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ArticleJournal of the National Cancer Institute2014

TERT promoter mutation status as an independent prognostic factor in cutaneous melanoma.

Klaus G Griewank, Rajmohan Murali, Joan Anton Puig-Butille, Bastian Schilling, Elisabeth Livingstone, Miriam Potrony, Cristina Carrera, Tobias Schimming, Inga Möller, Marion Schwamborn and 8 more

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Klaus G GriewankDepartment of Dermatology,University Hospital Essen, West German Cancer Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen and the German Cancer Consortium (KGG, BS, EL, TS, IM, MS, AS, UH, LZ, DS), Germany; Department of Pathology and Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Center for Molecular Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (RM); CIBER Enfermedades Raras, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain (JAPB, MP, CC, CB, JM, SP); Department of Dermatology, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain (CC, JM, SP); Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Department, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain (CB); Integriertes Forschungs- und Behandlungszentrum (IFB) Sepsis und Sepsisfolgen Center for Sepsis Control and Care (CSCC) University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany (AS). klaus.griewank@uk-essen.de dirk.schadendorf@uk-essen.de.
Rajmohan MuraliDepartment of Dermatology,University Hospital Essen, West German Cancer Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen and the German Cancer Consortium (KGG, BS, EL, TS, IM, MS, AS, UH, LZ, DS), Germany; Department of Pathology and Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Center for Molecular Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (RM); CIBER Enfermedades Raras, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain (JAPB, MP, CC, CB, JM, SP); Department of Dermatology, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain (CC, JM, SP); Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Department, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain (CB); Integriertes Forschungs- und Behandlungszentrum (IFB) Sepsis und Sepsisfolgen Center for Sepsis Control and Care (CSCC) University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany (AS).
Joan Anton Puig-ButilleDepartment of Dermatology,University Hospital Essen, West German Cancer Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen and the German Cancer Consortium (KGG, BS, EL, TS, IM, MS, AS, UH, LZ, DS), Germany; Department of Pathology and Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Center for Molecular Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (RM); CIBER Enfermedades Raras, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain (JAPB, MP, CC, CB, JM, SP); Department of Dermatology, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain (CC, JM, SP); Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Department, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain (CB); Integriertes Forschungs- und Behandlungszentrum (IFB) Sepsis und Sepsisfolgen Center for Sepsis Control and Care (CSCC) University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany (AS).
Bastian SchillingDepartment of Dermatology,University Hospital Essen, West German Cancer Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen and the German Cancer Consortium (KGG, BS, EL, TS, IM, MS, AS, UH, LZ, DS), Germany; Department of Pathology and Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Center for Molecular Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (RM); CIBER Enfermedades Raras, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain (JAPB, MP, CC, CB, JM, SP); Department of Dermatology, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain (CC, JM, SP); Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Department, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain (CB); Integriertes Forschungs- und Behandlungszentrum (IFB) Sepsis und Sepsisfolgen Center for Sepsis Control and Care (CSCC) University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany (AS).
Elisabeth LivingstoneDepartment of Dermatology,University Hospital Essen, West German Cancer Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen and the German Cancer Consortium (KGG, BS, EL, TS, IM, MS, AS, UH, LZ, DS), Germany; Department of Pathology and Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Center for Molecular Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (RM); CIBER Enfermedades Raras, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain (JAPB, MP, CC, CB, JM, SP); Department of Dermatology, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain (CC, JM, SP); Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Department, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain (CB); Integriertes Forschungs- und Behandlungszentrum (IFB) Sepsis und Sepsisfolgen Center for Sepsis Control and Care (CSCC) University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany (AS).
Miriam PotronyDepartment of Dermatology,University Hospital Essen, West German Cancer Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen and the German Cancer Consortium (KGG, BS, EL, TS, IM, MS, AS, UH, LZ, DS), Germany; Department of Pathology and Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Center for Molecular Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (RM); CIBER Enfermedades Raras, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain (JAPB, MP, CC, CB, JM, SP); Department of Dermatology, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain (CC, JM, SP); Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Department, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain (CB); Integriertes Forschungs- und Behandlungszentrum (IFB) Sepsis und Sepsisfolgen Center for Sepsis Control and Care (CSCC) University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany (AS).
Cristina CarreraDepartment of Dermatology,University Hospital Essen, West German Cancer Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen and the German Cancer Consortium (KGG, BS, EL, TS, IM, MS, AS, UH, LZ, DS), Germany; Department of Pathology and Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Center for Molecular Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (RM); CIBER Enfermedades Raras, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain (JAPB, MP, CC, CB, JM, SP); Department of Dermatology, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain (CC, JM, SP); Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Department, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain (CB); Integriertes Forschungs- und Behandlungszentrum (IFB) Sepsis und Sepsisfolgen Center for Sepsis Control and Care (CSCC) University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany (AS).
Tobias SchimmingDepartment of Dermatology,University Hospital Essen, West German Cancer Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen and the German Cancer Consortium (KGG, BS, EL, TS, IM, MS, AS, UH, LZ, DS), Germany; Department of Pathology and Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Center for Molecular Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (RM); CIBER Enfermedades Raras, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain (JAPB, MP, CC, CB, JM, SP); Department of Dermatology, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain (CC, JM, SP); Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Department, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain (CB); Integriertes Forschungs- und Behandlungszentrum (IFB) Sepsis und Sepsisfolgen Center for Sepsis Control and Care (CSCC) University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany (AS).
Inga MöllerDepartment of Dermatology,University Hospital Essen, West German Cancer Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen and the German Cancer Consortium (KGG, BS, EL, TS, IM, MS, AS, UH, LZ, DS), Germany; Department of Pathology and Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Center for Molecular Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (RM); CIBER Enfermedades Raras, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain (JAPB, MP, CC, CB, JM, SP); Department of Dermatology, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain (CC, JM, SP); Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Department, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain (CB); Integriertes Forschungs- und Behandlungszentrum (IFB) Sepsis und Sepsisfolgen Center for Sepsis Control and Care (CSCC) University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany (AS).
