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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2023

Dissected subgroups predict the risk of recurrence of stage II colorectal cancer and select rational treatment.

Fulong Wang, Shixun Lu, Xin Zhou, Xiaotang Di, Rujia Wu, Gong Chen, Sun Tian

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Fulong WangDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Shixun LuDepartment of Pathology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Xin ZhouYichang Central People's Hospital, The First College of Clinical Medical Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei, China.
Xiaotang DiDepartment of Cell Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Rujia WuCarbon Logic Biotech Ltd., Foshan, Guangdong, China.
Gong ChenDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Sun TianCarbon Logic Biotech Ltd., Foshan, Guangdong, China.
Central South University · CNChina Three Gorges University · CNState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South ChinaSun Yat-sen University · CNSun Yat-sen University Cancer Center · CN

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Abstract

Background: Stage II colorectal cancer(CRC) patients after surgery alone have a five-year survival rate of ~60-80%; the incremental benefit of adjuvant chemotherapy is <5%. Predicting risk of recurrence and selecting effective personalized adjuvant drugs for stage II CRC using formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded(FFPE) samples is a major challenge. Methods: 1319 stage II CRC patients who enrolled in 2011-2019 at Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center were screened. RNAseq data of FFPE tumor samples of 222 stage II microsatellite stable(MSS) CRC patients(recurrence (n=47), norecurrence (n=175), median follow-up=41 months) were used to develop a method TFunctionalProg for dissecting heterogeneous subgroups of recurrence and predicting risk of recurrence. Results: TFunctionalProg showed significant predictive values in 222 stage II MSS CRCs. The TFunctionalProg low-risk group had significantly better recurrence free survival (validation set: HR=4.78, p-value=1e-4, low-risk group three-year recurrence free survival=92.6%, high-risk group three-year recurrence free survival=59.7%). TFunctionalProg dissected two subgroups of transition states of stage II MSS CRCs at a high risk of recurrence; each state displays distinct levels of hybrid epithelial-mesenchymal traits, CD8+ T cell suppression mechanisms and FOLFOX resistance. Based on mechanisms in two subgroups, TFunctionalProg proposed personalized rational adjuvant drug combinations of immunotherapy, chemotherapy and repurposed CNS drugs. TFunctionalProg provides different utilities from ctDNA-based prognostic biomarkers. Conclusion: TFunctionalProg was validated using FFPE samples to predict the risk of recurrence and propose rational adjuvant drug combinations for stage II CRC.

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Colorectal NeoplasmsHumansNeoplasm StagingPrecision MedicineRisk Factorsformalin-fixed paraffin-embedded samples (FFPE samples)personalized adjuvant drugspersonalized immunotherapyprognosis predictionstage II colorectal cancer

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