ArticleCell communication and signaling : CCS2026
Diverse genomic and transcriptomic heterogeneity in EGFR-mutant lung adenocarcinoma between exon 19 del and exon 21 L858R.
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backgroundThe exon 19 deletion (19 Del) and the exon 21 L858R point mutation (21 L858R) are two main subtypes of EGFR-mutant lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) with distinct response to targeted treatment and immunotherapy. Understanding the intratumor heterogeneity (ITH) of EGFR-mutant LUAD may explain the reason.
methods157 multi-region tumor samples and matched distant normal lung tissues from 29 treatment-naïve operable EGFR-mutant LUAD patients were collected to perform whole genome sequencing, panel sequencing and whole transcriptome sequencing. We aimed to comprehensively assess genomic and transcriptomic ITH between 19 Del and 21 L858R.
resultsThe 21 L858R LUAD exhibited significantly higher copy number variation (CNV) ITH index (ITHi) compared to the 19 Del LUAD, but there was no significant difference in somatic single-nucleotide variant (SNV) ITHi between them. Meanwhile, 19 Del LUAD owned more clonal genetic alterations, while 21 L858R LUAD had more subclonal events. Both linear and branch evolution models existed in 19 Del and 21 L858R LUAD. Besides, 19 Del seemed to be more dominant for driving tumor development, while other driver mutations participated jointly with 21 L858R in tumor evolution. Moreover, 19 Del LUAD exhibited significantly higher immune score and checkpoint inhibition signature than 21 L858R. Additionally, it indicated that high-level TMB might be a favorable prognostic factor for EGFR-mutant LUAD.
conclusionsOur study demonstrated diverse genomic heterogeneity and tumor immune microenvironment in EGFR-mutant LUAD, which might elaborate on potential explanations for different efficacy between 19 Del and 21 L858R and provide valuable hints to treatment strategy.
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