Marion SchwambornDepartment of Dermatology,University Hospital Essen, West German Cancer Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen and the German Cancer Consortium (KGG, BS, EL, TS, IM, MS, AS, UH, LZ, DS), Germany; Department of Pathology and Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Center for Molecular Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (RM); CIBER Enfermedades Raras, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain (JAPB, MP, CC, CB, JM, SP); Department of Dermatology, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain (CC, JM, SP); Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Department, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain (CB); Integriertes Forschungs- und Behandlungszentrum (IFB) Sepsis und Sepsisfolgen Center for Sepsis Control and Care (CSCC) University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany (AS).
Antje SuckerDepartment of Dermatology,University Hospital Essen, West German Cancer Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen and the German Cancer Consortium (KGG, BS, EL, TS, IM, MS, AS, UH, LZ, DS), Germany; Department of Pathology and Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Center for Molecular Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (RM); CIBER Enfermedades Raras, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain (JAPB, MP, CC, CB, JM, SP); Department of Dermatology, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain (CC, JM, SP); Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Department, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain (CB); Integriertes Forschungs- und Behandlungszentrum (IFB) Sepsis und Sepsisfolgen Center for Sepsis Control and Care (CSCC) University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany (AS).
Uwe HillenDepartment of Dermatology,University Hospital Essen, West German Cancer Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen and the German Cancer Consortium (KGG, BS, EL, TS, IM, MS, AS, UH, LZ, DS), Germany; Department of Pathology and Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Center for Molecular Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (RM); CIBER Enfermedades Raras, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain (JAPB, MP, CC, CB, JM, SP); Department of Dermatology, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain (CC, JM, SP); Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Department, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain (CB); Integriertes Forschungs- und Behandlungszentrum (IFB) Sepsis und Sepsisfolgen Center for Sepsis Control and Care (CSCC) University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany (AS).
Celia BadenasDepartment of Dermatology,University Hospital Essen, West German Cancer Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen and the German Cancer Consortium (KGG, BS, EL, TS, IM, MS, AS, UH, LZ, DS), Germany; Department of Pathology and Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Center for Molecular Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (RM); CIBER Enfermedades Raras, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain (JAPB, MP, CC, CB, JM, SP); Department of Dermatology, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain (CC, JM, SP); Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Department, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain (CB); Integriertes Forschungs- und Behandlungszentrum (IFB) Sepsis und Sepsisfolgen Center for Sepsis Control and Care (CSCC) University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany (AS).
Josep MalvehyDepartment of Dermatology,University Hospital Essen, West German Cancer Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen and the German Cancer Consortium (KGG, BS, EL, TS, IM, MS, AS, UH, LZ, DS), Germany; Department of Pathology and Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Center for Molecular Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (RM); CIBER Enfermedades Raras, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain (JAPB, MP, CC, CB, JM, SP); Department of Dermatology, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain (CC, JM, SP); Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Department, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain (CB); Integriertes Forschungs- und Behandlungszentrum (IFB) Sepsis und Sepsisfolgen Center for Sepsis Control and Care (CSCC) University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany (AS).
Lisa ZimmerDepartment of Dermatology,University Hospital Essen, West German Cancer Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen and the German Cancer Consortium (KGG, BS, EL, TS, IM, MS, AS, UH, LZ, DS), Germany; Department of Pathology and Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Center for Molecular Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (RM); CIBER Enfermedades Raras, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain (JAPB, MP, CC, CB, JM, SP); Department of Dermatology, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain (CC, JM, SP); Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Department, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain (CB); Integriertes Forschungs- und Behandlungszentrum (IFB) Sepsis und Sepsisfolgen Center for Sepsis Control and Care (CSCC) University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany (AS).
André ScheragDepartment of Dermatology,University Hospital Essen, West German Cancer Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen and the German Cancer Consortium (KGG, BS, EL, TS, IM, MS, AS, UH, LZ, DS), Germany; Department of Pathology and Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Center for Molecular Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (RM); CIBER Enfermedades Raras, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain (JAPB, MP, CC, CB, JM, SP); Department of Dermatology, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain (CC, JM, SP); Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Department, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain (CB); Integriertes Forschungs- und Behandlungszentrum (IFB) Sepsis und Sepsisfolgen Center for Sepsis Control and Care (CSCC) University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany (AS).
Susana PuigDepartment of Dermatology,University Hospital Essen, West German Cancer Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen and the German Cancer Consortium (KGG, BS, EL, TS, IM, MS, AS, UH, LZ, DS), Germany; Department of Pathology and Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Center for Molecular Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (RM); CIBER Enfermedades Raras, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain (JAPB, MP, CC, CB, JM, SP); Department of Dermatology, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain (CC, JM, SP); Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Department, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain (CB); Integriertes Forschungs- und Behandlungszentrum (IFB) Sepsis und Sepsisfolgen Center for Sepsis Control and Care (CSCC) University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany (AS).
Dirk SchadendorfDepartment of Dermatology,University Hospital Essen, West German Cancer Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen and the German Cancer Consortium (KGG, BS, EL, TS, IM, MS, AS, UH, LZ, DS), Germany; Department of Pathology and Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Center for Molecular Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (RM); CIBER Enfermedades Raras, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain (JAPB, MP, CC, CB, JM, SP); Department of Dermatology, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain (CC, JM, SP); Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Department, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain (CB); Integriertes Forschungs- und Behandlungszentrum (IFB) Sepsis und Sepsisfolgen Center for Sepsis Control and Care (CSCC) University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany (AS). klaus.griewank@uk-essen.de dirk.schadendorf@uk-essen.de.
Consorci Institut D'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi I Sunyer · ESMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · USMolecular Oncology (United States) · USCentro de Investigación Biomédica en Red · ESInstituto de Salud Carlos III · ESDeutschen Konsortium für Translationale Krebsforschung · DEHospital Clínic de Barcelona · ESUniversitat de Barcelona · ES

