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Koseki Y, Hatakeyama K, Terashima M, Nagashima T, Urakami K, Ohshima K, Aizawa D, Sugino T, Furukawa K, Fujiya K, Tanizawa Y, Bando E, Okamura Y, Akiyama Y, Yamaguchi K. Molecular profile of poorly cohesive gastric carcinoma with special reference to survival. Gastric Cancer 2023; 26:553-564. [PMID: 37036539 DOI: 10.1007/s10120-023-01390-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 04/01/2023] [Indexed: 04/11/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Patients with poorly cohesive gastric carcinoma (PCC) are known to have poor survival. However, detailed molecular biology of PCC has not been elucidated, except for mutations in CDH1 and RHOA. Additionally, the molecular profiles of signet-ring cell carcinoma (SRC) have not been fully investigated. We aimed to investigate the association between molecular profiles and survival in PCC and PCC subtypes. METHODS The present study included 455 patients with gastric adenocarcinoma underwent radical gastrectomy. Whole-exome sequencing and gene expression profiling were conducted. Patients were classified according to the WHO classification as PCC or non-PCC, with PCC being further classified into SRC, combined, and PCC not-otherwise-specified (NOS). Clinicopathological factors and survival were compared with molecular profiles. RESULTS Of the patients, 159 were classified with PCC, while 296 were classified with non-PCC. Among PCC, 44 were classified with SRC, 64 with combined, and 51 with PCC-NOS. Mutations in CDH1 and RHOA were remarkably more frequent in PCC than in non-PCC. PCC had worse overall survival (OS) and disease-specific survival (DSS) compared to non-PCC. For PCC, the SRC group had good OS and DSS, whereas PCC-NOS classification with CDH1 mutations was associated with extremely poor survival. In the PCC-NOS and combined groups, patients with mutations in the extracellular domain 1 of CDH1 had poor survival. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that PCC has poorer survival than non-PCC. Accumulation of CDH1 and RHOA mutations are unique profiles in PCC. Among PCC, CDH1 mutations may play a crucial role in the survival of non-SRC PCC.
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- Yusuke Koseki
- Division of Gastric Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Nagaizumi-Cho, Sunto-Gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Cancer Multiomics Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Division of Gastric Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Nagaizumi-Cho, Sunto-Gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan.
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan
- SRL Inc., Tokyo, Japan
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Medical Genetics Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Division of Pathology, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Division of Pathology, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Division of Gastric Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Nagaizumi-Cho, Sunto-Gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Division of Gastric Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Nagaizumi-Cho, Sunto-Gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Division of Gastric Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Nagaizumi-Cho, Sunto-Gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Division of Gastric Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Nagaizumi-Cho, Sunto-Gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Immunotherapy Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan
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Nanishi K, Hino H, Hatakeyama K, Shiomi A, Kagawa H, Manabe S, Yamaoka Y, Nagashima T, Ohshima K, Urakami K, Akiyama Y, Yamaguchi K. Incidence and clinical significance of 491 known fusion genes in a large cohort of Japanese patients with colorectal cancer. Int J Clin Oncol 2023; 28:785-793. [PMID: 37022622 DOI: 10.1007/s10147-023-02335-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2023] [Accepted: 03/30/2023] [Indexed: 04/07/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The clinical significance of fusion genes in colorectal cancer remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of fusion genes in colorectal cancer and explore their clinical significance by screening for common fusion genes in a large Japanese cohort. METHODS This study involved 1588 patients. The incidence of 491 fusion genes was examined using a designed fusion panel. In addition, the patients were classified into two groups (RSPO fusion-positive or -negative) according to the presence of RSPO fusions, and the clinicopathological and genetic characteristics of both groups were compared. Long-term outcomes were analyzed in patients without distant metastases. RESULTS Fusion genes were detected in 2% (31/1588) of colorectal cancers. The incidence of RSPO fusions (such as PTPRK-RSPO3 and EIF3E-RSPO2) was 1.5% (24/1588), making them the most common fusions, whereas the incidence of other fusion genes was extremely low. The distribution of consensus molecular subtypes and frequency of APC mutations were significantly different between the RSPO fusion-positive and -negative groups. The 3-year cumulative incidence rate of recurrence was higher in the RSPO fusion-positive group than in the RSPO fusion-negative group (positive, 31.2% vs. negative, 13.5%, hazard ratio = 2.357; p = 0.040). CONCLUSION Broad screening for fusion genes showed that RSPO fusions were the most common in colorectal cancer, with an incidence of 1.5%. RSPO fusions may be clinically significant in identifying patients at a high risk of recurrence who would be responsive to specific treatments.
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- Kenji Nanishi
- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka Prefecture, 411-8777, Japan
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka Prefecture, 411-8777, Japan.
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- Cancer Multiomics Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka Prefecture, 411-8777, Japan
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka Prefecture, 411-8777, Japan
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka Prefecture, 411-8777, Japan
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka Prefecture, 411-8777, Japan
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan
- SRL Inc., Tokyo, Japan
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- Medical Genetics Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Immunotherapy Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan
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Imamura T, Ashida R, Ohshima K, Uesaka K, Sugiura T, Ohgi K, Yamada M, Otsuka S, Hatakeyama K, Nagashima T, Sugino T, Urakami K, Akiyama Y, Yamaguchi K. Characterization of pancreatic cancer with ultra-low tumor mutational burden. Sci Rep 2023; 13:4359. [PMID: 36928600 PMCID: PMC10020557 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-31579-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023] Open
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In pancreatic cancer (PC), Tumor mutation burden (TMB) has been reported to be lower than in other cancers, with its clinical significance remaining unclear. We analyzed the dataset of whole-exome sequencing and gene expression profiling of 93 resected PC cases. The median TMB was 0.24. The TMB was classified as High (≥ 5.0), Low (< 5.0, ≥ 1.0), or Ultra-low (< 1.0). Nineteen samples (20%) were classified as TMB-low, and 74 (80%) were classified as TMB-ultra-low; no samples were TMB-high. TMB-ultra-low PC had significantly fewer borderline resectable lesions (P = 0.028) and fewer adenosquamous carcinomas (P = 0.003) than TBM-low PC. Furthermore, the TMB-ultra-low PC showed significantly lower detection rates of driver mutations and copy number variations. Microsatellite instability was not significantly correlated with the TMB status. The TMB-ultra-low PC had a significantly better prognosis than TBM-low PC (P = 0.023). A multivariate analysis identified TMB-ultra-low PC as an independent favorable prognostic factor (hazard ratio, 2.11; P = 0.019). A gene expression analysis showed that TMB-ultra-low PC was associated with reduced TP53 inactivation (P = 0.003) and reduced chromosomal instability (P = 0.001) compared to TBM-low PC. TMB-ultra-low PC had specific gene expression signatures and a better prognosis than TMB-low PC.
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- Taisuke Imamura
- Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Sunto-Nagaizumi, Shizuoka, 4118777, Japan
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- Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Sunto-Nagaizumi, Shizuoka, 4118777, Japan.
