<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><bold>Background.</bold> Fibulin-3 is a new potential biomarker for malignant mesothelioma (MM). This study evaluated the potential applicability of fibulin-3 plasma levels as a biomarker of response to treatment and its prognostic value for progressive disease within 18 months. The potential applicability of fibulin-3 in comparison with or in addition to soluble mesothelin-related peptides (SMRP) was also assessed.<bold>Patients and methods.</bold> The study included 78 MM patients treated at the Institute of Oncology Ljubljana between 2007 and 2011. Fibulin-3 levels in plasma samples obtained before treatment and in various responses to treatment were measured with the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.<bold>Results.</bold> In patients evaluated before the treatment, fibulin-3 levels were not influenced by histopathological sub-types, tumour stages or the presence of metastatic disease. Significantly higher fibulin-3 levels were found in progressive disease as compared to the levels before treatment (Mann-Whitney [U] test = 472.50, p = 0.003), in complete response to treatment (U = 42.00, p = 0.010), and in stable disease (U = 542.00, p = 0.001). Patients with fibulin-3 levels exceeding 34.25 ng/ml before treatment had more than four times higher probability for developing progressive disease within 18 months (odds ratio [OR] = 4.35, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.56–12.13). Additionally, patients with fibulin-3 levels above 34.25 ng/ml after treatment with complete response or stable disease had increased odds for progressive disease within 18 months (OR = 6.94, 95% CI 0.99–48.55 and OR = 4.39, 95% CI 1.63–11.81, respectively).<bold>Conclusions.</bold> Our findings suggest that in addition to SMRP fibulin-3 could also be helpful in detecting the progression of MM.</abstract>

Background. Fibulin-3 is a new potential biomarker for malignant mesothelioma (MM). This study evaluated the potential applicability of fibulin-3 plasma levels as a biomarker of response to treatment and its prognostic value for progressive disease within 18 months. The potential applicability of fibulin-3 in comparison with or in addition to soluble mesothelin-related peptides (SMRP) was also assessed.Patients and methods. The study included 78 MM patients treated at the Institute of Oncology Ljubljana between 2007 and 2011. Fibulin-3 levels in plasma samples obtained before treatment and in various responses to treatment were measured with the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.Results. In patients evaluated before the treatment, fibulin-3 levels were not influenced by histopathological sub-types, tumour stages or the presence of metastatic disease. Significantly higher fibulin-3 levels were found in progressive disease as compared to the levels before treatment (Mann-Whitney [U] test = 472.50, p = 0.003), in complete response to treatment (U = 42.00, p = 0.010), and in stable disease (U = 542.00, p = 0.001). Patients with fibulin-3 levels exceeding 34.25 ng/ml before treatment had more than four times higher probability for developing progressive disease within 18 months (odds ratio [OR] = 4.35, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.56–12.13). Additionally, patients with fibulin-3 levels above 34.25 ng/ml after treatment with complete response or stable disease had increased odds for progressive disease within 18 months (OR = 6.94, 95% CI 0.99–48.55 and OR = 4.39, 95% CI 1.63–11.81, respectively).Conclusions. Our findings suggest that in addition to SMRP fibulin-3 could also be helpful in detecting the progression of MM.

Fibulin-3 as a biomarker of response to treatment in malignant mesothelioma

Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, Zaloška cesta 2, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Clinical Institute of Occupational Medicine, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Pharmacogenetics Laboratory, Institute of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Radiology and Oncology

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Background. Fibulin-3 is a new potential biomarker for malignant mesothelioma (MM). This study evaluated the potential applicability of fibulin-3 plasma levels...

Fibulin-3 as a biomarker of response to treatment in malignant mesothelioma

Publicado en línea: 21 ago 2015

Páginas: 279 - 285

Recibido: 16 mar 2015

Aceptado: 30 mar 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/raon-2015-0019

Palabras clave
fibulin-3, biomarker, malignant mesothelioma, response to treatment

© 2015 Viljem Kovac et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Fibulin-3 as a biomarker of response to treatment in malignant mesothelioma

Publicado en línea: 21 ago 2015

Páginas: 279 - 285

Recibido: 16 mar 2015

Aceptado: 30 mar 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/raon-2015-0019

Palabras clavefibulin-3, biomarker, malignant mesothelioma, response to treatment

© 2015 Viljem Kovac et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Palabras clave
fibulin-3, biomarker, malignant mesothelioma, response to treatment