Funding

Genetic Epidermiology of MelanomaR01CA083115 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI BISHOP, DAVID TIMOTHY, ELDER, DAVID ERIC · 2001 to 2017
$13.0M
NCI NIH HHS CA83115NCI NIH HHS R01 CA083115
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRecently, TERT promoter mutations were identified at high frequencies in cutaneous melanoma tumor samples and cell lines. The mutations were found to have a UV-signature and to lead to increased TERT gene expression. We analyzed a large cohort of melanoma patients for the presence and distribution of TERT promoter mutations and their association with clinico-pathological characteristics.

methods410 melanoma tumor samples were analyzed by Sanger sequencing for the presence of TERT promoter mutations. An analysis of associations between mutation status and various clinical and pathologic variables was performed.

resultsTERT promoter mutations were identified in 154 (43%) of 362 successfully sequenced melanomas. Mutation frequencies varied between melanoma subtype, being most frequent in melanomas arising in nonacral skin (48%) and melanomas with occult primary (50%), and less frequent in mucosal (23%), and acral (19%) melanomas. Mutations carried a UV signature (C>T or CC>TT). The presence of TERT promoter mutations was associated with factors such as BRAF or NRAS mutation (P < .001), histologic type (P = .002), and Breslow thickness (P < .001). TERT promoter mutation was independently associated with poorer overall survival in patients with nonacral cutaneous melanomas (median survival 80 months vs 291 months for wild-type; hazard ratio corrected for other covariates 2.47; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.29 to 4.74; P = .006).

conclusionsUV-induced TERT promoter mutations are one of the most frequent genetic alterations in melanoma, with frequencies varying depending on melanoma subtype. In nonacral cutaneous melanomas, presence of TERT promoter mutations is independently associated with poor prognosis.

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MutationCutaneous Malignant MelanomaHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMelanomaMucous MembraneNeoplasms, Unknown PrimaryOdds RatioPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisPromoter Regions, GeneticSkin NeoplasmsTelomeraseUltraviolet RaysTelomeraseTERT protein, human

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