Table 3.

Pharmacogenetic determinants of MTX treatment efficacy. Results of all performed analyses are shown in Supplementary Table 3 (available with the online version of this article).

SNPNonresponse to MTXTime to Inactive Disease
Univariate AnalysisPenalized Cox
Regression OR,
Univariate AnalysisPenalized Cox
Regression, HR
Associated Allele, OR, 95% CIpAssociated Allele, HR, 95% CIp
Folate pathway
  MTHFR rs1801133T, 0.64, 0.27–1.490.2991T, 1, 0.64–1.560.9991
  MTHFR rs1801131C, 0.66, 0.28–1.520.3251C, 1.26, 0.8–1.970.3171.19
  MTR rs1805087G, 0.96, 0.38–2.280.9211G, 1.64, 1.02–2.630.0421.58
  MTRR rs1801394G, 1.22, 0.37–5.080.7521G, 0.81, 0.43–1.510.5091
Adenosine pathway
  ATIC rs2372536G, 0.99, 0.43–2.330.9841G 1.18, 0.76–1.850.4571.14
  ITPA rs1127354A, 1.57, 0.42–5.170.4801A, 1.6, 0.82–3.110.1701.36
MTX transporters
  ABCC2 rs2804402G, 0.37, 0.14–0.990.0481G, 1.14, 0.65–2.010.6401.07
  ABCC2 rs2273697A, 1.06, 0.45–2.440.8941G wt, 0.62, 0.39–0.990.0431.55
  • Wt was associated with tested variable, and in all other analyses, polymorphic allele was associated with tested variable. Significant data are in bold face. MTX: methotrexate; SNP: single-nucleotide polymorphism; wt: wild-type.