Grant Number:	1R21CA129050-01A1 Interpret this number
Primary Investigator:	El-Zein, Randa
Organization:	University Of Tx Md Anderson Can Ctr
Project Title:	Cytokinesis-Blocked Micronucleus Assay: a Predictive Biomarker of Lung Cancer Ris
Fiscal Year:	2008

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application builds upon the case-control recruitment and specimen recourses of an ongoing funded molecular epidemiology lung cancer study in the Department of Epidemiology at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center (CA55769, M. R. Spitz, PI). The goal of the current application is to validate and extend our compelling preliminary data the Cytokinesis-block micronucleus (CBMN) assay [a cytogenetic biomarker measuring DNA damage] in human lymphocytes as a biomarker for identification of individuals at risk of lung cancer. In a pilot study of, we demonstrated the high sensitivity of the assay as biomarker of risk of lung cancer using the tobacco-specific nitrosamine NNK as a challenge mutagen. In the current application, we propose to confirm our findings in a larger case control setting of 250 cases and 250 controls, and to explore the possibility of identifying the specific chromosomes involved in the NNK-induced damage. We will test the hypothesis that NNK-induced CBMN assay is a sensitive predictor of lung cancer risk due to involvement of specific regions in the genome that are critical for lung carcinogenesis. We propose the following aims: 1) To confirm our initial observation indicating that the CBMN assay is a sensitive marker for identifying individuals at risk of developing lung cancer. Both spontaneous and NNK- induced chromosome damage will be measured in an additional 250 cases and 250 controls. 2.a) To determine the specific chromosome regions involved in the production of the observed aberrations in both spontaneous and NNK-induced cytogenetic cultures using FISH probes (pancentromeric, telomeric and SKY probes). 2.b) In a subset of patients, we will then determine the specificity of these aberrations using molecular cytogenetics, in lung tissues. Confirmation that surrogate markers are representative of molecular changes in the target tissue has implications for population-based molecular epidemiologic research that uses surrogate tissues to evaluate genetic susceptibility to cancer. The overall goal of this application is to allow the development of this robust assay into a cancer risk assessment tool for identification of high-risk individuals. In the current study we propose to test the use of the tobacco-specific nitrosamine induced Cytokinesis-block micronucleus assay as a novel marker for lung cancer risk assessment. We will first validate our initial findings demonstrating the high sensitivity of this assay as a predictor of lung cancer risk. We will then explore the possibility of identifying the specific chromosome regions involved in the chromosome lesions observed in peripheral blood and in target tissues. This approach will in turn allow the development of this assay into a cancer risk assessment tool for identification of high-risk individuals.




The cytokinesis-blocked micronucleus assay as a novel biomarker for selection of lung cancer screening participants.
Authors: El-Zein R.A. , Etzel C.J. , Munden R.F. .
Source: Translational Lung Cancer Research, 2018 Jun; 7(3), p. 336-346.
PMID: 30050771
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among lung cancer-free smokers: The importance of healthy controls.
Authors: Karpman M.D. , Eldridge R. , Follis J.L. , Etzel C.J. , Shete S. , El-Zein R.A. .
Source: Respiratory Investigation, 2018 Jan; 56(1), p. 28-33.
EPub date: 2017-12-06 00:00:00.0.
PMID: 29325677
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The cytokinesis-blocked micronucleus assay as a strong predictor of lung cancer: extension of a lung cancer risk prediction model.
Authors: El-Zein R.A. , Lopez M.S. , D'Amelio A.M. , Liu M. , Munden R.F. , Christiani D. , Su L. , Tejera-Alveraz P. , Zhai R. , Spitz M.R. , et al. .
Source: Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention : A Publication Of The American Association For Cancer Research, Cosponsored By The American Society Of Preventive Oncology, 2014 Nov; 23(11), p. 2462-70.
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Cytokinesis-blocked micronucleus cytome assay and spectral karyotyping as methods for identifying chromosome damage in a lung cancer case-control population.
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Source: Genes, Chromosomes & Cancer, 2013 Jul; 52(7), p. 694-707.
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Authors: McHugh M.K. , Lopez M.S. , Ho C.H. , Spitz M.R. , Etzel C.J. , El-Zein R.A. .
Source: Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention : A Publication Of The American Association For Cancer Research, Cosponsored By The American Society Of Preventive Oncology, 2013 Jan; 22(1), p. 135-45.
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Hodgkin lymphoma risk: role of genetic polymorphisms and gene-gene interactions in DNA repair pathways.
Authors: Monroy C.M. , Cortes A.C. , Lopez M. , Rourke E. , Etzel C.J. , Younes A. , Strom S.S. , El-Zein R. .
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A comprehensive haplotype analysis of the XPC genomic sequence reveals a cluster of genetic variants associated with sensitivity to tobacco-smoke mutagens.
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