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ArticleMolecular oncology2025

Tumor clusters with divergent inflammation and human retroelement expression determine the clinical outcome of patients with serous ovarian cancer.

Laura Glossner, Markus Eckstein, Christoph Mark, Matthias W Beckmann, Arndt Hartmann, Pamela L Strissel, Reiner Strick

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Article in Molecular oncology, 2025. 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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7 authors.

Laura GlossnerUniversity Hospital Erlangen, Institute of Pathology, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN (CCC ER-EMN), Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany.
Markus EcksteinUniversity Hospital Erlangen, Institute of Pathology, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN (CCC ER-EMN), Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany.
Christoph MarkDepartment of Physics, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany.
Matthias W BeckmannDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN (CCC ER-EMN), Erlangen, University Hospital Erlangen, Germany.
Arndt HartmannUniversity Hospital Erlangen, Institute of Pathology, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN (CCC ER-EMN), Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany.
Pamela L StrisselUniversity Hospital Erlangen, Institute of Pathology, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN (CCC ER-EMN), Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany.
Reiner StrickDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN (CCC ER-EMN), Erlangen, University Hospital Erlangen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8141-7099

Funding

Role of human endogenous retroviruses in tumor immunity of ovarian carcinomaR21CA227259 · NCI · GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI CHIAPPINELLI, KATHERINE B, STRICK, REINER · 2018 to 2019
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CLC NIH HHS R21CA227259Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research (IZKF) at the University Hospital of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (D36)NCI NIH HHS R21 CA227259
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

High-grade serous ovarian carcinoma (HGSOC) associates with the worst patient outcome. Understanding the tumor environment in terms of quantifying endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) and LINE-1 expression and their correlations with inflammation genes, checkpoint inhibitors and patient survival is needed. Analysis of 102 treatment-naïve HGSOC and control tissues for ERVs, LINE-1, inflammation and immune checkpoints identified five clusters with diverse patient recurrence-free survivals. One cluster termed Triple-I with the best patient survival showed the highest number of tumor infiltrating lymphocytes along with 22 overexpressed genes, including CXCL9 and AIM2. However, Triple-I associated with the lowest ERV/LINE-1 expression. The tumor cluster with the second-best patient survival had both high ERV/LINE-1 expression and inflammation. Multiplex-immunohistochemistry revealed CD28 protein solely on immune cells, without co-expression of the inhibitory CTLA4 receptor. The largest tumor cluster with high ERV/LINE-1 expression but low inflammation showed a significant low gene expression of the dsRNA sensors MDA5 and RIG-I supporting an aberrant block in IFN signaling. Our study represents an intrinsic 'molecular and immunological snapshot' of the HGSOC tumor environment important for understanding retroelements and inflammation for clinical relevance.

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Cystadenocarcinoma, SerousEndogenous RetrovirusesInflammationLong Interspersed Nucleotide ElementsOvarian NeoplasmsRetroelementsAgedFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMiddle AgedRetroelementsdsRNAERVinflammationovarian carcinomatumor immune microenvironmentviral mimicry

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PMID40492347
PMCPMC12688164

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