Comprehensive Genomic Analysis of Translocation Renal Cell Carcinoma Reveals Copy-Number Variations as Drivers of Disease Progression10.107Clin Cancer Res . 2020 Jul 15;26(14):3629-3640. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-19-3283. Epub 2020 Mar 27.
Abstract
Purpose: Translocation renal cell carcinoma (tRCC) is a rare, aggressive renal cell carcinoma (RCC) subtype. There is currently limited understanding on the role of molecular alterations in the pathogenesis and progression of these tumors. We investigated the association between somatic alterations and clinical outcomes in two independent cohorts profiled using DNA sequencing. Experimental design: Twenty-two tRCCs underwent targeted sequencing [Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK)-IMPACT]; a subset was profiled using exome-sequencing and combined with exome data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) for analysis. The prognostic value of specific somatic aberrations, tumor mutation burden (TMB), and fraction of copy-number-altered genome (FCNAg) was explored. In TCGA cases, neoantigen prediction and immune cell deconvolution were performed using RNA-sequencing and exome data. Overall survival estimates were computed using the Kaplan-Meier method; time-on-treatment was calculated for 14 MSK-IMPACT patients who underwent systemic therapy. Associations between molecular features and outcomes were evaluated using nonparametric testing. Results: Copy-number aberrant tRCCs were associated with poor overall survival (P = 0.03). Pediatric patients had tumors with lower FCNAg (P = 0.01). In one adult case with two chronologically distinct tumor samples sequenced, we confirmed that copy-number events occurred early during evolution. TERT promoter mutations were found exclusively in high-stage tumors. We found that tRCCs displayed distinct angiogenesis and PD-L1 gene expression profiles compared with other RCC subtypes. Conclusions: Tumors molecularly defined by increased copy-number variations were associated with aggressive disease in tRCC. A higher burden of genomic events in adults compared with pediatric cases likely reflects a more aggressive clinical course. The unique immunophenotypic characteristics of tRCC merit further exploration.
到这里这篇文章的主要内容就介绍完了,总结一下,研究中作者对不同队列tRCC患者的外显子序列数据进行分析,结合多种生物信息方法研究特异性体细胞改变、肿瘤突变负荷(TMB)和基因拷贝数改变(FCNAg)的预后价值。最终发现拷贝数改变在tRCC中普遍存在,并可能导致不良预后。在成人患者中,致癌事件频率的增加可能是导致更侵袭性疾病表型的原因。
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