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The utility of cancer whole genome and transcriptome sequencing (cWGTS) in oncology is increasingly recognized. However, implementation of cWGTS is challenged by the need to deliver results within clinically relevant timeframes, concerns about assay sensitivity, reporting and prioritization of findings. In a prospective research study we develop a workflow that reports comprehensive cWGTS results in 9 days. Comparison of cWGTS to diagnostic panel assays demonstrates the potential of cWGTS to capture all clinically reported mutations with comparable sensitivity in a single workflow. Benchmarking identifies a minimum of 80× as optimal depth for clinical WGS sequencing. Integration of germline, somatic DNA and RNA-seq data enable data-driven variant prioritization and reporting, with oncogenic findings reported in 54% more patients than standard of care. These results establish key technical considerations for the implementation of cWGTS as an integrated test in clinical oncology.
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Perfilação da Expressão Gênica , Neoplasias , Criança , Estudos de Viabilidade , Perfilação da Expressão Gênica/métodos , Sequenciamento de Nucleotídeos em Larga Escala/métodos , Humanos , Neoplasias/diagnóstico , Neoplasias/genética , Estudos Prospectivos , Transcriptoma/genética , Sequenciamento Completo do Genoma/métodos , Adulto JovemRESUMO
Fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) are important regulators of hematopoiesis and have been implicated in the tumorigenesis of solid tumors. Recent evidence suggests that FGF signaling through FGF receptors (FGFRs) may play a role in the proliferation of subsets of acute myeloid leukemias (AMLs). However, the precise mechanism and specific FGF receptors that support leukemic cell growth are not known. We show that FGF-2, through activation of FGFR1beta signaling, promotes survival, proliferation and migration of AML cells. Stimulation of FGFR1beta results in phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3-K)/Akt activation and inhibits chemotherapy-induced apoptosis of leukemic cells. Neutralizing FGFR1-specific antibody abrogates the physiologic and chemoprotective effects of FGF-2/FGFR1beta signaling and inhibits tumor growth in mice xenotransplanted with human AML. These data suggest that activation of FGF-2/FGFR1beta supports progression and chemoresistance in subsets of AML. Therefore, FGFR1 targeting may be of therapeutic benefit in subsets of AML.
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Movimento Celular , Resistencia a Medicamentos Antineoplásicos , Leucemia Mieloide/metabolismo , Receptor Tipo 1 de Fator de Crescimento de Fibroblastos/metabolismo , Transdução de Sinais , Doença Aguda , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Proteína Relacionada com Agouti , Animais , Anticorpos/farmacologia , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/uso terapêutico , Apoptose/efeitos dos fármacos , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Movimento Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Proliferação de Células/efeitos dos fármacos , Sobrevivência Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Resistencia a Medicamentos Antineoplásicos/efeitos dos fármacos , Fator 2 de Crescimento de Fibroblastos/farmacologia , Humanos , Peptídeos e Proteínas de Sinalização Intercelular/metabolismo , Leucemia Mieloide/tratamento farmacológico , Leucemia Mieloide/genética , Masculino , Camundongos , Camundongos SCID , Fosforilação , Subunidades Proteicas/efeitos dos fármacos , Subunidades Proteicas/metabolismo , RNA Mensageiro/genética , Receptor Tipo 1 de Fator de Crescimento de Fibroblastos/efeitos dos fármacos , Receptor Tipo 1 de Fator de Crescimento de Fibroblastos/genética , Transdução de Sinais/efeitos dos fármacos , Células Tumorais Cultivadas , Ensaios Antitumorais Modelo de XenoenxertoRESUMO
We present two male siblings suffering from recurrent manifestations of B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) and recurrent infections of the lower respiratory tract associated with bronchiectasis. Immunodeficiency could not be demonstrated by any laboratory investigation. In both patients, lymphomas developed without evidence for Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection, i.e. no antibody response to EBV-specific antigens, negative EBV-PCR (polymerase chain reaction) in peripheral blood cells, and absence of latent membrane protein (LMP) and EBV-encoded RNA (EBER) in lymphoma cells. Molecular analysis of the SH2D1A, the gene for X-linked lymphoproliferative disease (XLP) led to the identification of a deletion in the first exon in both patients. Therefore, we postulate that the genetic defect and the following dysregulation of the B-/T-cell interaction rendered these patients susceptible to the early onset of B-cell NHL and that EBV infection is not an obligate prerequisite.
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Transtornos Linfoproliferativos/genética , Pré-Escolar , Infecções por Vírus Epstein-Barr/complicações , Herpesvirus Humano 4/isolamento & purificação , Humanos , Linfoma de Células B/genética , Linfoma de Células B/virologia , Transtornos Linfoproliferativos/virologia , Masculino , RecidivaRESUMO
Previous investigations of exfoliated oropharyngeal cells from individuals suffering from infectious mononucleosis (IM) suggested that the oropharyngeal epithelia are the primary target and also the site of life-long persistence of the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). This concept was widely accepted. However, the investigation of histological sections with more sensitive EBV detection techniques has drawn this concept into doubt since EBV proved to be constantly absent in normal epithelial cells. To elucidate the discrepancy, throat washings and peripheral mononuclear blood cells from 16 patients suffering from IM were investigated for EBV-DNA and EBV gene products employing highly sensitive in situ hybridization, immunocytochemistry, and polymerase chain reaction. Although all patients exhibited latently infected B lymphocytes in peripheral blood, samples of exfoliated oropharyngeal cells were constantly EBV-negative with the exception of three cases. In these cases, the patients additionally suffered from purulent ulcerating tonsillitis, EBV-infected B cells, but no EBV-infected epithelial cells were detectable. These findings support the view that recirculating lymphocytes of B-cell origin, but not epithelial cells are the initial target of EBV during primary infection and that B cells also represent the site of life-long viral persistence.