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ArticleCommunications medicine2024

Proteomic features of soft tissue tumours in adolescents and young adults.

Yuen Bun Tam, Kaan Low, Hari Ps, Madhumeeta Chadha, Jessica Burns, Christopher P Wilding, Amani Arthur, Tom W Chen, Khin Thway, Anguraj Sadanandam and 2 more

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Yuen Bun TamDivision of Molecular Pathology, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1319-5148
Kaan LowDivision of Molecular Pathology, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4275-660X
Hari PsDivision of Molecular Pathology, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom.
Madhumeeta ChadhaDivision of Molecular Pathology, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom.
Jessica BurnsDivision of Molecular Pathology, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom.
Christopher P WildingDivision of Molecular Pathology, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom.
Amani ArthurDivision of Molecular Pathology, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom.
Tom W ChenDepartment of Oncology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Khin ThwayDivision of Molecular Pathology, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom.
Anguraj SadanandamDivision of Molecular Pathology, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom.
Robin L JonesThe Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.
Paul H HuangDivision of Molecular Pathology, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom. paul.huang@icr.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3972-5087

Funding

Cancer Research UK (CRUK) C56167/A29363Sarcoma UK SUK03.2019
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAdolescents and young adult (AYA) patients with soft tissue tumours including sarcomas are an underserved group with disparities in treatment outcomes.

methodsTo define the molecular features between AYA and older adult (OA) patients, we analysed the proteomic profiles of a large cohort of soft tissue tumours across 10 histological subtypes (AYA n = 66, OA n = 243), and also analysed publicly available functional genomic data from soft tissue tumour cell lines (AYA n = 5, OA n = 8).

resultsBiological hallmarks analysis demonstrates that OA tumours are significantly enriched in MYC targets compared to AYA tumours. By comparing the patient-level proteomic data with functional genomic profiles from sarcoma cell lines, we show that the mRNA splicing pathway is an intrinsic vulnerability in cell lines from OA patients and that components of the spliceosome complex are independent prognostic factors for metastasis free survival in AYA patients.

conclusionsOur study highlights the importance of performing age-specific molecular profiling studies to identify risk stratification tools and targeted agents tailored for the clinical management of AYA patients.

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PMID38762630
PMCPMC11102500

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