Association between XRCC1 single-nucleotide polymorphism and acute radiation reaction in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma: A cohort study

To explore the association of the X-ray repair cross-complementing gene 1 (XRCC1) codon 399 single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) with acute radiation dermatitis and oral mucositis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients treated by intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT).Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) was used to detect the SNP of the XRCC1 codon 399 in 114 NPC patients before radiotherapy.The risk of patients with the Arg/Arg genotype suffering from acute radiation dermatitis Grade 2 was higher than the other 2 genotypes (P=.014, 95% CI: 1.182-4.582). No significant difference was observed in the degree of acute radiation oral mucositis injury among the patients with different genotypes (P=.449, 95% CI: 0.691-2.304). Multivariate analysis showed that N stage and genotype were significantly associated with acute radiation dermatitis of Grade 2 (OR=3.221, P<.001, 95% CI: 1.669-6.216, OR=2.860, P=.006, 95% CI: 1.354-6.043). T stage and smoking status were significantly associated with acute radiation oral mucositis with Grade 2 (OR=2.508, P=.001, 95% CI: 1.427-4.408, OR=6.355, P<.001, 95% CI: 2.533-15.841).The XRCC1 codon 399 genotype in NPC could be an important predicting factor in the risk of acute radiation dermatitis during IMRT.