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- Medical Genetics Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Sunto-Nagaizumi, Shizuoka, 4118777, Japan
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- Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Sunto-Nagaizumi, Shizuoka, 4118777, Japan
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- Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Sunto-Nagaizumi, Shizuoka, 4118777, Japan
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- Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Sunto-Nagaizumi, Shizuoka, 4118777, Japan
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- Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Sunto-Nagaizumi, Shizuoka, 4118777, Japan
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- Cancer Multiomics Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan
- SRL, Inc., Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Pathology, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Immunotherapy Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital and Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan
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Hatakeyama K, Nagashima T, Ohshima K, Ohnami S, Ohnami S, Shimoda Y, Naruoka A, Maruyama K, Iizuka A, Ashizawa T, Kenmotsu H, Mochizuki T, Urakami K, Akiyama Y, Yamaguchi K. Impact of somatic mutations and transcriptomic alterations on cancer aneuploidy. Biomed Res 2023; 44:187-197. [PMID: 37779031 DOI: 10.2220/biomedres.44.187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/03/2023]
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Aneuploidy has been recognized as one of hallmark of tumorigenesis since the early 20th century. Recent developments in structural variation analysis in the human genome have revealed the diversity of aneuploidy in cancer. However, the effects of gene mutation and expression in tumors on aneuploidy remain poorly understood. Here, we performed whole exome analysis of over 5,000 Japanese cancer cases and investigated the impact of somatic mutations and gene expression alterations on aneuploidy. First, we evaluated tumor content and genomic alterations that could influence aneuploidy. Next, we compared the aneuploidy frequency in 18 cancer types and observed that TP53 mutations were associated with the aneuploidy on specific chromosomes in colorectal and gastric cancers. Finally, we used expression analysis to isolate pathways involved in aneuploidy accumulation from tumors without TP53 mutations. Chromosomal instability and cell cycle aberration were associated with aneuploidy in TP53 wild-type tumors, and 26 commonly upregulated genes were identified in aneuploidy-high solid tumors without TP53 mutations. Among them, two cancer-related genes (CENPA and PBK) were involved in aneuploidy. Our integrated analysis revealed that both TP53 mutations and transcriptomic alterations independent of somatic mutations affect aneuploidy accumulation. Our findings will facilitate further understanding of diverse aneuploidies in the tumorigenesis.
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- Keiichi Hatakeyama
- Cancer Multiomics Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka 411-8777 Japan
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka 411-8777 Japan
- SRL Inc., Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-0409 Japan
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- Medical Genetics Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka 411-8777 Japan
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka 411-8777 Japan
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka 411-8777 Japan
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka 411-8777 Japan
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- Drug Discovery and Development Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka 411-8777 Japan
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- Experimental Animal Facility, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka 411-8777 Japan
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- Immunotheraphy Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka 411-8777 Japan
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- Immunotheraphy Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka 411-8777 Japan
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- Division of Thoracic Oncology, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hos- pital, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Medical Genetics Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka 411-8777 Japan
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka 411-8777 Japan
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- Immunotheraphy Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka 411-8777 Japan
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- Shizuoka Cancer Center, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka 411-8777 Japan
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Kagawa H, Hatakeyama K, Shiomi A, Hino H, Manabe S, Yamaoka Y, Nagashima T, Ohshima K, Urakami K, Yamaguchi K. Consensus molecular subtyping improves the clinical usefulness of canonical tumor markers for colorectal cancer. Biomed Res 2022; 43:201-209. [PMID: 36517022 DOI: 10.2220/biomedres.43.201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
Transcriptome-based classification, such as consensus molecular subtyping, is expected to be applied to colorectal cancer (CRC). However, the relationship between molecular profiles and classical tumor markers, which are already used in clinical practice, has not been analyzed in a large cohort and remains unclear. We classified more than 1,500 Japanese patients with CRC based on consensus molecular subtyping and investigated the clinically available blood carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) concentrations of each subgroup. To precisely distinguish CRCs, we allocated them to five subgroups, including tumors that were difficult to classify using the consensus molecular subtypes (CMSs), and extracted a heterogeneous population with somatic mutations and expression profiles that differed from those of the CMSs 1-4. For patients allocated to the CMS4 subgroup of stage III CRCs, elevated blood CEA concentrations may identify a subgroup with highly aggressive disease and contribute to improving therapeutic decisions. Furthermore, gene expression and pathway analyses of tumor and non-tumor tissues revealed that tumor immunity was "cold" in this subgroup with high CEA concentrations. The combination of emerging molecular profiling and classical tumor markers may have greater clinical utility than either used alone.
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- Hiroyasu Kagawa
- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital.,Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital
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- SRL Inc.,Medical Genetics Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute
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- Medical Genetics Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute
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SHIMODA Y, NAGASHIMA T, URAKAMI K, KAMADA F, NAKATANI S, MIZUGUCHI M, SERIZAWA M, HATAKEYAMA K, OHSHIMA K, MOCHIZUKI T, OHNAMI S, OHNAMI S, KAWAKAMI T, YAMAZAKI K, MURAKAMI H, KENMOTSU H, SHIOMI A, AKIYAMA Y, YAMAGUCHI K. Development of two 410-cancer-gene panel tests for solid tumors and liquid biopsy based on genome data of 5,143 Japanese cancer patients. Biomed Res 2022; 43:115-126. [DOI: 10.2220/biomedres.43.115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- Yuji SHIMODA
- Cancer Diagnostics Research Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute
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- Drug Discovery and Development Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute
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- Medical Genetics Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute
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- Medical Genetics Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center
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- Immunotherapy Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute
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Hino H, Shiomi A, Hatakeyama K, Kagawa H, Manabe S, Yamaoka Y, Nagashima T, Ohshima K, Urakami K, Akiyama Y, Yamaguchi K. Comprehensive genetic characterization of rectal cancer in a large cohort of Japanese patients: differences according to tumor location. J Gastroenterol 2022; 57:476-485. [PMID: 35449312 DOI: 10.1007/s00535-022-01875-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 04/03/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND In clinical practice, rectal cancer (RC) is classified according to tumor location. However, RC's genetic characteristics according to tumor location remain unclear. Therefore, we aimed to compare RC's genetic characteristics according to tumor location. METHODS In 611 patients with surgically resected RC, we performed genetic analyses and compared the results between low and other RCs. Low RC was defined according to the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) guidelines and Japanese Classification of Colorectal, Appendiceal, and Anal Carcinoma (JCCRC). RESULTS KRAS mutation accumulation was significantly higher in low RC under the ESMO classification. Gene expression levels significantly differed between the groups for CTNNB1, KRAS, and ERBB2, under the ESMO classification and for TP53, KRAS, and ERBB2 under the JCCRC. Under the JCCRC, low RC had a significantly higher prevalence of fusion genes, such as EIF3E-RSPO2, PTPRK-RSPO3, and VTI1A-TCF7L2. Consensus molecular subtype (CMS) distribution was significantly different between the groups under both classifications. In particular, low RC had lower and higher frequencies of CMS2 and CMS4, respectively. CMS2 and CMS4 frequencies in low RC were 14.8% and 41.5% under the ESMO classification and 14.5% and 41.6% under the JCCRC, respectively. Multivariate Cox regression analysis demonstrated that pT3-4, pN1-2, and CMS4 were associated with poor relapse-free survival. CONCLUSIONS Low RC exhibited distinct genetic characteristics from other RCs. In particular, CMS4 was more frequent in low RC and was a risk factor for poor prognosis. These findings potentially avail further information regarding tumor biology and could lead to improvements in RC treatment.
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- Hitoshi Hino
- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan.
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Medical Genetics Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan.,SRL Inc., Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 163-0409, Japan
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- Medical Genetics Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Immunotherapy Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Shizuoka Cancer Center, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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Hatakeyama K, Muramatsu K, Nagashima T, Kawanishi Y, Fukumura R, Ohshima K, Shimoda Y, Kenmotsu H, Mochizuki T, Urakami K, Akiyama Y, Sugino T, Yamaguchi K. Tumor cell enrichment by tissue suspension enables detection of mutations with low variant allele frequency and estimation of germline mutations. Sci Rep 2022; 12:2953. [PMID: 35194076 PMCID: PMC8863826 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-06885-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
Abstract
Targeted sequencing offers an opportunity to select specific drugs for cancer patients based on alterations in their genome. However, accurate sequencing cannot be performed in cancers harboring diffuse tumor cells because of low tumor content. We performed tumor cell enrichment using tissue suspension of formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue sections with low tumor cell content. The enriched fractions were used to efficiently identify mutations by sequencing a target panel of cancer-related genes. Tumor-enriched and residual fractions were isolated from FFPE tissue sections of intestinal and diffuse gastric cancers harboring diffuse tumor cells and DNA of suitable quality was isolated for next-generation sequencing. Sequencing of a target panel of cancer-related genes using the tumor-enriched fraction increased the number of detectable mutations and variant allele frequency. Furthermore, mutation analysis of DNA isolated from tumor-enriched and residual fractions allowed us to estimate germline mutations without a blood reference. This approach of tumor cell enrichment will not only enhance the success rate of target panel sequencing, but can also improve the accuracy of detection of somatic mutations in archived specimens.
