The study of the significance of the phosphorylation of p53 Ser46 in the prediction of response to preoperative chemotherapy or chemoradiotherapy for advanced esophageal cancer - The study of the significance of p53 Ser46-P in the prediction of response to preoperative treatment for advanced esophageal cancer

In this study, we examined the usefulness of induction of the phosphorylation of p53-Ser46 the next day after initiation of treatment as a biomarker of the prediction of treatment response of chemotherapy/chemoradiotherapy for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. We confirmed the fact for the first time that the phosphorylation of p53-Ser-46 was induced by chemotherapy/chemoradiotherapy in the early stage of treatment. However, there was no significant correlation between the phosphorylation of p-53-Ser-46 and treatment response. Among cases obtained complete response to preoperative therapy, the cases with p-53 mutant and no induction of Ser-46 phosphorylation were involved, therefore, these results suggested that the effect on chemotherapy and chemoradiotherapy was caused not only by apoptosis thorough p53 pathway, but also by another pathway associating with other factors.