Epigenomic signatures of sarcomatoid differentiation to guide the treatment of renal cell carcinoma
El Zarif T, Semaan K, Eid M, Seo J, Garinet S, Davidsohn M, Sahgal P, Fortunato B, Canniff J, Nassar A, Abou Alaiwi S, Bakouny Z, Lakshminarayanan G, Savignano H, Lyons K, Matar S, Ali A, Saad E, Saliby R, Cordeiro P, Zhang Z, El Ahmar N, Laimon Y, Labaki C, Shah V, Freeman D, O'Toole J, Lee G, Hwang J, Pomerantz M, Signoretti S, Van Allen E, Xie W, Berchuck J, Viswanathan S, Braun D, Choueiri T, Freedman M, Baca S. Epigenomic signatures of sarcomatoid differentiation to guide the treatment of renal cell carcinoma. Cell Reports 2024, 43: 114350. PMID: 38870013, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114350.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImmune checkpoint inhibitorsRenal cell carcinomaSarcomatoid differentiationCell carcinomaResponse to immune checkpoint inhibitorsGene regulatory programsAssociated with poor survivalTreatment of renal cell carcinomaLow diagnostic yieldRandomized clinical trialsCheckpoint inhibitorsTumor histologyEpigenomic signaturesTranscription factor FOSL1Healthy volunteersPatient plasmaPoor survivalLiquid biopsyFOSL1 expressionClinical trialsProfiling histone modificationsDiagnostic approachImprove outcomesRegulatory programsPlasma samplesTumor-infiltrating CD163-positive macrophages and clinical outcomes to first-line nivolumab therapy in patients with advanced clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) enrolled in the HCRN GU16-260 trial.
El Ahmar N, Matar S, Jegede O, Nabil Laimon Y, Savla V, Bagheri Sheshdeh A, Denize T, Mohanna R, Choueiri T, Catalano P, Braun D, Haas N, Hammers H, Bilen M, Stein M, Sosman J, Wu C, McDermott D, Atkins M, Signoretti S. Tumor-infiltrating CD163-positive macrophages and clinical outcomes to first-line nivolumab therapy in patients with advanced clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) enrolled in the HCRN GU16-260 trial. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2024, 42: 448-448. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2024.42.4_suppl.448.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClear cell renal cell carcinomaProgression-free survivalCD163-positive macrophagesTumor areaNivolumab therapyDensity of CD163-positive cellsCD8+ T cell infiltrationAssociated with progression-free survivalResponse to immune checkpoint inhibitorsAdvanced clear cell renal cell carcinomaAnti-PD-1 therapyTumor-infiltrating myeloid cellsProgression-free survival endpointAssociated with poor outcomesFirst-line nivolumabImmune checkpoint inhibitorsMyeloid cell infiltrationT cell infiltrationCell renal cell carcinomaRenal cell carcinomaPrimary tumor tissuesCD163-positive cellsCheckpoint inhibitorsCox proportional hazardsCell carcinomaCellular and molecular determinants of limited anti-tumor immunity in chromophobe renal carcinoma (ChRCC).
Labaki C, Alchoueiry M, Bi K, Zhang L, Hobeika C, Bakouny Z, El Ahmar N, Matar S, Priolo C, Khabibullin D, Schindler N, Camp S, Saliby R, Saad E, Signoretti S, Van Allen E, Shukla S, Henske E, Choueiri T, Braun D. Cellular and molecular determinants of limited anti-tumor immunity in chromophobe renal carcinoma (ChRCC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2024, 42: 476-476. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2024.42.4_suppl.476.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImmune checkpoint inhibitorsAnti-tumor immunityCell of originScRNA-seq dataPutative cell of originHLA class I genesCD8+Class I genesPD-1T cellsI geneSingle-cell T-cell receptorPoor responseResponse to immune checkpoint inhibitorsExpression of HLA class I genesInfiltration of CD8+Infiltration of T cellsCD4+ T cellsDegree of clonal expansionDownregulation of antigen presentationProportion of CD8+T cell clonotypesChromophobe renal carcinomaMolecular determinantsProtein processing pathway