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- Keiichi Hatakeyama
- Medical Genetics Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan.
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- Division of Pathology, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
- SRL Inc, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 163-0409, Japan
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- SRL & Shizuoka Cancer Center Collaborative Laboratories Inc, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- SRL & Shizuoka Cancer Center Collaborative Laboratories Inc, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Medical Genetics Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
- SRL Inc, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 163-0409, Japan
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- Division of Genetic Medicine Promotion, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Medical Genetics Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Immunotheraphy Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Division of Pathology, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Shizuoka Cancer Center, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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Shiomi A, Kusuhara M, Sugino T, Sugiura T, Ohshima K, Nagashima T, Urakami K, Serizawa M, Saya H, Yamaguchi K. Comprehensive genomic analysis contrasting primary colorectal cancer and matched liver metastases. Oncol Lett 2021; 21:466. [PMID: 33907576 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2021.12727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2020] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Recent studies have revealed that colorectal cancer (CRC) displays intratumor genetic heterogeneity, and that the cancer microenvironment plays an important role in the proliferation, invasion and metastasis of CRC. The present study performed genomic analysis on paired primary CRC and synchronous colorectal liver metastasis (CRLM) tissues collected from 22 patients using whole-exome sequencing, cancer gene panels and microarray gene expression profiling. In addition, immunohistochemical analysis was used to confirm the protein expression levels of genes identified as highly expressed in CRLM by DNA microarray analysis. The present study identified 10 genes that were highly expressed in CRLM compared with in CRC, from 36,022 probes obtained from primary CRC, CRLM and normal liver tissues by gene expression analysis with DNA microarrays. Of the 10 genes identified, five were classified as encoding 'matricellular proteins' [(osteopontin, periostin, thrombospondin-2, matrix Gla protein (MGP) and glycoprotein nonmetastatic melanoma protein B (GPNMB)] and were selected for immunohistochemical analysis. Osteopontin was strongly expressed in CRLM (6 of 22 cases: 27.3%), but not in CRC (0 of 22: 0%; P=0.02). Periostin also exhibited strong immunoreactivity in CRLM (17 of 22: 68.2%) compared with in CRC (7 of 22: 31.8%; P=0.006). Thrombospondin-2 exhibited strong immunoreactivity in both CRC and CRLM (54.5% in CRC, 45.5% in CRLM; P=0.55). GPNMB and MGP were rarely positive for both CRC and CRLM. A comparison of immunoreactive positive factors for these five genes revealed the complexities of gene expression in CRLM. Of the cases examined, 16 (72.7%) cases of CRC showed zero or only one positive immunoreactive factor. By contrast, CRLM showed more frequent and multiple immunoreactive factors; for example, 16 cases (72.7%) shared two or more factors, which was statistically more frequent than in CRC (P=0.007). The present study revealed the genomic heterogeneity between paired primary CRC and CRLM, in terms of cancer cell microenvironment. This finding may lead to novel diagnostic and therapeutic targets in the era of genome-guided personalized cancer treatment.
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- Akio Shiomi
- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka 411-8777, Japan.,Division of Gene Regulation Institute for Advanced Medical Research, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo 160-858, Japan
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- Regional Resources Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka 411-8777, Japan
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- Division of Pathology, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka 411-8777, Japan
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- Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka 411-8777, Japan
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- Medical Genetics Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka 411-8777, Japan
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka 411-8777, Japan.,SRL, Inc., Tokyo 163-0409, Japan
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka 411-8777, Japan
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- Drug Discovery and Development Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka 411-8777, Japan
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- Division of Gene Regulation Institute for Advanced Medical Research, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo 160-858, Japan
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Hatakeyama K, Nagashima T, Notsu A, Ohshima K, Ohnami S, Ohnami S, Shimoda Y, Naruoka A, Maruyama K, Iizuka A, Ashizawa T, Kenmotsu H, Mochizuki T, Urakami K, Akiyama Y, Yamaguchi K. Mutational concordance analysis provides supportive information for double cancer diagnosis. BMC Cancer 2021; 21:181. [PMID: 33607950 PMCID: PMC7893960 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-021-07899-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2020] [Accepted: 02/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Mutation analysis using next-generation sequencing highlights the features of tumors with somatic alterations. However, the mutation profile of double cancer remains unclear. Here, we analyzed tumors derived from the same patient using whole exome sequencing (WES) to investigate the coherence of somatic mutations in double cancer. Methods First, the tumor mutational burden (TMB) was investigated using WES of 5521 tumor specimens from a Japanese pan-cancer cohort. The frequencies of mutation concordance were then compared in these cancers. Finally, we calculated the expected value of mutational concordance fitting a Poisson distribution to determine the relationship between double and metastatic cancers. Results In all, 44, 58, and 121 paired samples were diagnosed as double cancer, multifocal lesions (derived from identical tissues), and metastasis, respectively. Our analysis revealed that common somatic mutations were almost entirely absent in double cancer, whereas primary tumors and metastatic foci harbored several identical alterations. Concordance of the mutation profile in the same patient reflects the tumor origin and development, suggesting the potential for identifying double cancer based on common somatic mutations. Furthermore, according to a Poisson distribution, double cancer could be discriminated based on paired samples from the same patient. The probability of double cancer with more than 10 mutations was ≤1 part-per-billion (ppb, 10− 9). In multifocal lesions, 74% of tumor pairs accumulated ≤10 common mutations, implying a difference in tumor origin within identical tissues. Conclusions These findings indicate that counting common somatic mutations can indicate the differences in origin between tumors derived from the same patient. Our mutation coherence analysis can thus provide beneficial information for diagnosing double cancer. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12885-021-07899-1.
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- Keiichi Hatakeyama
- Medical Genetics Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan.
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan.,SRL Inc., Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 163-0409, Japan
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- Clinical Research Center, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Medical Genetics Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan.,SRL Inc., Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 163-0409, Japan
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- Drug Discovery and Development Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Experimental Animal Facility, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Immunotheraphy Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Immunotheraphy Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Division of Genetic Medicine Promotion, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Medical Genetics Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Immunotheraphy Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Shizuoka Cancer Center, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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Hatakeyama K, Nagashima T, Ohshima K, Ohnami S, Ohnami S, Shimoda Y, Naruoka A, Maruyama K, Iizuka A, Ashizawa T, Mochizuki T, Urakami K, Akiyama Y, Yamaguchi K. Characterization of tumors with ultralow tumor mutational burden in Japanese cancer patients. Cancer Sci 2020; 111:3893-3901. [PMID: 32662546 PMCID: PMC7540986 DOI: 10.1111/cas.14572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2020] [Revised: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Tumor mutational burden analysis using whole‐exome sequencing highlights features of tumors with various mutations or known driver alterations. Cancers with few changes in the exon regions have unclear characteristics, even though low‐mutated tumors are often detected in pan‐cancer analysis. In the present study, we analyzed tumors with low tumor mutational burden listed in the Japanese version of The Cancer Genome Atlas, a data set of 5020 primary solid tumors. Our analysis revealed that detection rates of known driver mutations and copy number variation were decreased in samples with tumor mutational burden below 1.0 (ultralow tumor), compared with those in samples with low tumor mutational burden (≤5 mutations/Mb). This trend was also observed in The Cancer Genome Atlas data set. In the ultralow tumor mutational burden tumors, expression analysis showed decreased TP53 inactivation and chromosomal instability. TP53 inactivation frequently correlated with PI3K/mTOR‐related gene expression, implying suppression of the PI3K/mTOR pathway in ultralow tumor mutational burden tumors. In common with mutational burden, the T cell‐inflamed gene expression profiling signature was a potential marker for prediction of an immune checkpoint inhibitor response, and some ultralow tumor mutational burden tumor populations highly expressed this signature. Our analysis focused on how these tumors could provide insight into tumors with low somatic alteration that are difficult to detect solely using whole‐exome sequencing.
