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KRAS Mutant Status, p16 and β-catenin Expression May Predict Local Recurrence in Patients Who Underwent Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery (TEMS) for Stage I Rectal Cancer

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posted on 2016-10-12, 07:55 authored by MICHAIL SIDERIS, JANE MOORHEAD, Salvador J. Diaz-CanoSalvador J. Diaz-Cano, INGVAR BJARNASON, AMYN HAJI, SAVVAS PAPAGRIGORIADIS
Background/Aim: Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEMS) is emerging as an alternative treatment for rectal cancer Stage I. There remains a risk of local recurrence. The Aim of the study was to study the effect of biomarkers in local recurrence for Stage I rectal cancer following TEMS plus or minus radiotherapy. Materials and Methods: This is a case-control study where we compared ten early rectal cancers that had recurred, against 19 cases with no recurrence, total 29 patients (age=28.25-86.87, mean age=67.92 years, SD=14.91, Male, N=18, Female, N=11). All patients underwent TEMS for radiological Stage I rectal cancer (yT1N0M0 or yT2N0M0) established with a combination of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and endorectal ultrasound. We prospectively collected all data on tumor histology, morphological features, as well as follow-up parameters. Molecular analysis was performed to identify their status on BRAF, KRAS, p16 O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) and β-catenin. Results: Out of 29 specimens analyzed, 19 were KRAS wild type (65.9%) and ten mutant (34.5%). Recurrence of the tumor was noted in 10 cases (34.5%) of which 60% were pT1 (N=6) and 40% pT2 (N=4). There was a statistically significant association between KRAS mutant status and local recurrence (N=6, p=0.037). P16 expression greater than 5% (mean=10.8%, min=0, max=95) is linked with earlier recurrence within 11.70 months (N=7, p=0.004). Membranous β-catenin expression (N=12, 48%) was also related to KRAS mutant status (p=0.006) but not with survival (p>0.05). BRAF gene was found to be wild type in all cases tested (N=23). Conclusion: KRAS/p16/β-catenin could be used as a combined biomarker for prediction of local recurrence and stratification of the risk for further surgery.

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