The landscape of selection in 551 esophageal adenocarcinomas defines genomic biomarkers for the clinic
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Authors
Colleges, School and Institutes
External organisations
- University of Cambridge
- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, United Kingdom, CB10 1SD.
- MRC cancer unit, Hutchison/MRC research Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. rcf29@mrc-cu.cam.ac.uk.
Abstract
Esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) is a poor-prognosis cancer type with rapidly rising incidence. Understanding of the genetic events driving EAC development is limited, and there are few molecular biomarkers for prognostication or therapeutics. Using a cohort of 551 genomically characterized EACs with matched RNA sequencing data, we discovered 77 EAC driver genes and 21 noncoding driver elements. We identified a mean of 4.4 driver events per tumor, which were derived more commonly from mutations than copy number alterations, and compared the prevelence of these mutations to the exome-wide mutational excess calculated using non-synonymous to synonymous mutation ratios (dN/dS). We observed mutual exclusivity or co-occurrence of events within and between several dysregulated EAC pathways, a result suggestive of strong functional relationships. Indicators of poor prognosis (SMAD4 and GATA4) were verified in independent cohorts with significant predictive value. Over 50% of EACs contained sensitizing events for CDK4 and CDK6 inhibitors, which were highly correlated with clinically relevant sensitivity in a panel of EAC cell lines and organoids.
Details
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 506-516 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | Nature Genetics |
Volume | 51 |
Issue number | 3 |
Early online date | 4 Feb 2019 |
Publication status | Published - Mar 2019 |
Keywords
- Adenocarcinoma/genetics, Biomarkers, Tumor/genetics, Cohort Studies, DNA Copy Number Variations/genetics, Esophageal Neoplasms/genetics, Exome/genetics, Female, Gene Expression Profiling/methods, Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic/genetics, Genomics/methods, Humans, Male, Mutation/genetics