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- Keiichi Hatakeyama
- Medical Genetics Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan.,SRL Inc, Tokyo, Japan
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- Medical Genetics Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan.,SRL Inc, Tokyo, Japan
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- Drug Discovery and Development Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Experimental Animal Facility, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Immunotheraphy Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Immunotheraphy Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Medical Genetics Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Immunotheraphy Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan
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Iida Y, Serizawa M, Mukaigawa T, Kamijo T, Nakajima T, Asakura K, Kusuhara M, Yamaguchi K, Onitsuka T. Molecular profile of a pleomorphic adenoma of the hard palate: A case report. Medicine (Baltimore) 2020; 99:e21207. [PMID: 32702887 PMCID: PMC7373603 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000021207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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RATIONALE Pleomorphic adenoma (PA) is the most common benign tumor of salivary glands. PAs have the potential for regional and distant metastases that preserve their benign phenotype; they also have the potential for malignant transformation. The molecular pathogenesis of malignant neoplasms has been studied extensively in recent years, unlike that of benign tumors, such as PA. PATIENT CONCERNS In this case report, we identified the molecular signatures of a 57-year-old Japanese woman. Our patient presented with a swelling of the hard palate with an erosive appearance. DIAGNOSES The patient was diagnosed with a right hard palate tumor suspected to be a malignant neoplasm. INTERVENTIONS Partial maxillary resection and reconstruction were performed. OUTCOMES There was no obstacle to swallowing or dysarthria after surgery. There was no sign of recurrent palatal tumor 4 years after the operation. Using next generation sequencing, 5 nonsynonymous mutations and CHCHD7-PLAG1 fusion genes were detected. Moreover, gene expression profiling indicated the possibility of the activation of several cancer-related signaling pathways. Although the PLAG1 gene is predicted to play a crucial role in PA tumorigenesis, its over-expression is reported to mediate multiple downstream factors. In this case, various up- and downregulated RNA signaling pathways, including MAP kinase signaling, PI3K/AKT1/MTOR signaling, JAK/STAT signaling, and PD-L1 signaling, were revealed. LESSONS These molecular profiles of PA may elucidate the mechanism of metastasis, preserving its benign phenotype and carcinoma ex PA.
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- Yoshiyuki Iida
- Division of Head and Neck Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital
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- Drug Discovery and Development Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute
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- Division of Head and Neck Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital
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- Division of Diagnostic Radiology, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital
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- Division of Head and Neck Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital
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Ono A, Terada Y, Kawata T, Serizawa M, Isaka M, Kawabata T, Imai T, Mori K, Muramatsu K, Hayashi I, Kenmotsu H, Ohshima K, Urakami K, Nagashima T, Kusuhara M, Akiyama Y, Sugino T, Ohde Y, Yamaguchi K, Takahashi T. Assessment of associations between clinical and immune microenvironmental factors and tumor mutation burden in resected nonsmall cell lung cancer by applying machine learning to whole-slide images. Cancer Med 2020; 9:4864-4875. [PMID: 32400056 PMCID: PMC7333844 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.3107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2020] [Revised: 04/14/2020] [Accepted: 04/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND It is unclear whether clinical factors and immune microenvironment (IME) factors are associated with tumor mutation burden (TMB) in patients with nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC). MATERIALS AND METHODS We assessed TMB in surgical tumor specimens by performing whole exome sequencing. IME profiles, including PD-L1 tumor proportion score (TPS), stromal CD8 tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) density, and stromal Foxp3 TIL density, were quantified by digital pathology using a machine learning algorithm. To detect factors associated with TMB, clinical data, and IME factors were assessed by means of a multiple regression model. RESULTS We analyzed tumors from 200 of the 246 surgically resected NSCLC patients between September 2014 and September 2015. Patient background: median age (range) 70 years (39-87); male 37.5%; smoker 27.5%; pathological stage (p-stage) I/II/III, 63.5/22.5/14.0%; histological type Ad/Sq, 77.0/23.0%; primary tumor location upper/lower, 58.5/41.5%; median PET SUV 7.5 (0.86-29.8); median serum CEA (sCEA) level 3.4 ng/mL (0.5-144.3); median serum CYFRA 21-1 (sCYFRA) level 1.2 ng/mL (1.0-38.0); median TMB 2.19/ Mb (0.12-64.38); median PD-L1 TPS 15.1% (0.09-77.4); median stromal CD8 TIL density 582.1/mm2 (120.0-4967.6);, and median stromal Foxp3 TIL density 183.7/mm2 (6.3-544.0). The multiple regression analysis identified three factors associated with higher TMB: smoking status: smoker, increase PET SUV, and sCEA level: >5 ng/mL (P < .001, P < .001, and P = .006, respectively). CONCLUSIONS The IME factors assessed were not associated with TMB, but our findings showed that, in addition to smoking, PET SUV and sCEA levels may be independent predictors of TMB. TMB and IME factors are independent factors in resected NSCLC.
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MESH Headings
- Adenocarcinoma/blood
- Adenocarcinoma/genetics
- Adenocarcinoma/immunology
- Adenocarcinoma/pathology
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Antigens, Neoplasm/blood
- B7-H1 Antigen/blood
- Carcinoembryonic Antigen/blood
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/blood
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/genetics
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/immunology
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/pathology
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/blood
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/immunology
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/pathology
- Ex-Smokers
- Female
- Forkhead Transcription Factors/blood
- Humans
- Keratin-19/blood
- Lung Neoplasms/blood
- Lung Neoplasms/genetics
- Lung Neoplasms/immunology
- Lung Neoplasms/pathology
- Lymphocytes, Tumor-Infiltrating/pathology
- Machine Learning
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mutation
- Non-Smokers
- Regression Analysis
- Smokers
- Tumor Microenvironment/immunology
- Exome Sequencing
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- Akira Ono
- Division of Thoracic OncologyShizuoka Cancer CenterShizuokaJapan
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- Division of Thoracic SurgeryShizuoka Cancer CenterShizuokaJapan
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- Division of PathologyShizuoka Cancer CenterShizuokaJapan
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- Drug Discovery and Development DivisionShizuoka Cancer Center Research InstituteShizuoka Cancer CenterShizuokaJapan
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- Division of Thoracic SurgeryShizuoka Cancer CenterShizuokaJapan
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- Department of Clinical BiostatisticsGraduate School of MedicineKyoto UniversityKyotoJapan
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- Clinical Research CenterShizuoka Cancer CenterShizuokaJapan
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- Division of PathologyShizuoka Cancer CenterShizuokaJapan
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- Division of PathologyShizuoka Cancer CenterShizuokaJapan
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- Medical Genetics DivisionShizuoka Cancer Center Research InstituteShizuoka Cancer CenterShizuokaJapan
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research DivisionShizuoka Cancer Center Research InstituteShizuoka Cancer CenterShizuokaJapan
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research DivisionShizuoka Cancer Center Research InstituteShizuoka Cancer CenterShizuokaJapan
- SRL IncTokyoJapan
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- Region Resources DivisionShizuoka Cancer Center Research InstituteShizuoka Cancer CenterShizuokaJapan
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- Immunotherapy DivisionShizuoka Cancer Center Research InstituteShizuoka Cancer CenterShizuokaJapan
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- Division of PathologyShizuoka Cancer CenterShizuokaJapan
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- Division of Thoracic SurgeryShizuoka Cancer CenterShizuokaJapan
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Nagashima T, Yamaguchi K, Urakami K, Shimoda Y, Ohnami S, Ohshima K, Tanabe T, Naruoka A, Kamada F, Serizawa M, Hatakeyama K, Matsumura K, Ohnami S, Maruyama K, Mochizuki T, Kusuhara M, Shiomi A, Ohde Y, Terashima M, Uesaka K, Onitsuka T, Nishimura S, Hirashima Y, Hayashi N, Kiyohara Y, Tsubosa Y, Katagiri H, Niwakawa M, Takahashi K, Kashiwagi H, Nakagawa M, Ishida Y, Sugino T, Takahashi M, Akiyama Y. Japanese version of The Cancer Genome Atlas, JCGA, established using fresh frozen tumors obtained from 5143 cancer patients. Cancer Sci 2020; 111:687-699. [PMID: 31863614 PMCID: PMC7004528 DOI: 10.1111/cas.14290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2019] [Revised: 12/01/2019] [Accepted: 12/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
This study aimed to establish the Japanese Cancer Genome Atlas (JCGA) using data from fresh frozen tumor tissues obtained from 5143 Japanese cancer patients, including those with colorectal cancer (31.6%), lung cancer (16.5%), gastric cancer (10.8%) and other cancers (41.1%). The results are part of a single-center study called "High-tech Omics-based Patient Evaluation" or "Project HOPE" conducted at the Shizuoka Cancer Center, Japan. All DNA samples and most RNA samples were analyzed using whole-exome sequencing, cancer gene panel sequencing, fusion gene panel sequencing and microarray gene expression profiling, and the results were annotated using an analysis pipeline termed "Shizuoka Multi-omics Analysis Protocol" developed in-house. Somatic driver alterations were identified in 72.2% of samples in 362 genes (average, 2.3 driver events per sample). Actionable information on drugs that is applicable in the current clinical setting was associated with 11.3% of samples. When including those drugs that are used for investigative purposes, actionable information was assigned to 55.0% of samples. Germline analysis revealed pathogenic mutations in hereditary cancer genes in 9.2% of samples, among which 12.2% were confirmed as pathogenic mutations by confirmatory test. Pathogenic mutations associated with non-cancerous hereditary diseases were detected in 0.4% of samples. Tumor mutation burden (TMB) analysis revealed 5.4% of samples as having the hypermutator phenotype (TMB ≥ 20). Clonal hematopoiesis was observed in 8.4% of samples. Thus, the JCGA dataset and the analytical procedures constitute a fundamental resource for genomic medicine for Japanese cancer patients.
