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Genomic analyses of high‐grade neuroendocrine gynecological malignancies reveal a unique mutational landscape and therapeutic vulnerabilities
- Source :
- Molecular Oncology, Vol 15, Iss 12, Pp 3545-3558 (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2021.
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Abstract
- High‐grade neuroendocrine carcinoma of gynecologic origin (NEC‐GYN) is a highly aggressive cancer that often affects young women. The clinical management of NEC‐GYN is typically extrapolated from its counterpart, small cell carcinoma of the lung (SCLC), but, unfortunately, available therapies have limited benefit. In our NEC‐GYN cohort, median progression‐free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were 1 and 12 months, respectively, indicating the highly lethal nature of this cancer. Our comprehensive genomic analyses unveiled that NEC‐GYN harbors a higher mutational burden with distinct mutational landscapes from SCLC. We identified 14 cancer driver genes, including the most frequently altered KMT2C (100%), KNL1 (100%), NCOR2 (100%), and CCDC6 (93%) genes. Transcriptomic analysis identified several novel gene fusions; astonishingly, the MALAT1 lincRNA gene was found in ˜ 20% of all fusion events in NEC‐GYN. Furthermore, NEC‐GYN exhibited a highly immunosuppressive state, intact RB1 expression, and was uniquely enriched with the YAP1high molecular subtype. Our study identifies several potential therapeutic targets and suggests an urgent need to re‐evaluate the treatment options for NEC‐GYN.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 18780261 and 15747891
- Volume :
- 15
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Molecular Oncology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.ffae59a46950433a8f22dbd047b6eba3
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/1878-0261.13057