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ArticleDiseases (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Desmocollin-3 and Bladder Cancer.

Chandreshwar P Shukla, Nayan K Jain, Michael A O'Donnell, Kapil V Vachhani, Rashmi Patel, Janki Patel, Rajiv Modi, Arpit Dheeraj, Jee Min Lee, Annah Rolig and 2 more

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Chandreshwar P ShuklaResearch and Development, Auro Vaccines Pvt Ltd., Hyderabad 502329, India.
Nayan K JainLife Science Department, Gujarat University, Navrangpura 380009, Ahmedabad, India.ORCID 0000-0001-9458-6927
Michael A O'DonnellDepartment of Urology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
Kapil V VachhaniCadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Trasad Road, Dholka 382225, Ahmedabad, India.ORCID 0000-0002-0799-9991
Rashmi PatelInstitute of Kidney Diseases and Research Centre, Institute of Transplantation Sciences Civil Hospital Campus, Asarwa, Ahmedabad 380016, India.
Janki PatelDepartment of Pathology, Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Medical Collage, Rajkot 360001, India.
Rajiv ModiCadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Trasad Road, Dholka 382225, Ahmedabad, India.
Arpit DheerajDepartment of Cell, Development and Cancer Biology, Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97201, USA.
Jee Min LeeDepartment of Cell, Development and Cancer Biology, Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97201, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8909-3968
Annah RoligDepartment of Cell, Development and Cancer Biology, Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97201, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7080-4352
Sanjay V MalhotraDepartment of Cell, Development and Cancer Biology, Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97201, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4056-5033
Bakulesh KhamarCadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Trasad Road, Dholka 382225, Ahmedabad, India.

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Abstract

backgroundDesmocollin3, a transmembrane protein, is expressed in the basal/suprabasal layer of normal stratified epithelium. DSC3 gene expression is described in muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC). DSC3-protein-expressing recurrent non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) had a durable response to CADI-03, a DSC3-specific active immunotherapy.

methodsWe evaluated DSC3 protein expression and its correlation with tumor-infiltrating immune cells in bladder cancer. DSC3 gene expression and its correlation with 208 immune encoding genes, treatment outcome, and survival were evaluated using the "ARRAYEXPRESS" and "TCGA" datasets. Immune genes were grouped as tumor-controlling immune genes (TCIGs) and tumor-promoting immune genes (TPIGs) as per their functions. RESULTS &

conclusionsNMIBC had higher DSC3 expression compared to MIBC. More immune genes were correlated with DSC3 in MIBC (21) compared to NMIBC (11). Amongst the TCIGs, six in NMIBC and one in MIBC had a negative correlation while two in NMIBC and nine in MIBC had a positive correlation with DSC3. Amongst the TPIGs, nine in NMIBC and five in MIBC had a negative correlation. Seven TPIGs had a positive correlation with DSC3 in MIBC and none in NMIBC. Of the T cell exhaustion markers, none were correlated with DSC3 in MIBC. Among NMIBC, CTLA4 and TIGIT were the only markers of exhaustion that demonstrated a negative correlation with DSC3. DSC3 expression was also higher in p53 mutant compared to wild p53, non-papillary MIBC compared to papillary MIBC, and in basal, squamous molecular subtype compared to luminal MIBC. MIBC with lower DSC3 expression had better outcomes (response, survival) compared to those with higher DSC3 expression.

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bladder cancerdesmocollin-3immune infiltrates

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