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- Takeshi Nagashima
- Cancer Diagnostics Research DivisionShizuoka Cancer Center Research InstituteShizuokaJapan
- SRLTokyoJapan
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research DivisionShizuoka Cancer Center Research InstituteShizuokaJapan
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research DivisionShizuoka Cancer Center Research InstituteShizuokaJapan
- SRLTokyoJapan
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research DivisionShizuoka Cancer Center Research InstituteShizuokaJapan
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- Medical Genetics DivisionShizuoka Cancer Center Research InstituteShizuokaJapan
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research DivisionShizuoka Cancer Center Research InstituteShizuokaJapan
- SRLTokyoJapan
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- Drug Discovery and Development DivisionShizuoka Cancer Center Research InstituteShizuokaJapan
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research DivisionShizuoka Cancer Center Research InstituteShizuokaJapan
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- Drug Discovery and Development DivisionShizuoka Cancer Center Research InstituteShizuokaJapan
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- Medical Genetics DivisionShizuoka Cancer Center Research InstituteShizuokaJapan
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research DivisionShizuoka Cancer Center Research InstituteShizuokaJapan
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research DivisionShizuoka Cancer Center Research InstituteShizuokaJapan
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- Experimental Animal FacilityShizuoka Cancer Center Research InstituteShizuokaJapan
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- Medical Genetics DivisionShizuoka Cancer Center Research InstituteShizuokaJapan
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- Drug Discovery and Development DivisionShizuoka Cancer Center Research InstituteShizuokaJapan
- Regional Resources DivisionShizuoka Cancer Center Research InstituteShizuokaJapan
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- Division of Colon and Rectal SurgeryShizuoka Cancer Center HospitalShizuokaJapan
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- Division of Thoracic SurgeryShizuoka Cancer Center HospitalShizuokaJapan
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- Division of Hepato‐Biliary‐Pancreatic SurgeryShizuoka Cancer Center HospitalShizuokaJapan
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- Division of Head and Neck SurgeryShizuoka Cancer Center HospitalShizuokaJapan
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- Division of NeurosurgeryShizuoka Cancer Center HospitalShizuokaJapan
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- Division of DermatologyShizuoka Cancer Center HospitalShizuokaJapan
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- Division of Esophageal SurgeryShizuoka Cancer Center HospitalShizuokaJapan
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- Division of Orthopedic OncologyShizuoka Cancer Center HospitalShizuokaJapan
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- Division of Breast Oncology CenterShizuoka Cancer Center HospitalShizuokaJapan
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- Division of OphthalmologyShizuoka Cancer Center HospitalShizuokaJapan
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive SurgeryShizuoka Cancer Center HospitalShizuokaJapan
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- Division of PediatricsShizuoka Cancer Center HospitalShizuokaJapan
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- Division of PathologyShizuoka Cancer Center HospitalShizuokaJapan
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- Immunotherapy DivisionShizuoka Cancer Center Research InstituteShizuokaJapan
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Matsubayashi H, Higashigawa S, Kiyozumi Y, Horiuchi Y, Hirashima Y, Kado N, Abe M, Ohishi T, Ohnami S, Urakami K, Yamaguchi K. Metachronous ovarian endometrioid carcinomas in a patient with a PTEN variant: case report of incidentally detected Cowden syndrome. BMC Cancer 2019; 19:1014. [PMID: 31664961 PMCID: PMC6819610 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-019-6272-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2019] [Accepted: 10/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Somatic PTEN mutation occurs in a proportion of ovarian endometrioid carcinomas. However, these cancers have seldom been reported in diseases associated with germline PTEN variants, such as Cowden syndrome (CS). Case presentation The present case was a 39-year-old woman with a left ovarian carcinoma who demonstrated a germline splice variant of PTEN (c.1026 + 1G > T) following genome-wide whole exome sequencing of her germline DNA. Histology of her resected tumor revealed endometrioid carcinoma of the same type as a right ovarian cancer resected eight years previously. These tumors showed null immunostaining for PTEN. She was genetically diagnosed with CS. Despite her clinical examinations had demonstrated several characteristic findings of CS, including mammary fibroma, esophageal and skin papilloma, colonic hamartoma, uterine myoma, and lipoma, the clinicians could not approach this diagnosis. Conclusion Ovarian endometrioid carcinoma is generally thought to develop from endometrial tissue menstruated from the uterus and implanted on the ovary. To date, ovarian cancers have not been listed as CS-related cancers; however, ovarian endometrioid cancer can have a potential association with CS in endometriosis cases.
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- Hiroyuki Matsubayashi
- Division of Genetic Medicine Promotion, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Nagaizumi, Suntogun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan. .,Division of Endoscopy, Shizuoka Cancer Center, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Nagaizumi, Suntogun, Shizuoka, Japan.
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- Division of Genetic Medicine Promotion, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Nagaizumi, Suntogun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Division of Genetic Medicine Promotion, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Nagaizumi, Suntogun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Division of Genetic Medicine Promotion, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Nagaizumi, Suntogun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Division of Gynecology Shizuoka Cancer Center, Nagaizumi, Suntogun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Division of Gynecology Shizuoka Cancer Center, Nagaizumi, Suntogun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Division of Pathology Shizuoka Cancer Center, Nagaizumi, Suntogun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Division of Pathology Shizuoka Cancer Center, Nagaizumi, Suntogun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Research Institution of Shizuoka Cancer Center, Nagaizumi, Suntogun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Research Institution of Shizuoka Cancer Center, Nagaizumi, Suntogun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Research Institution of Shizuoka Cancer Center, Nagaizumi, Suntogun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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Ohshima K, Fujiya K, Nagashima T, Ohnami S, Hatakeyama K, Urakami K, Naruoka A, Watanabe Y, Moromizato S, Shimoda Y, Ohnami S, Serizawa M, Akiyama Y, Kusuhara M, Mochizuki T, Sugino T, Shiomi A, Tsubosa Y, Uesaka K, Terashima M, Yamaguchi K. Driver gene alterations and activated signaling pathways toward malignant progression of gastrointestinal stromal tumors. Cancer Sci 2019; 110:3821-3833. [PMID: 31553483 PMCID: PMC6890443 DOI: 10.1111/cas.14202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2019] [Revised: 09/17/2019] [Accepted: 09/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
Abstract
Mutually exclusive KIT and PDGFRA mutations are considered to be the earliest events in gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST), but insufficient for their malignant progression. Herein, we aimed to identify driver genes and signaling pathways relevant to GIST progression. We investigated genetic profiles of 707 driver genes, including mutations, gene fusions, copy number gain or loss, and gene expression for 65 clinical specimens of surgically dissected GIST, consisting of six metastatic tumors and 59 primary tumors from stomach, small intestine, rectum, and esophagus. Genetic alterations included oncogenic mutations and amplification‐dependent expression enhancement for oncogenes (OG), and loss of heterozygosity (LOH) and expression reduction for tumor suppressor genes (TSG). We assigned activated OG and inactivated TSG to 27 signaling pathways, the activation of which was compared between malignant GIST (metastasis and high‐risk GIST) and less malignant GIST (low‐ and very low‐risk GIST). Integrative molecular profiling indicated that a greater incidence of genetic alterations of driver genes was detected in malignant GIST (96%, 22 of 23) than in less malignant GIST (73%, 24 of 33). Malignant GIST samples groups showed mutations, LOH, and aberrant expression dominantly in driver genes associated with signaling pathways of PI3K (PIK3CA, AKT1, and PTEN) and the cell cycle (RB1, CDK4, and CDKN1B). Additionally, we identified potential PI3K‐related genes, the expression of which was upregulated (SNAI1 and TPX2) or downregulated (BANK1) in malignant GIST. Based on our observations, we propose that inhibition of PI3K pathway signals might potentially be an effective therapeutic strategy against malignant progression of GIST.
