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. 2019 Jul 5;11:1179299X19860815. doi: 10.1177/1179299X19860815

Table 5.

Biomarkers in chemo-resistance to carboplatin and paclitaxel in advanced ovarian cancer.

Chemotherapy Macromolecule Biomarker Source Cellular mechanism Clinical phenotype Chemo-resistance Reference
Carboplatin and paclitaxel Protein Heat shock protein 10 (HSP-10) Tissue Inhibits apoptosis Non-responder Intrinsic 159
Carboplatin and paclitaxel Protein Matrix metalloproteinase 1 (MMP-1) ↑ Tissue Promotes tumour invasion Non-responder Intrinsic 159,178
Carboplatin and paclitaxel DNA Ecotropic virus integration site 1 protein homolog (EVI1) Tissue Inhibits apoptosis Non-responder Intrinsic 156,179
Carboplatin and paclitaxel DNA SH3 domain-containing kinase-binding protein 1
(CIN85) ↓
Tissue Inhibits apoptosis Non-responder Intrinsic 156,180
Carboplatin and paclitaxel DNA Endophilin A1 (SH3GL2) Tissue Inhibits apoptosis Non-responder Intrinsic 156,181
Carboplatin and paclitaxel Protein Ki-67 ↑ Tissue Marker for increased cell proliferation Responder N/A 182
Carboplatin and paclitaxel Protein Adenosine triphosphate–binding cassette sub-family C member 2 (ABCC2) Increases apoptosis Responder N/A 182,183
Carboplatin and paclitaxel mRNA Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF1) ↑ Tissue Enhances ovarian cancer cell proliferation through PI3K/Akt/mTOR signalling Non-responder Intrinsic 184,185
Carboplatin and paclitaxel mRNA Telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) ↑ Tissue Inhibits apoptosis Non-responder Intrinsic 186,187
Carboplatin and paclitaxel mRNA E2F transcription factor 1 (E2F) ↑ Tissue Inhibits apoptosis Non-responder Intrinsic 186,188
Carboplatin and paclitaxel mRNA Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1A (CDKN1A) Tissue Inhibits apoptosis Non-responder Intrinsic 186,189
Carboplatin and paclitaxel mRNA FBJ murine osteosarcoma viral oncogene homolog (FOS) ↑ Inhibits apoptosis Non-responder Intrinsic 186,190
Carboplatin and paclitaxel mRNA Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptor superfamily, member 10A (TNFRSF10A) Tissue Inhibits apoptosis Non-responder Intrinsic 186
Carboplatin and paclitaxel mRNA TNF receptor superfamily, member 10C (TNFRSF10C) Tissue Decreased activity as p53-regulated DNA damage-inducible gene Non-responder Intrinsic 186
Carboplatin and paclitaxel mRNA TNF receptor superfamily, member 10D (TNFRSF10D) ↑ Tissue Inhibits apoptosis Non-responder Intrinsic 186
Carboplatin and paclitaxel mRNA TNF receptor-associated factor 1 (TRAF-1) Tissue Increases apoptosis Non-responder Intrinsic 186,191
Carboplatin and paclitaxel mRNA Goosecoid homeobox (GSC) ↑ Tissue Increases metastasis Non-responder Intrinsic 186,192
Carboplatin and paclitaxel mRNA Snail homolog 1 (SNAI 1) ↑ Tissue Inhibits apoptosis Non-responder Intrinsic 186,193
Carboplatin and paclitaxel Protein Class III β-tubulin (TUBB3) ↑ Cell line Cytoskeletal modulation and overcomes stress conditions Non-responder Acquired 194
Carboplatin and paclitaxel Protein Lewis y ↑ Tissue Increases cell adhesion and invasion Non-responder Intrinsic 195,196
Carboplatin and paclitaxel Protein CD44 ↑ Tissue Increases cell adhesion and invasion, increases drug efflux Non-responder Intrinsic 195197
Carboplatin and paclitaxel Protein CD147 ↑ Tissue Interacts with drug resistance proteins Non-responder Intrinsic 195,198
Carboplatin and paclitaxel Protein Human epididymis protein 4 (HE4) ↑ Tissue Increases tumour cell proliferation Non-responder Intrinsic 195,199
Carboplatin and paclitaxel Protein Integrin α5β1 ↑ Tissue Increases cell adhesion and invasion Non-responder Intrinsic 195,200
Carboplatin and paclitaxel Protein Integrin αvβ3 ↑ Tissue Increases cell adhesion and invasion Non-responder Intrinsic 195,201
Carboplatin and paclitaxel Protein CD44 ↑ Tissue Increases cell adhesion and invasion, increases drug efflux Non-responder Intrinsic 196,197,202
Carboplatin and paclitaxel Protein IL-8 ↑ Tissue Inhibits apoptosis Non-responder Intrinsic 202,203
Carboplatin and paclitaxel Protein α-Enolase (ENO1) ↑ Tissue Cytoskeleton modulation and inhibition of apoptosis Non-responder Intrinsic 114,204206
Carboplatin and paclitaxel Protein Enoyl CoA hydratase (ECH) ↑ Tissue Decreases apoptosis Non-responder Intrinsic 114,207
Carboplatin and paclitaxel Protein Prohibitin (PHB) ↑ Tissue Inhibits apoptosis Non-responder Intrinsic 114,208
Carboplatin and paclitaxel Protein Peroxiredoxin-4 (PRDX4) ↑ Tissue Overcomes stress condition and inhibits apoptosis Non-responder Intrinsic 114,209,210
Carboplatin and paclitaxel Protein Fibrin β ↑ Tissue Increases tumour angiogenesis and inhibits apoptosis Non-responder Intrinsic 114,211213
Carboplatin and paclitaxel Protein Fibrin γ ↑ Tissue Increases tumour angiogenesis and inhibits apoptosis Non-responder Intrinsic 114,211213
Carboplatin and paclitaxel Protein Heat shock protein-27 (HSP27) ↑ Tissue Increases apoptosis and reduces drug efflux Responder Intrinsic 114,214,215
Carboplatin and paclitaxel Protein Actin (ACT) ↑ Tissue Increases apoptosis Responder Intrinsic 114,216,217
Carboplatin and paclitaxel Protein Heterogeneous ribonucleoprotein particle (hnRNP) ↑ Tissue Increases apoptosis Responder Intrinsic 114,218,219
Carboplatin and paclitaxel Protein Aldose reductase (ALDR) ↑ Tissue Increases apoptosis Responder Intrinsic 114,220,221
Carboplatin and paclitaxel Protein α-enolase (ENO1) ↑ Tissue Cytoskeleton modulation and inhibition of apoptosis Non-responder Intrinsic 204206,222
Carboplatin and paclitaxel Protein Elongation factor Tu mitochondrial
(TUFM) ↑
Tissue Regulation of autophagy and innate immunity Non-responder Intrinsic 222
Carboplatin and paclitaxel Protein Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) ↑ Tissue Increases glycolysis enhancing cell survival Non-responder Intrinsic 222,223
Carboplatin and paclitaxel Protein Stress-70 protein mitochondrial
(GRP75) ↑
Tissue Inhibits apoptosis Non-responder Intrinsic 222,224
Carboplatin and paclitaxel Protein Annexin A 1 (ANXA1) ↑ Tissue Overcomes stress and inhibits apoptosis Non-responder Intrinsic 222