scholarly journals Decreased GATA5 mRNA expression associates with CpG island methylation and shortened recurrence-free survival in clear cell renal cell carcinoma

BMC Cancer ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Inga Peters ◽  
Natalia Dubrowinskaja ◽  
Michael Kogosov ◽  
Mahmoud Abbas ◽  
Jörg Hennenlotter ◽  
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2013 ◽  
Vol 31 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 4522-4522
Author(s):  
Kimryn Rathmell ◽  
Samira A Brooks ◽  
Angela Rose Brannon ◽  
Joel S Parker ◽  
Jennifer C Fisher ◽  
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4522 Background: The objective of this study is to create a molecular tool that can be applied widely to clinical specimens using existing transcript signatures for use in clinical risk prediction of clear cell Renal Cell Carcinoma (ccRCC) to improve personalized disease management. Methods: We developed a 34-gene subtype predictor to classify clear cell tumors according to two subtypes, clear cell A (ccA) or B (ccB). The training set consisted of 72 ccRCC microarray-analyzed tumor samples that had previously been classified by unsupervised clustering and logical analysis of data (LAD). The predictor was developed from a panel of genes significantly expressed in ccA and ccB tumors and associated with prognosis. The prognostic value of the algorithm was corroborated in RNA-sequencing data from 379 ccRCC samples from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and further validated using the NanoString platform with a cohort of 163 archival fixed samples collected at the University of North Carolina. Results: Risk associated molecular subtypes, ccA and ccB, were classified in TCGA and NanoString cohorts. Subtype classification showed significant prognostic outcomes for overall survival (p<.001), cancer-specific survival (p=.003), and recurrence-free survival (p<.05) and remained significant in multivariate analyses that included age at diagnosis, gender, ethnicity, pathologic stage, and histologic grade. A prognostic model was built for overall and recurrence-free survival for non-metastatic ccRCC patients within the context of subtype and clinical characteristics. Conclusions: The ccA and ccB subtypes significantly added prognostic information to clinical parameters, particularly for non-metastatic ccRCC patients.The subtypes can be used for future analyses involving risk for developing metastatic disease and cancer-specific outcomes. This research was supported with a grant from the American Association for Cancer Research, and the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center Cancer Cell Biology Training Grant.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Hui-Min Ma ◽  
Meng Yu ◽  
Cong Wu ◽  
Hou-Bao Huang ◽  
Ya-Wei Li ◽  
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Background. The spondin-2 (SPON2) gene is overexpressed in multiple malignant tumors and may promote tumor aggressiveness. However, its expression profile and functional roles in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) are still unclear. Methods. SPON2 expression in ccRCC was evaluated using expression data from TCGA and GEO databases, then confirmed by local patient population (94 patients). The clinical significance of SPON2 expression was evaluated. Downregulation of SPON2 was performed using small-interfering RNA (siRNA). The effects of SPON2 silencing on cell proliferation, apoptosis, invasion, and migration in vitro were investigated. Results. SPON2 was overexpressed in the majority of the ccRCC at both mRNA and protein levels. SPON2 expression was significantly correlated with stage, grade, and recurrence (all P<0.05) in patients with localized ccRCC. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve showed that SPON2 expression could serve as a predictor of recurrence. SPON2 expression was significantly associated with recurrence-free survival (RFS) in patients with localized ccRCC. Knocking down SPON2 resulted in suppressed cell invasion and migration in vitro. Conclusion. SPON2 expression might function as a prognostic biomarker in patients with localized ccRCC.


2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. e002949
Author(s):  
Niklas Klümper ◽  
Damian J Ralser ◽  
Romina Zarbl ◽  
Katrin Schlack ◽  
Andres Jan Schrader ◽  
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BackgroundIn metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), different combination therapies, each including anti-PD-1 immune checkpoint blockade (ICB), are applied as first-line treatment. Robust predictive biomarkers for rational upfront therapy decisions are lacking, although they are urgently needed. Recently, we showed that CTLA4 promoter methylation predicts response to ICB in melanoma. Here, we aimed to investigate CTLA4 methylation in ccRCC and its utility to serve as a predictive biomarker for anti-PD-1 based ICB in metastatic ccRCC.MethodsCTLA4 methylation was analyzed with regard to transcriptional gene activity (mRNA expression), intratumoral immune cell composition, and clinical course in two ccRCC cohorts obtained from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA cohort, n=533) and the University Hospital Bonn (UHB Non-ICB Cohort, n=116). In addition, CTLA4 methylation as well as CD8+ T cell infiltrates and PD-L1 expression were evaluated in pre-treatment samples from a multicenter cohort (RCC-ICB Cohort, n=71). Patients included in the RCC-ICB Cohort were treated with either first line anti-PD-1 based combination therapy (n=25) or monotherapy post–tyrosine kinase inhibition in second line or later. Analyses were performed with regard to treatment response according to RECIST, progression-free survival (PFS), event-free survival (EFS), and overall survival (OS) following treatment initiation.ResultsCTLA4 promoter hypomethylation was significantly correlated with CTLA4 mRNA expression, lymphocyte infiltration, and poor OS in both primary ccRCC cohorts (TCGA: HR 0.30 (95% CI 0.18 to 0.49), p<0.001; UHB Non-ICB: HR 0.35 (95% CI 0.16 to 0.75), p=0.007). In contrast, CTLA4 promoter hypomethylation predicted response and, accordingly, favorable outcomes (PFS and OS) in patients with ICB-treated ccRCC, overcompensating the negative prognostic value of CTLA4 hypomethylation at initial diagnosis. Moreover, in multivariable Cox regression, CTLA4 promoter hypomethylation remained an independent predictor of improved outcome in ICB-treated ccRCC after co-adjustment of the International Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Database Consortium score (HR 3.00 (95% CI 1.47 to 6.28), p=0.003).ConclusionsOur study suggests CTLA4 methylation as a powerful predictive biomarker for immunotherapy response in metastatic RCC.


Tumor Biology ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 101042831769141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haijian Zhang ◽  
Yidong Liu ◽  
Huyang Xie ◽  
Qiang Fu ◽  
Zheng Liu ◽  
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Beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase II is found to be associated with the alterations of tumor-related glycosylation. However, the clinical significance of beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase II in non-metastatic clear-cell renal cell carcinoma has not been reported up to now. Herein, our researches suggested that the expression level of beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase II was first found to be positively associated with tumor size, Fuhrman grade, lymphovascular invasion, rhabdoid differentiation, tumor necrosis and poor overall survival and recurrence-free survival of patients with non-metastatic clear-cell renal cell carcinoma, both in training set and validation set. Moreover, beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase II expression was identified as an independent adverse prognosticator for overall survival and recurrence-free survival of patients with non-metastatic clear-cell renal cell carcinoma. Ultimately, prognostic accuracy of the nomogram integrating beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase II with other independent prognostic parameters was dramatically improved for overall survival and recurrence-free survival of patients with non-metastatic clear-cell renal cell carcinoma. Taken together, beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase II is a potential independent adverse prognostic factor for postoperative recurrence and survival, which could be developed as a useful biomarker for non-metastatic clear-cell renal cell carcinoma by a series of further independent and retrospective studies, so as to help the postsurgical management of clear-cell renal cell carcinoma patients.


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