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- Keiichi Ohshima
- Medical Genetics Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan.,Drug Discovery and Development Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Division of Gastric Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan.,SRL, Inc., Tokyo, Japan
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Medical Genetics Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan.,Region Resources Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Drug Discovery and Development Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Medical Genetics Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Medical Genetics Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan.,SRL, Inc., Tokyo, Japan
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Drug Discovery and Development Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Immunotherapy Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Drug Discovery and Development Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan.,Region Resources Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Medical Genetics Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Division of Pathology, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Division of Esophageal Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Division of Gastric Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital and Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan
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Hatakeyama K, Nagashima T, Ohshima K, Ohnami S, Ohnami S, Shimoda Y, Serizawa M, Maruyama K, Naruoka A, Akiyama Y, Urakami K, Kusuhara M, Mochizuki T, Yamaguchi K. Mutational burden and signatures in 4000 Japanese cancers provide insights into tumorigenesis and response to therapy. Cancer Sci 2019; 110:2620-2628. [PMID: 31152682 PMCID: PMC6676127 DOI: 10.1111/cas.14087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2019] [Revised: 05/26/2019] [Accepted: 05/30/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Tumor mutational burden (TMB) and mutational signatures reflect the process of mutation accumulation in cancer. However, the significance of these emerging characteristics remains unclear. In the present study, we used whole‐exome sequencing to analyze the TMB and mutational signature in solid tumors of 4046 Japanese patients. Eight predominant signatures—microsatellite instability, smoking, POLE, APOBEC, UV, mismatch repair, double‐strand break repair, and Signature 16—were observed in tumors with TMB higher than 1.0 mutation/Mb, whereas POLE and UV signatures only showed moderate correlation with TMB, suggesting the extensive accumulation of mutations due to defective POLE and UV exposure. The contribution ratio of Signature 16, which is associated with hepatocellular carcinoma in drinkers, was increased in hypopharynx cancer. Tumors with predominant microsatellite instability signature were potential candidates for treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors such as pembrolizumab and were found in 2.8% of cases. Furthermore, based on microarray analysis, tumors with predominant signatures were classified into 2 subgroups depending on the expression of immune‐related genes reflecting differences in the immune context of the tumor microenvironment. Tumor subpopulations differing in the content of infiltrating immune cells might respond differently to immunotherapeutics. An understanding of cancer characteristics based on TMB and mutational signatures could provide new insights into mutation‐driven tumorigenesis.
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- Keiichi Hatakeyama
- Medical Genetics Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagaizumi, Japan
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagaizumi, Japan.,Corporate Project Office, SRL Inc., Tokyo, Japan
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- Medical Genetics Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagaizumi, Japan
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagaizumi, Japan
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagaizumi, Japan
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagaizumi, Japan.,Corporate Project Office, SRL Inc., Tokyo, Japan
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- Drug Discovery and Development Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagaizumi, Japan
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- Experimental Animal Facility, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagaizumi, Japan
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- Drug Discovery and Development Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagaizumi, Japan
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- Immunotherapy Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagaizumi, Japan
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagaizumi, Japan
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- Drug Discovery and Development Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagaizumi, Japan.,Regional Resource Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagaizumi, Japan
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- Medical Genetics Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagaizumi, Japan
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Genetic alterations of driver genes as independent prognostic factors for disease-free survival in patients with resected non-small cell lung cancer. Lung Cancer 2019; 128:152-157. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2018.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2018] [Revised: 11/30/2018] [Accepted: 12/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Uemura S, Matsubayashi H, Kiyozumi Y, Uesaka K, Yamamoto Y, Sasaki K, Abe M, Urakami K, Kusuhara M, Yamaguchi K. Pancreatic adenocarcinoma with a germline PTEN p.Arg234Gln mutation. Fam Cancer 2019; 17:255-259. [PMID: 28755079 DOI: 10.1007/s10689-017-0025-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
Abstract
A minor fraction of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) develops in association with germline mutations of the genes responsible for inherited cancer syndromes. However, the PDAC that has a germline PTEN mutation has not received much attention. Genome-wide whole exome sequencing was performed on germline and somatic DNA from an 82-year-old woman who had developed a solid pancreatic cancer but did not show characteristic findings of PTEN hamartoma tumor syndromes (PHTS). Histology of the resected pancreatic tumor showed unique PDAC findings of primarily dendriform structures and dense fibrous tissue, accompanied by multiple pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasias in the vicinity. The tumor immunohistochemistry revealed a loss of PTEN expression and overexpression of TP53. Exome sequencing revealed a K-ras mutation (p.Gly12Val). Germline exome sequencing revealed a missense mutation of PTEN (p.Arg234Gln), a rare variant with a reported association with cancer development but not with other PHTS phenotypes. To our knowledge, this is the first report of PDAC associated with a germline PTEN mutation, particularly a rare variant (p.Arg234Gln) with cancer risks.
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- Sunao Uemura
- Division of Pathology, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Suntogun, Nagaizumi, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan.,Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Suntogun, Nagaizumi, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Familial Cancer Clinic, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Suntogun, Nagaizumi, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan. .,Division of Endoscopy, Shizuoka Cancer Center, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Suntogun, Nagaizumi, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan.
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- Familial Cancer Clinic, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Suntogun, Nagaizumi, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Suntogun, Nagaizumi, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Suntogun, Nagaizumi, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Division of Pathology, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Suntogun, Nagaizumi, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Division of Pathology, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Suntogun, Nagaizumi, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Research Institution of Shizuoka Cancer Center, Suntogun, Nagaizumi, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Research Institution of Shizuoka Cancer Center, Suntogun, Nagaizumi, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Research Institution of Shizuoka Cancer Center, Suntogun, Nagaizumi, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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Ogino S, Konishi H, Ichikawa D, Hamada J, Shoda K, Arita T, Komatsu S, Shiozaki A, Okamoto K, Yamazaki S, Yasukawa S, Konishi E, Otsuji E. Detection of fusion gene in cell-free DNA of a gastric synovial sarcoma. World J Gastroenterol 2018; 24:949-956. [PMID: 29491688 PMCID: PMC5829158 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i8.949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2017] [Revised: 01/11/2018] [Accepted: 01/19/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Synovial sarcoma (SS) is genetically characterized by chromosomal translocation, which generates SYT-SSX fusion transcripts. Although SS can occur in any body part, primary gastric SS is substantially rare. Here we describe a detection of the fusion gene sequence of gastric SS in plasma cell-free DNA (cfDNA). A gastric submucosal tumor was detected in the stomach of a 27-year-old woman and diagnosed as SS. Candidate intronic primers were designed to detect the intronic fusion breakpoint and this fusion sequence was confirmed in intron 10 of SYT and intron 5 of SSX2 by genomic polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and direct sequencing. A locked nucleic acid (LNA) probe specific to the fusion sequence was designed for detecting the fusion sequence in plasma and the fusion sequence was detected in preoperative plasma cfDNA, while not detected in postoperative plasma cfDNA. This technique will be useful for monitoring translocation-derived diseases such as SS.
