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ArticleInternational journal of cancer2025

Genetic variants linked to type 2 diabetes in CDKN1B and TCF7L2 influence survival outcomes in metastatic colorectal cancer.

Raffaella Ruggiero, Alessandro Ottaiano, Madhura Tathode, Roberto Sirica, Annabella Di Mauro, Monica Ianniello, Nadia Petrillo, Massimiliano Berretta, Silvia Zappavigna, Amalia Luce and 2 more

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  1. p27 Expression in Wild-Type KRAS Colon Cancer.Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2026
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Raffaella RuggieroAMES, Centro Polidiagnostico Strumentale srl, Casalnuovo Di Napoli, Italy.
Alessandro OttaianoIRCCS "G. Pascale", Istituto Nazionale Tumori di Napoli, Naples, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2901-3855
Madhura TathodeDepartment of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.
Roberto SiricaAMES, Centro Polidiagnostico Strumentale srl, Casalnuovo Di Napoli, Italy.
Annabella Di MauroIRCCS "G. Pascale", Istituto Nazionale Tumori di Napoli, Naples, Italy.
Monica IannielloAMES, Centro Polidiagnostico Strumentale srl, Casalnuovo Di Napoli, Italy.
Nadia PetrilloAMES, Centro Polidiagnostico Strumentale srl, Casalnuovo Di Napoli, Italy.
Massimiliano BerrettaDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
Silvia ZappavignaDepartment of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.
Amalia LuceDepartment of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.
Michele CaragliaDepartment of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.
Giovanni SavareseAMES, Centro Polidiagnostico Strumentale srl, Casalnuovo Di Napoli, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-5274-3989

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Abstract

Evidence suggests that metastatic colorectal cancer patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) experience a poorer prognosis in contrast to their non-diabetic counterparts. Considering the multifactorial genetic nature of colon cancer development, we examined whether gene polymorphisms associated with T2D could affect the clinical outcome of metastatic colon cancer. Using in silico analysis, we evaluated gene variants linked to both T2D and colon cancer utilizing data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA). Subsequently, we assessed the prognostic relevance of polymorphisms in CCND2, CDKN1B, CDKN2A, CDKN2B, EML4, HNF1A, ID3, IGF1, IGF1R, IGF2, INHBA, INSR, IRS1, IRS2, and TCF7L2 in a cohort of 99 consecutive metastatic non-diabetic colon cancer patients with favorable clinical conditions. Primary colon cancer DNA was sequenced using the TruSight Oncology 500 kit, followed by sequencing on an Illumina NovaSeq 6000 platform. Notably, patients carrying the CDKN1B p.V109G and TCF7L2 p.P370R polymorphisms exhibited significantly shorter median survivals compared to wild-type counterparts, with adjusted hazard ratios (covariates: age, gender, metastatic extent, RAS/BRAF mutations, and response to therapy) of 2.28 (95% CI: 1.18-4.41) and 4.45 (95% CI: 1.26-15.70), respectively. Our findings provide scientific evidence of T2D genetic polymorphisms' involvement in determining the aggressiveness of metastatic colon cancer, identifying CDKN1B p.V109G and TCF7L2 p.P370R as novel unfavorable prognostic markers.

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Colorectal NeoplasmsCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p27Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Transcription Factor 7-Like 2 ProteinAdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm MetastasisPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePrognosisCDKN1B protein, humanCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p27TCF7L2 protein, humanTranscription Factor 7-Like 2 ProteinCKN1Bgene polymorphismsmetastatic colon cancerprognosisTCF7L2type 2 diabetes

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