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Transcriptomic profiling reveals three molecular phenotypes of adenocarcinoma at the gastro-esophageal junction

Bornschein, J; Wernisch, L; Secrier, M; Miremadi, A; Perner, J; MacRae, S; O'Donovan, M; ... Fitzgerald, RC; + view all (2019) Transcriptomic profiling reveals three molecular phenotypes of adenocarcinoma at the gastro-esophageal junction. International Journal of Cancer , 145 (12) pp. 3389-3401. 10.1002/ijc.32384. Green open access

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Abstract

Cancers occurring at the gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) are classified as predominantly esophageal or gastric, which is often difficult to decipher. We hypothesized that the transcriptomic profile might reveal molecular subgroups which could help to define the tumor origin and behavior beyond anatomical location. The gene expression profiles of 107 treatment‐naïve, intestinal type, gastroesophageal adenocarcinomas were assessed by the Illumina‐HTv4.0 beadchip. Differential gene expression (limma), unsupervised subgroup assignment (mclust) and pathway analysis (gage) were undertaken in R statistical computing and results were related to demographic and clinical parameters. Unsupervised assignment of the gene expression profiles revealed three distinct molecular subgroups, which were not associated with anatomical location, tumor stage or grade (p > 0.05). Group 1 was enriched for pathways involved in cell turnover, Group 2 was enriched for metabolic processes and Group 3 for immune‐response pathways. Patients in group 1 showed the worst overall survival (p = 0.019). Key genes for the three subtypes were confirmed by immunohistochemistry. The newly defined intrinsic subtypes were analyzed in four independent datasets of gastric and esophageal adenocarcinomas with transcriptomic data available (RNAseq data: OCCAMS cohort, n = 158; gene expression arrays: Belfast, n = 63; Singapore, n = 191; Asian Cancer Research Group, n = 300). The subgroups were represented in the independent cohorts and pooled analysis confirmed the prognostic effect of the new subtypes. In conclusion, adenocarcinomas at the GEJ comprise three distinct molecular phenotypes which do not reflect anatomical location but rather inform our understanding of the key pathways expressed.

Type: Article
Title: Transcriptomic profiling reveals three molecular phenotypes of adenocarcinoma at the gastro-esophageal junction
Location: United States
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.32384
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.32384
Language: English
Additional information: This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Keywords: gastric cancer, esophageal adenocarcinoma, gastroesophageal junction, gene expression profiling, Siewert classification
UCL classification: UCL
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UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences > Genetics, Evolution and Environment
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URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10074544
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