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- Shinpei Ogino
- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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- Department of Surgical Pathology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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- Department of Surgical Pathology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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- Department of Surgical Pathology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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Naruoka A, Ohnami S, Nagashima T, Serizawa M, Ohshima K, Ohnami S, Urakami K, Horiuchi Y, Kiyozumi Y, Abe M, Nakajima T, Sugiura T, Uesaka K, Kusuhara M, Yamaguchi K. Germline and somatic genetic changes in multicentric tumors obtained from a patient with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1. Hum Genome Var 2017; 4:17013. [PMID: 28503312 PMCID: PMC5406389 DOI: 10.1038/hgv.2017.13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2016] [Revised: 02/12/2017] [Accepted: 02/23/2017] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
Abstract
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) is a hereditary cancer syndrome caused by germline mutations of the MEN1 gene located in chromosome 11q13. In patients with MEN1, multicentric tumors develop in the involved organs; however, precise evaluation of genetic changes in these multicentric tumors has not been performed. In the present study, using whole-exome sequencing, we analyzed germline and somatic genetic changes in blood cells, two pancreatic endocrine tumors and one duodenal tumor obtained from a patient with MEN1 gastrinoma. We found that this patient possessed a novel germline mutation of the MEN1 gene [NM_137099.2:c.1505dupA (p.Lys502Lysfs); the localization was Chr11:64572134 on Assembly GRCh37], in which an adenine insertion in codon 502 of the MEN1 gene resulted in a frame shift and a premature stop codon. In terms of heterozygosity, the mutated allele was heterozygous in blood cells, hemizygous in the two pancreatic tumors and homozygous in the duodenal tumor. Immunohistochemical staining confirmed that only truncated menin protein accumulated in the nucleus of the tumor tissues. Further evaluation of tumor-specific somatic mutations in two pancreatic tumors did not detect single-nucleotide variations (SNVs) in 609 cancer-associated genes designated by the COSMIC cancer gene census, suggesting that the germline MEN1 mutation and resultant loss of heterozygosity played a major role in tumorigenesis. In the duodenal tumor, in addition to the germline MEN1 mutation, single-nucleotide variations in two cancer-associated genes were found. Further studies are required to clarify the role of these somatic single-nucleotide variations in the progression of MEN1 tumors.
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- Akane Naruoka
- Drug Discovery and Development Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan
- SRL Inc., Tokyo, Japan
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- Drug Discovery and Development Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Medical Genetics Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Division of Genetic Counseling, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Division of Genetic Counseling, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Division of Pathology, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Division of Pathology, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Drug Discovery and Development Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan
- Regional Resources Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan
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Integrated analysis of gene expression and copy number identified potential cancer driver genes with amplification-dependent overexpression in 1,454 solid tumors. Sci Rep 2017; 7:641. [PMID: 28377632 PMCID: PMC5428069 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-00219-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2016] [Accepted: 02/14/2017] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
Abstract
Identification of driver genes contributes to the understanding of cancer etiology and is imperative for the development of individualized therapies. Gene amplification is a major event in oncogenesis. Driver genes with tumor-specific amplification-dependent overexpression can be therapeutic targets. In this study, we aimed to identify amplification-dependent driver genes in 1,454 solid tumors, across more than 15 cancer types, by integrative analysis of gene expression and copy number. Amplification-dependent overexpression of 64 known driver oncogenes were found in 587 tumors (40%); genes frequently observed were MYC (25%) and MET (18%) in colorectal cancer; SKP2 (21%) in lung squamous cell carcinoma; HIST1H3B (19%) and MYCN (13%) in liver cancer; KIT (57%) in gastrointestinal stromal tumors; and FOXL2 (12%) in squamous cell carcinoma across tissues. Genomic aberrations in 138 known cancer driver genes and 491 established fusion genes were found in 1,127 tumors (78%). Further analyses of 820 cancer-related genes revealed 16 as potential driver genes, with amplification-dependent overexpression restricted to the remaining 22% of samples (327 tumors) initially undetermined genetic drivers. Among them, AXL, which encodes a receptor tyrosine kinase, was recurrently overexpressed and amplified in sarcomas. Our studies of amplification-dependent overexpression identified potential drug targets in individual tumors.
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Ohnami S, Nagashima T, Urakami K, Shimoda Y, Kamada F, Saito J, Naruoka A, Serizawa M, Masuda Y, Ohnami S, Kusuhara M, Yamaguchi K. Whole exome sequencing detects variants of genes that mediate response to anticancer drugs. J Toxicol Sci 2017; 42:137-144. [PMID: 28321040 DOI: 10.2131/jts.42.137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
Abstract
Certain interindividual differences affecting the efficacy of drug treatment and adverse drug reactions are caused by genetic variants, and their phenotypic effects differ among ethnic groups. In this study, we used whole exome sequencing (WES) systematically to identify germline mutations that influence the activities of drug-metabolizing enzymes, as well as that of a transporter. We analyzed DNA isolated from blood samples from 2,042 Japanese patients with diverse cancers. We identified sequence variants of CYP2B6 (rs3745274), CYP2C9 (rs1057910), CYP2C19 (rs4986893), CYP2C19 (rs4244285), TPMT (rs1142345), NAT2 (rs1799930), NAT2 (rs1799931), UGT1A1 (rs4148323), COMT (rs4680), ABCB1 (rs1045642), and CDA (rs60369023). Wider application of WES will help to determine the effects of mutations on the activities of proteins encoded by drug response genes, and the information gained will accelerate the development of personalized therapies for patients with cancer. Moreover, this knowledge may provide clues for preventing cancer before the onset of symptoms.
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- Sumiko Ohnami
- Cancer Diagnostics Research Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute
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Ohnami S, Ohshima K, Nagashima T, Urakami K, Shimoda Y, Saito J, Naruoka A, Hatakeyama K, Mochizuki T, Serizawa M, Ohnami S, Kusuhara M, Yamaguchi K. Comprehensive characterization of genes associated with the TP53 signal transduction pathway in various tumors. Mol Cell Biochem 2017; 431:75-85. [PMID: 28258440 PMCID: PMC5487743 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-017-2977-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2016] [Accepted: 02/16/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
The TP53 signal transduction pathway is an attractive target for cancer treatments. In this study, we conducted a comprehensive molecular evaluation of 907 patients with cancer in Japan to identify genomic alterations in the TP53 pathway. TP53 mutations were frequently detected in many cancers, except melanoma, thymic tumors, gastrointestinal stromal tumors, and renal cancers. The frequencies of non-synonymous single nucleotide variants (SNVs) in the TP53 family members TP63 and TP73 were relatively low, although genes with increased frequencies of SNVs were as follows: PTEN (11.7%) in breast cancer, CDKN2A (11.1 and 9.6%) in pancreas and head and neck cancers, and ATM (18.0 and 11.1%) in liver and esophageal cancers. MDM2 expression was decreased or increased in patients with mutant or wild-type TP53, respectively. CDKN1A expression was increased with mutant TP53 in head and neck cancers. Moreover, TP63 overexpression was characteristically observed in squamous cell carcinomas of the lung, esophagus, and head and neck region. Additionally, overexpression of TP63 and TP73 was frequently observed in thymomas. Our results reveal a spectrum of genomic alterations in the TP53 pathway that is characteristic of many tumor types, and these data may be useful in the trials of targeted therapies.
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- Shumpei Ohnami
- Cancer Diagnostics Research Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan.
