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Depressive Symptoms and Cortisol Rhythmicity Predict Survival in Patients with Renal Cell Carcinoma: Role of Inflammatory Signaling
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PURPOSE: Evidence has supported the association between psychological factors and cancer biology; however, findings are equivocal on the role of psychosocial factors in cancer progression. This study generates a hypothesis of mechanistic variables by examining the clinical effects of psychosocial factors and cortisol dysregulation in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and examines associated activation of transcription control pathways. METHODS: Patients with metastatic RCC (n = 217) were prospectively enrolled in this study. Patients completed questionnaires (Centers for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression; SF-36 Health Status Survey; Duke Social Support Index; Coping Operations Preference Enquiry; organized and non-organized religious activity; and intrinsic religiosity), and provided blood and saliva samples. Cortisol levels and whole genome transcriptional profiling were assessed to identify potential alterations in circadian rhythms and genomic pathways. RESULTS: Separate Cox regression models, controlling for disease risk category, revealed that CES-D scores (p = 0.05, HR = 1.5, 95% CI for HR: 1.00-2.23) and cortisol slope (p = 0.002; HR = 1.9; 95%CI for HR: 1.27-2.97) were significantly associated with decreased survival. Only cortisol slope and risk category remained significant in the complete model. Functional genomic analyses linked depressive symptoms to increased expression of pro-inflammatory and pro-metastatic genes in circulating leukocytes. 116 transcripts were found to be upregulated by an average of 50% or more in high CES-D patients, and 57 transcripts downregulated by at least 50%. These changes were also found in the tumor in a subset of patients. CONCLUSION: These findings identify depressive symptoms as a key predictor of survival in renal cell carcinoma patients with potential links to dysregulation of cortisol and inflammatory biology.
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- Cohen, L., Cole, S. W., Sood, A. K., Prinsloo, S., Kirschbaum, C., Arevalo, J. M. G., Jennings, N. B., Scott, S., Vence, L., Wei, Q., Kentor, D., Radvanyi, L., Tannir, N., Jonasch, E., Tamboli, P., & Pisters, L.
- Affiliations
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (US)
- Technische Universität Dresden (DE)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- Corresponding author
- Cohen, Lorenzo
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- 2012-08-01
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- Issue
- 8
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- e42324
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- 1932-6203 (ISSN-L)
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- PMC3409855
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- W2106923873
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- 197
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- Funders
- Dana Foundation
- National Institutes of Health (CA-16 672, NCI #CA16672)
- University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (#CA16672, NCI CA16672)
- National Cancer Institute (CA 109298, NCI CA 16672, CA-16672, R01CA110793, CA 110793, R01CA109298, R01CA116778, CA-116778, P30CA016672)
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (K01AT008485)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › Cancer, Stress, Anesthesia, and Immune Response
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Renal cell carcinoma treatment
- Keywords
- depressive symptoms, cortisol, circadian rhythm, metastatic renal cell carcinoma, survival, inflammation, pro-inflammatory genes, circulating leukocytes, tumor transcriptome, psychosocial factors, religious activities, social support, coping, tumor progression
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Carcinoma, Renal Cell, Depression, Female, Humans, Hydrocortisone, Inflammation, Kidney Neoplasms, Male, Middle Aged, Transcription, Genetic, Signal Transduction, Genome, Human, Survival Rate, Disease-Free Survival, Gene Expression Profiling
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