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ArticleMolecular oncology2019

Solid pseudopapillary neoplasms of the pancreas are dependent on the Wnt pathway.

Pier Selenica, Nitya Raj, Rahul Kumar, David N Brown, Oriol Arqués, Diane Reidy, David Klimstra, Matija Snuderl, Jonathan Serrano, Héctor G Palmer and 3 more

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Article in Molecular oncology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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28citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. DNA Methylation Profiling Enables Accurate Classification of Nonductal Primary Pancreatic Neoplasms.Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Pier SelenicaDepartment of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
Nitya RajDepartment of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
Rahul KumarDepartment of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
David N BrownDepartment of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
Oriol ArquésDepartment of Pathology, New York University Langone Medical Center and Medical School, NY, USA.
Diane ReidyDepartment of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
David KlimstraDepartment of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
Matija SnuderlDepartment of Pathology, New York University Langone Medical Center and Medical School, NY, USA.
Jonathan SerranoDepartment of Pathology, New York University Langone Medical Center and Medical School, NY, USA.
Héctor G PalmerStem Cells and Cancer Laboratory, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Barcelona, Spain.
Britta WeigeltDepartment of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
Jorge S Reis-FilhoDepartment of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
Maurizio ScaltritiDepartment of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · USNYU Langone Health · USCIBBIM-Nanomedicine · ES

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI Nicholas D Socci · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Solid pseudopapillary neoplasms (SPNs) are rare and relatively indolent tumors of the pancreas. While primary SPNs can be surgically resected, there are currently no therapies available for patients with advanced stage disease. Given that these tumors frequently carry CTNNB1 hotspot (recurrently mutated loci in a gene) mutations resulting in β-catenin nuclear accumulation, it has been speculated that the Wnt pathway may be a driver in this disease. Here, we present a comprehensive "multi-omics" study where the genome, transcriptome, and methylome of SPNs were analyzed. We found that SPNs are characterized by a low-complexity genome where somatic mutations in CTNNB1, present in 100% of the cases, are the only actionable genomic lesions. Compared to more common subtypes of pancreatic tumors (adenocarcinomas and pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors), SPNs show high expression levels of genes belonging to the Wnt pathway. Their methylome was consistent with an epithelial cell origin and a general upregulation of Wnt pathway genes. Clinical studies to evaluate the exquisite sensitivity of SPNs to inhibitors of the Wnt pathway are warranted.

Indexed as

Wnt Signaling PathwayAdultAgedCarcinoma, PapillaryDNA MethylationFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMaleMiddle AgedMutationPancreatic NeoplasmsYoung Adultbeta-cateningene expressionmethylationpancreasSPNWnt

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PMID30972907
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