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- Medical Genetics Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
- SRL Inc, Tokyo, Japan
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
- SRL Inc, Tokyo, Japan
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- Drug Discovery and Development Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Drug Discovery and Development Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Medical Genetics Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Medical Genetics Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Drug Discovery and Development Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Drug Discovery and Development Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan
- Regional Resources Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan
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Nagashima T, Shimoda Y, Tanabe T, Naruoka A, Saito J, Serizawa M, Ohshima K, Urakami K, Ohnami S, Ohnami S, Mochizuki T, Kusuhara M, Yamaguchi K. Optimizing an ion semiconductor sequencing data analysis method to identify somatic mutations in the genomes of cancer cells in clinical tissue samples. Biomed Res 2017; 37:359-366. [PMID: 28003583 DOI: 10.2220/biomedres.37.359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
Abstract
Identification of causal genomic alterations is an indispensable step in the implementation of personalized cancer medicine. Analytical methods play a central role in identifying such changes because of the vast amount of data produced by next generation sequencer. Most analytical techniques are designed for the Illumina platform and are therefore suboptimal for analyzing datasets generated by whole exome sequencing (WES) using the Ion Proton System. Accurate identification of somatic mutations requires the characterization of platform-dependent error profiles and genomic properties that affect the accuracy of sequence data as well as platform-oriented optimization of the pipeline. Therefore, we used the Ion Proton System to perform WES of DNAs isolated from tumor and matched control tissues of 1,058 patients with cancer who were treated at the Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital. Among the initially identified candidate somatic single-nucleotide variants (SNVs), 10,279 were validated by manual inspection of the WES data followed by Sanger sequencing. These validated SNVs were used as an objective standard to determine an optimum cutoff value to improve the pipeline. Using this optimized pipeline analysis, 189,381 SNVs were identified in 1,101 samples. The analytical technique presented here is a useful resource for conducting clinical WES, particularly using semiconductor-based sequencing technology.
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- Takeshi Nagashima
- Cancer Diagnostics Research Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute
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Akiyama Y, Kondou R, Iizuka A, Ohshima K, Urakami K, Nagashima T, Shimoda Y, Tanabe T, Ohnami S, Ohnami S, Kusuhara M, Mochizuki T, Yamaguchi K. Immune response-associated gene analysis of 1,000 cancer patients using whole-exome sequencing and gene expression profiling-Project HOPE. Biomed Res 2017; 37:233-42. [PMID: 27544999 DOI: 10.2220/biomedres.37.233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Project HOPE (High-tech Omics-based Patient Evaluation) has been progressing since its implementation in 2014 using whole-exome sequencing (WES) and gene expression profiling (GEP). With the aim of evaluating immune status in cancer patients, a gene panel consisting of 164 immune response-associated genes (56 antigen-presenting cell and T-cell-associated genes, 34 cytokine- and metabolism-associated genes, 47 TNF and TNF receptor superfamily genes, and 27 regulatory T-cell-associated genes) was established, and its expression and mutation status were investigated using 1,000 cancer patient-derived tumors. Regarding WES, sequencing and variant calling were performed using the Ion Proton system. The average number of single-nucleotide variants (SNVs) detected per sample was 183 ± 507, and the number of hypermutators with more than 500 total SNVs was 51 cases. Regarding GEP, seven immune response-associated genes (VTCN1, IL2RA, ULBP2, TREM1, MSR1, TNFSF9 and TNFRSF12A) were more than 2-fold overexpressed compared with normal tissues in more than 2 organs. Specifically, the positive rate of PD-L1 expression in all patients was 25.8%, and PD-L1 expression was significantly upregulated in hypermutators. The simultaneous analyses of WES and GEP based on immune response-associated genes are very intriguing tools to screen cancer patients suitable for immune checkpoint antibody therapy.
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- Yasuto Akiyama
- Immunotherapy Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute
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Miyata H, Ashizawa T, Iizuka A, Kondou R, Nonomura C, Sugino T, Urakami K, Asai A, Hayashi N, Mitsuya K, Nakasu Y, Yamaguchi K, Akiyama Y. Combination of a STAT3 Inhibitor and an mTOR Inhibitor Against a Temozolomide-resistant Glioblastoma Cell Line. Cancer Genomics Proteomics 2017; 14:83-91. [PMID: 28031240 DOI: 10.21873/cgp.20021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2016] [Revised: 12/09/2016] [Accepted: 12/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Temozolomide-resistant (TMZ-R) glioblastoma is very difficult to treat, and a novel approach to overcome resistance is needed. MATERIALS AND METHODS The efficacy of a combination treatment of STAT3 inhibitor, STX-0119, with rapamycin was investigated against our established TMZ-resistant U87 cell line. RESULTS The growth-inhibitory effect of the combination treatment was significant against the TMZ-R U87 cell line (IC50: 78 μM for STX-0119, 30.5 μM for rapamycin and 11.3 μM for combination of the two). Western blotting analysis demonstrated that the inhibitory effect of STX-0119 on S6 and 4E-BP1 activation through regulation of YKL-40 expression occurred in addition to the inhibitory effect of rapamycin against the mTOR pathway. CONCLUSION These results suggest that the STAT3 pathway is associated with the mTOR downstream pathway mediated by YKL-40 protein, and the combination therapy of the STAT3 inhibitor and rapamycin could be worth developing as a novel therapeutic approach against TMZ-resistant relapsed gliomas.
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- Haruo Miyata
- Immunotherapy Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Immunotherapy Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Immunotherapy Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Immunotherapy Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Immunotherapy Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Division of Pathology, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Cancer Diagnostics Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Office of the President, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Immunotherapy Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan .,Division of Neurosurgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
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Abstract
The main databases devoted stricto sensu to cancer cytogenetics are the "Mitelman Database of Chromosome Aberrations and Gene Fusions in Cancer" ( http://cgap.nci.nih.gov/Chromosomes/Mitelman ), the "Atlas of Genetics and Cytogenetics in Oncology and Haematology" ( http://atlasgeneticsoncology.org ), and COSMIC ( http://cancer.sanger.ac.uk/cosmic ).However, being a complex multistep process, cancer cytogenetics are broadened to "cytogenomics," with complementary resources on: general databases (nucleic acid and protein sequences databases; cartography browsers: GenBank, RefSeq, UCSC, Ensembl, UniProtKB, and Entrez Gene), cancer genomic portals associated with recent international integrated programs, such as TCGA or ICGC, other fusion genes databases, array CGH databases, copy number variation databases, and mutation databases. Other resources such as the International System for Human Cytogenomic Nomenclature (ISCN), the International Classification of Diseases for Oncology (ICD-O), and the Human Gene Nomenclature Database (HGNC) allow a common language.Data within the scientific/medical community should be freely available. However, most of the institutional stakeholders are now gradually disengaging, and well-known databases are forced to beg or to disappear (which may happen!).
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YAMAGUCHI K, URAKAMI K, NAGASHIMA T, SHIMODA Y, OHNAMI S, OHNAMI S, OHSHIMA K, MOCHIZUKI T, HATAKEYAMA K, SERIZAWA M, AKIYAMA Y, MARUYAMA K, KATAGIRI H, ISHIDA Y, TAKAHASHI K, NISHIMURA S, TERASHIMA M, KAWAMURA T, KINUGASA Y, YAMAKAWA Y, ONITSUKA T, OHDE Y, SUGINO T, ITO I, MATSUBAYASHI H, HORIUCHI Y, MIZUGUCHI M, YAMAZAKI M, INOUE K, WAKAMATSU K, SUGIYAMA M, UESAKA K, KUSUHARA M. Prevalence of low-penetrant germline TP53 D49H mutation in Japanese cancer patients . Biomed Res 2016; 37:259-64. [DOI: 10.2220/biomedres.37.259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Ken YAMAGUCHI
- Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital
- Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research Di-vision, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research Di-vision, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute
- SRL Inc
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research Di-vision, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute
- SRL Inc
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research Di-vision, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute
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- Cancer Diagnostics Research Di-vision, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute
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- Medical Genetics Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute
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- Medical Genetics Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute
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- Drug Discovery and Development Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute
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- Immunotherapy Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute
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- Experimental Animal Facility, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute
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- Division of Pediatrics, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital
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- Division of Head and Neck Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital
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- Division of Pathology, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital
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- Division of Genetic Counseling, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital
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- Office for Patient’s Information Protection, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital
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- Office for Patient’s Information Protection, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital
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- Office for Patient’s Information Protection, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital
- Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital
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- Drug Discovery and Development Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute
- Regional Resources Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute
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