2024
44 Liquid biopsy epigenomic profiling for the detection of sarcomatoid renal cell carcinoma
Semaan K, Zarif T, Eid M, Canniff J, Phillips N, Fortunato B, Savignano H, Davidson M, Chehade R, Garinet S, Saad E, Saliby R, Sun M, Seo J, Berchuck J, Braun D, Freedman M, Choueiri T, Baca S. 44 Liquid biopsy epigenomic profiling for the detection of sarcomatoid renal cell carcinoma. The Oncologist 2024, 29: s4-s5. PMCID: PMC11301903, DOI: 10.1093/oncolo/oyae181.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRenal cell carcinomaCell-free DNASarcomatoid differentiationRegulatory elementsArea under the receiver operating characteristicCell carcinomaChIP-seqResponse to immune checkpoint blockadeSarcomatoid renal cell carcinomaHistological subtypes of cancerAssociated with poor survivalImmune checkpoint blockadeDana-Farber Cancer InstituteChIP-seq signalsHistone modification signalsActive regulatory elementsArea under the receiver operating characteristic curveWilcoxon rank sum testTissue samplesCell-free chromatinRank sum testReceiver operating characteristicCheckpoint blockadeFrozen tissue samplesEpithelioid subtypeDetection of sarcomatoid renal cell carcinoma using plasma cell-free DNA methylation.
Semaan K, El Zarif T, Seo J, Eid M, Canniff J, Fortunato B, Savignano H, Davidsohn M, Lakshminarayanan G, Saad E, Saliby R, Bakouny Z, Matar S, Nuzzo P, Berchuck J, Signoretti S, Braun D, Freedman M, Baca S, Choueiri T. Detection of sarcomatoid renal cell carcinoma using plasma cell-free DNA methylation. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2024, 42: 449-449. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2024.42.4_suppl.449.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDifferentially methylated regionsRenal cell carcinomaCell-free DNAMeDIP-seqSarcomatoid differentiationDNA methylation signalsArea under the receiver operating characteristicHigh-throughput sequencingCell carcinomaCell-free DNA methylationFalse discovery rateResponse to immune checkpoint blockadeEpigenomic approachesCfMeDIP-seqSarcomatoid renal cell carcinomaMethylation immunoprecipitationDNA methylationHistological subtypes of cancerAssociated with poor survivalImmune checkpoint blockadeSubtypes of cancerDana-Farber Cancer InstituteSpatial heterogeneityArea under the receiver operating characteristic curveWilcoxon rank sum test
2023
Circulating and Intratumoral Immune Determinants of Response to Atezolizumab plus Bevacizumab in Patients with Variant Histology or Sarcomatoid Renal Cell Carcinoma.
Saliby R, El Zarif T, Bakouny Z, Shah V, Xie W, Flippot R, Denize T, Kane M, Madsen K, Ficial M, Hirsch L, Wei X, Steinharter J, Harshman L, Vaishampayan U, Severgnini M, McDermott D, Lee G, Xu W, Van Allen E, McGregor B, Signoretti S, Choueiri T, McKay R, Braun D. Circulating and Intratumoral Immune Determinants of Response to Atezolizumab plus Bevacizumab in Patients with Variant Histology or Sarcomatoid Renal Cell Carcinoma. Cancer Immunology Research 2023, 11: 1114-1124. PMID: 37279009, PMCID: PMC10526700, DOI: 10.1158/2326-6066.cir-22-0996.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal cell carcinomaT cellsWorse PFSImmunotherapy responseCell carcinomaPeripheral immune cell populationsWorse progression-free survivalSarcomatoid renal cell carcinomaPhase II clinical trialImmunotherapy-based combinationsValue of tumourPoor-risk patientsProgression-free survivalImmune cell populationsVascular endothelial growth factorKidney cancer diagnosisEndothelial growth factorFuture biomarker studiesLack of responseInflammatory modulesExhausted CD8Variant histologyOverall survivalPD-L1Sarcomatoid differentiation