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ArticleJournal for immunotherapy of cancer2026

Characterization of aberrant alternative splicing landscape in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma.

Ameish Govindarajan, Nathaniel Hansen, Benjamin D Mercier, Sara A Byron, Apurva Hegde, Krystine Garcia-Mansfield, Kristin Leskoske, Neal Chawla, Luis Meza, Zeynep Zengin and 10 more

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Article in Journal for immunotherapy of cancer, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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20 authors.

Ameish GovindarajanDepartment of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, California, USA.
Nathaniel HansenTranslational Genomics Research Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Benjamin D MercierDepartment of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, California, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8026-9514
Sara A ByronBioinnovation and Genome Sciences Division, Translational Genomics Research Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Apurva HegdeTranslational Genomics Research Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Krystine Garcia-MansfieldTranslational Genomics Research Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Kristin LeskoskeTranslational Genomics Research Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Neal ChawlaDepartment of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, California, USA.
Luis MezaDepartment of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, California, USA.
Zeynep ZenginDepartment of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, California, USA.
Regina Barragan-CarilloDepartment of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, California, USA.
Hedyeh EbrahimiDepartment of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, California, USA.
Daniela V CastroDepartment of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, California, USA.
Nazli DizmanDepartment of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, California, USA.
JoAnn HsuDepartment of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, California, USA.
Alexander Chehrazi-RaffleDepartment of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, California, USA.
Abhishek TripathiDepartment of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, California, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4466-1874
Nicholas J SalgiaDepartment of Immunology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, New York, USA nicholas.salgia@roswellpark.org spal@coh.org ppirrotte@tgen.org.
Sumanta K PalDepartment of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, California, USA nicholas.salgia@roswellpark.org spal@coh.org ppirrotte@tgen.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1712-0848
Patrick PirrotteTranslational Genomics Research Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, USA nicholas.salgia@roswellpark.org spal@coh.org ppirrotte@tgen.org.

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI SELWYN M VICKERS · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeAberrant alternative splicing (AS) events have been implicated in cancer progression; however, their role in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) remains underexplored. This study aims to identify AS events associated with clinical benefits from immune checkpoint inhibitors and targeted therapies in mRCC. MATERIALS AND

methodsWe conducted a retrospective analysis on 101 patients with mRCC who received systemic therapy and underwent RNA sequencing. Patients were divided into subgroups based on ICIs (alone or in combination) and targeted therapies. Responders and non-responders were classified according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors V.1.1 criteria. Differential gene expression and splicing analyses were performed between responders and non-responders in each cohort. Novel AS events were analyzed for their potential to generate peptide neoantigens through major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I binding predictions.

resultsOutlier splicing analysis identified 10 aberrant splice events specific to mRCC. AS analysis revealed 461 differentially spliced events between responders and non-responders in the ICI cohort and 253 in the targeted therapy cohort, with intron retention as the predominant motif. Thirteen unique AS events were enriched in responders, including

conclusionsThis study provides a comprehensive analysis of AS events in mRCC, highlighting intron retention as potential biomarkers for treatment response. Identified AS-derived neoantigens may serve as potential targets for adoptive cell therapy strategies.

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Alternative SplicingCarcinoma, Renal CellKidney NeoplasmsAgedFemaleHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsBiomarkerImmune Checkpoint InhibitorRenal Cell CarcinomaTumor microenvironment - TME

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PMID42086309
PMCPMC13150895

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