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Comparative Lesions Analysis Through a Targeted Sequencing Approach
Published on: November 5, 2019
Genomic and Demographic Characteristics of Angiosarcoma as Described in the AACR Project GENIE Registry
Eileen Leach1, Amir Jafari1, Elijah Torbenson1
1Department of Medicine, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE 68124, USA.
Background:
Despite the high mortality associated with angiosarcoma, its low prevalence has limited sample sizes in prior studies. To address these gaps, we analyzed the AACR Project GENIE registry, a large, multi-institutional database.
Methods:
359 tumor samples from 346 patients with angiosarcoma were identified from the AACR Project GENIE v18.0-public database using cBioPortal. Somatic mutations and copy number alterations were assessed. Statistical significance was assessed by t-test for continuous variables and a chi-squared test for categorical data, with significance set at p < 0.05.
Results:
Recurrent mutations included TP53 (20.6%), KDR (13.6%), and PIK3CA (10.6%). Copy number alterations occurred in MYC (27.3%), CRKL (10.4%), FLT4 (5.5%), and KDR (4.8%). Homozygous deletions occurred in CDKN2A (6.6%), CDKN2B (6.56%), and MTAP (3.81%). Significant co-occurrence included FAT1-NOTCH2, TP53-ATRX, and NOTCH1-ARID1A. Mutual exclusivity was seen with KDR-FLT4 and KDR-ATRX. Females exhibited enrichment in MYC and HRAS, while males exhibited enrichment in POT1, NTRK2, and FAT1. Compared with primary tumors, metastatic tumors more often displayed ZFHX4, FGFR1, MSI2, HIST1H1C, and TOP1 mutations, while MAPK7 mutations occurred only in primary tumors.
Conclusions:
In one of the largest genomic analyses of angiosarcoma to date, we identified recurrent alterations, suggesting potential future therapeutic targets.
