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. 2015 Sep 15;8(9):16403–16413.

Table 5.

Associations between the polymorphisms and ≥ grade-2 radiation-induced pneumonitis (RP) in thoracic cancer patients

SNP Lung cancer (n = 97) Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (n = 27) Mediastinal cancer (n = 17)

No RP RP P-value OR (95% CI) No RP RP P-value OR (95% CI) No RP RP P-value OR (95% CI)
TGF-β1: rs1800470
    TT 10 (20.4) 14 (29.2) 0.403 6 (30.0) 3 (42.9) 0.081 2 (13.3) 1 (50.0) 0.174
    TC 30 (61.2) 29 (60.4) 0.69 (0.27-1.80) 7 (35.0) 4 (57.1) 1.14 (0.18-7.28) 9 (60.0) 0 (0) NC
    CC 9 (18.4) 5 (10.4) 0.40 (0.10-1.55) 7 (35.0) 0 (0) NC 4 (26.7) 1 (50.0) 0.50 (0.02-12.90)
    T 51.0 59.4 0.2349 47.5 71.4 0.0006 43.3 50.0 0.3447
    C 49.0 40.6 52.5 28.6 56.7 50.0
TGF-β1: rs1800469
    TT 11 (22.4) 16 (33.3) 0.453 9 (45.0) 5 (71.4) 0.444 1 (6.7) 1 (50.0) 0.126
    CT 30 (61.2) 24 (50.0) 0.55 (0.22-1.40) 7 (350) 1 (14.3) 0.26 (0.02-2.73) 9 (60.0) 0 (0) NC
    CC 8 (16.3) 8 (16.7) 0.69 (0.20-2.39) 4 (20.0) 1 (14.3) 0.45 (0.04-5.21) 5 (33.3) 1 (50.0) 0.20 (0.01-0.67)
    T 53.1 58.3 0.453 62.5 78.6 0.0127 36.7 50.0 0.0571
    C 46.9 41.7 37.5 21.4 63.3 50.0
ATM: rs189037
    GG 14 (28.6) 15 (31.2) 0.909 4 (20.0) 3 (42.9) 0.515 2 (13.3) 0 (0) 0.667
    GA 22 (44.9) 22 (45.8) 0.89 (0.37-2.38) 12 (60.0) 3 (42.9) 0.33 (0.05-2.37) 9 (60.0) 1 (50.0) NC
    AA 13 (26.5) 11 (22.9) 0.79 (0.27-2.34) 4 (20.0) 1 (14.3) 0.33 (0.02-4.74) 4 (26.7) 1 (50.0) NC
    G 51.0 54.2 0.6559 50.0 64.3 0.0412 43.3 25.0 0.0063
    A 49.0 45.8 50.0 35.7 56.7 75.0
ATM: rs373759
    GG 19 (38.8) 18 (37.5) 0.944 8 (40.0) 3 (42.9) 0.991 4 (26.7) 0 (0) 0.527
    GA 24 (49.0) 23 (47.9) 1.01 (0.43-2.40) 9 (45.0) 3 (42.9) 0.89 (0.14-5.72) 7 (46.7) 1 (50.0) NC
    AA 6 (12.2) 7 (14.6) 1.23 (0.35-4.37) 3 (15.0) 1 (14.3) 0.89 (0.06-12.25) 4 (26.7) 1 (50.0) NC
    G 63.3 61.5 0.792 62.5 64.3 0.7932 50.0 25.0 0.0003
    A 36.7 38.5 37.5 35.7 50.0 75.0

SNP, single-nucleotide polymorphism; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; NC, not calculated. Multivariate analyses in this table were adjusted for smoking status, chronic pneumonic disease, total radiation dose and the type of chemotherapy.