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ArticleOncoimmunology

A large pooled analysis refines gene expression-based molecular subclasses in cutaneous melanoma.

Thijs T Wind, Mathilde Jalving, Jacco J de Haan, Elisabeth G E de Vries, Marcel A T M van Vugt, Dirk-Jan Reijngoud, Rozemarijn S van Rijn, John B A G Haanen, Christian U Blank, Geke A P Hospers and 1 more

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Thijs T WindComprehensive Cancer Centre, University Medical Centre Groningen and University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Mathilde JalvingComprehensive Cancer Centre, University Medical Centre Groningen and University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Jacco J de HaanComprehensive Cancer Centre, University Medical Centre Groningen and University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Elisabeth G E de VriesComprehensive Cancer Centre, University Medical Centre Groningen and University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Marcel A T M van VugtComprehensive Cancer Centre, University Medical Centre Groningen and University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Dirk-Jan ReijngoudSection of Systems Medicine and Metabolic Signaling, Laboratory of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Center of Liver, Digestive and Metabolic Diseases, University Medical Center Groningen.
Rozemarijn S van RijnCentre of Oncology, Medical Centre of Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands.
John B A G HaanenDepartment of Medical Oncology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Christian U BlankDepartment of Medical Oncology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Geke A P HospersComprehensive Cancer Centre, University Medical Centre Groningen and University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Rudolf S N FehrmannComprehensive Cancer Centre, University Medical Centre Groningen and University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.

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Abstract

This study aimed to establish the number of expression-based molecular subclasses in cutaneous melanoma, identify their dominant biological pathways and evaluate their clinical relevance. To this end, consensus clustering was performed separately on two independent datasets (n = 405 and n = 473) composed of publicly available cutaneous melanoma expression profiles from previous studies. Four expression-based molecular subclasses were identified and labelled 'Oxidative phosphorylation', 'Oestrogen response/p53-pathway', 'Immune' and 'Cell cycle', based on their dominantly expressed biological pathways determined by gene set enrichment analysis. Multivariate survival analysis revealed shorter overall survival in the 'Oxidative phosphorylation' subclass compared to the other subclasses. This was validated in a third independent dataset (n = 214). Finally, in a pooled cohort of 76 patients treated with anti-PD-1 therapy a trend towards a difference in response rates between subclasses was observed ('Immune' subclass: 65% responders, 'Oxidative Phosphorylation' subclass: 60% responders, other subclasses: <50% responders). These findings support the stratification of cutaneous melanoma in four expression-based molecular subclasses.

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anti-PD-1 therapyconsensus clusteringCutaneous melanomagene expressionmolecular classificationpooled analysis

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PMCPMC6350693

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