Myeloma rESEarch (IMMEnSE) consortium, consisting of 1365 MM cases with survival information recruited in 5 European countries. Two of the SNPs showed a significant association with the survival of MM patients, namely rs2235013, located in ABCB1 [Hazard ratio (HR) = 1·52, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1·18-1·95, P = 0·00087], and rs4148388, located in ABCC2 (HR = 2·15, 95% CI = 1·44-3·22, P = 0·0001). ABCC2 plays an essential role in transporting various anticancer drugs, including several used against MM, out of the cell. In silico analyses predict that the variant alleles of four SNPs in linkage disequilibrium with ABCC2-rs4148388 are associated with increased gene expression. Overexpression of ABCC2 increases drug clearance and therefore may induce drug resistance mechanisms. In conclusion, we found a promising association between ABCC2-rs4148388 and MM outcome that is supported by a plausible biological explanation. YR 2018 FD 2018-08-06 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/12804 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/12804 LA en DS RISalud RD Apr 11, 2025