Division of Medical Oncology, USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
Francesca Battaglin , Joanne Xiu , Yasmine Baca , Jia Zeng , Anthony Frank Shields , Richard M. Goldberg , Andreas Seeber , Diane Habib , Alberto Puccini , Ryuma Tokunaga , Hiroyuki Arai , Jingyuan Wang , Martin D. Berger , Igor A. Astsaturov , Albert Craig Lockhart , Wu Zhang , John Marshall , Wolfgang Michael Korn , Heinz-Josef Lenz , Anthony B. El-Khoueiry
Background: Isocitrate dehydrogenases (IDH) mutations (mut) identify a distinct subtype of BC that has yet to be fully characterized. We recently showed that IDH1/2 mutant (mIDH) BC harbor specific gene alterations involving chromatin remodeling and DNA repair, and a differential immune markers profile compared to other mIDH GI tumors. Here we aim to further dissect the molecular profile of mIDH BC through a comprehensive gene expression profiling analysis. Methods: 524 BC samples (303 intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, IHCC, 67 extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, EHCC, 141 gallbladder, 13 unspecified) collected between February to December of 2019 were included. Samples were analyzed using NextGen DNA sequencing (NextSeq, 592 gene panel), whole transcriptome RNA sequencing (NovaSeq) and immunohistochemistry (Caris Life Sciences, Phoenix, AZ). EBseq was used to identify differentially expressed genes in mIDH vs wild type (WT) tumors with control for FDR (Q< 0.2). Pathway and functional enrichment analysis was performed using g:Profiler and Enrichr. Results: mIDH frequency in our cohort was 11.4% (60/524), with higher prevalence of IDH1 mut (8.8%). IHCC showed the highest mut prevalence: IDH1 13.5%, IDH2 4.6%. mIDH was more common in females (P = 0.0036). A total of 774 genes were significantly differentially expressed between mIDH and WT: 582 underexpressed (Fold change, FC: 0.025~0.699); 192 overexpressed (FC: 1.43~3.3). Pathway enrichment showed a significant decrease of gene expression in cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction (Q = 0.002) and inflammatory response genes (Q = 0.005) in mIDH. Interferon-γ- and PD1 signaling-related genes expression was significantly lower in mIDH vs WT (Q = 0.02) including IFNG (FC 0.32), NKG7 (FC 0.36), CD8B (FC 0.37), BATF (FC 0.40), PD1 (FC 0.53), SLAMF6 (FC 0.55) and PD-L2 (FC 0.60). Wnt and cadherin signaling were also enriched for altered expression in several genes in mIDH BC (Q = 3.86e-7 and < 0.00001, respectively). Conclusions: To our knowledge, this is the largest and most extensive gene expression profiling study focused on mIDH BC. Our data show for the first time a distinct gene expression profile characterizing mIDH tumors which display significant downregulation of inflammatory response pathways and immune-related genes. These findings contribute to further the understanding of mIDH BC and may inform the future development of rational combination therapies.
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