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ArticleScientific reports2021

Immunogenomic pan-cancer landscape reveals immune escape mechanisms and immunoediting histories.

Shinichi Mizuno, Rui Yamaguchi, Takanori Hasegawa, Shuto Hayashi, Masashi Fujita, Fan Zhang, Youngil Koh, Su-Yeon Lee, Sung-Soo Yoon, Eigo Shimizu and 9 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors at 8 institutions in 4 countries.

Shinichi Mizuno *Center for Advanced Medical Innovation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Rui Yamaguchi *Human Genome Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Takanori Hasegawa *Health Intelligence Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8639, Japan.
Shuto Hayashi *Human Genome Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Masashi Fujita *Laboratory for Cancer Genomics, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Suehirocho 1-7-22 E414, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, 230-0045, Japan.
Fan Zhang *BIOPIC and College of Life Sciences, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Beijing Advanced Innovation Centre for Genomics, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Youngil KohDepartment of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Su-Yeon LeeSamsung SDS, Seoul, Korea.
Sung-Soo YoonDepartment of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Eigo ShimizuHuman Genome Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Mitsuhiro KomuraHuman Genome Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Akihiro FujimotoLaboratory for Cancer Genomics, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Suehirocho 1-7-22 E414, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, 230-0045, Japan.
Momoko NagaiNational Cancer Research Center, Tokyo, Japan.
Mamoru KatoNational Cancer Research Center, Tokyo, Japan.
Han LiangDepartment of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Satoru MiyanoHuman Genome Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Zemin ZhangBIOPIC and College of Life Sciences, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Beijing Advanced Innovation Centre for Genomics, Peking University, Beijing, China. zemin@pku.edu.cn.
Hidewaki NakagawaLaboratory for Cancer Genomics, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Suehirocho 1-7-22 E414, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, 230-0045, Japan. hidewaki@riken.jp.
Seiya ImotoHuman Genome Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. imoto@ims.u-tokyo.ac.jp.
The University of Tokyo · JPRIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences · JPNational Cancer Centre Japan · JPPeking University · CNSeoul National University Hospital · KRKyushu University · JPSamsung SDS (South Korea)The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immune reactions in the tumor microenvironment are an important hallmark of cancer, and emerging immune therapies have been proven effective against several types of cancers. To investigate cancer genome-immune interactions and the role of immunoediting or immune escape mechanisms in cancer development, we analyzed 2834 whole genome and RNA sequencing datasets across 31 distinct tumor types with respect to key immunogenomic aspects and provided comprehensive immunogenomic profiles of pan-cancers. We found that selective copy number changes in immune-related genes may contribute to immune escape. Furthermore, we developed an index of the immunoediting history of each tumor sample based on the information of mutations in exonic regions and pseudogenes and evaluated the immunoediting history of each tumor. Our immuno-genomic analyses of pan-cancers have the potential to identify a subset of tumors with immunogenicity and diverse backgrounds or intrinsic pathways associated with their immune status and immunoediting history.

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DNA Copy Number VariationsGenomic Structural VariationTumor MicroenvironmentGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenome-Wide Association StudyGenomicsHLA AntigensHumansImmunityImmunotherapyMutationNeoplasmsTranscriptomeTumor EscapeHLA Antigens

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PMID34344966
PMCPMC8333422
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