Genomic perturbations reveal distinct regulatory networks in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

Chirag Nepal, Colm J. O'Rourke, Douglas V.N.P. Oliveira, Andrzej Taranta, Steven Shema, Prson Gautam, Julien Calderaro, Andrew Barbour, Chiara Raggi, Krister Wennerberg, Xin W. Wang, Anja Lautem, Lewis R. Roberts, Jesper B. Andersen

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Abstract

Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma remains a highly heterogeneous malignancy that has eluded effective patient stratification to date. The extent to which such heterogeneity can be influenced by individual driver mutations remains to be evaluated. Here, we analyzed genomic (whole-exome sequencing, targeted exome sequencing) and epigenomic data from 496 patients and used the three most recurrently mutated genes to stratify patients (IDH, KRAS, TP53, “undetermined”). Using this molecular dissection approach, each subgroup was determined to possess unique mutational signature preferences, comutation profiles, and enriched pathways. High-throughput drug repositioning in seven patient-matched cell lines, chosen to reflect the genetic alterations specific for each patient group, confirmed in silico predictions of subgroup-specific vulnerabilities linked to enriched pathways. Intriguingly, patients lacking all three mutations (“undetermined”) harbored the most extensive structural alterations, while isocitrate dehydrogenase mutant tumors displayed the most extensive DNA methylome dysregulation, consistent with previous findings. Conclusion: Stratification of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma patients based on occurrence of mutations in three classifier genes (IDH, KRAS, TP53) revealed unique oncogenic programs (mutational, structural, epimutational) that influence pharmacologic response in drug repositioning protocols; this genome dissection approach highlights the potential of individual mutations to induce extensive molecular heterogeneity and could facilitate advancement of therapeutic response in this dismal disease. (Hepatology 2018).

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)949-963
Number of pages15
JournalHepatology
Volume68
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2018

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Hepatology

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