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Claudin-low bladder tumors are immune infiltrated and actively immune suppressed
Jordan Kardos, … , William Y. Kim, Benjamin G. Vincent
Jordan Kardos, … , William Y. Kim, Benjamin G. Vincent
Published March 17, 2016
Citation Information: JCI Insight. 2016;1(3):e85902. https://doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.85902.
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Research Article Oncology

Claudin-low bladder tumors are immune infiltrated and actively immune suppressed

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Abstract

We report the discovery of a claudin-low molecular subtype of high-grade bladder cancer that shares characteristics with the homonymous subtype of breast cancer. Claudin-low bladder tumors were enriched for multiple genetic features including increased rates of RB1, EP300, and NCOR1 mutations; increased frequency of EGFR amplification; decreased rates of FGFR3, ELF3, and KDM6A mutations; and decreased frequency of PPARG amplification. While claudin-low tumors showed the highest expression of immune gene signatures, they also demonstrated gene expression patterns consistent with those observed in active immunosuppression. This did not appear to be due to differences in predicted neoantigen burden, but rather was associated with broad upregulation of cytokine and chemokine levels from low PPARG activity, allowing unopposed NFKB activity. Taken together, these results define a molecular subtype of bladder cancer with distinct molecular features and an immunologic profile that would, in theory, be primed for immunotherapeutic response.

Authors

Jordan Kardos, Shengjie Chai, Lisle E. Mose, Sara R. Selitsky, Bhavani Krishnan, Ryoichi Saito, Michael D. Iglesia, Matthew I. Milowsky, Joel S. Parker, William Y. Kim, Benjamin G. Vincent

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Genomic characterization of bladder cancer subtypes.

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Genomic characterization of bladder cancer subtypes.
(A) Oncoprint of ge...
(A) Oncoprint of genomic copy number alterations and mutations by bladder cancer subtype for genes previously identified as significantly mutated or copy number altered in more than 5% of bladder tumors. n = 408. (B) Bar plots of genes that were identified to have a significant (P < 0.05) difference in either gene mutation or copy number alteration (CNA) between the claudin-low and basal and/or luminal subtypes. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, and ***P < 0.001, by Fisher’s exact test.

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