Title |
The Genomic and Epigenomic Landscape of Double-Negative Metastatic Prostate Cancer
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Published in |
Cancer Research, June 2023
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DOI | 10.1158/0008-5472.can-23-0593 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Arian Lundberg, Meng Zhang, Rahul Aggarwal, Haolong Li, Li Zhang, Adam Foye, Martin Sjöström, Jonathan Chou, Kevin Chang, Thaidy Moreno-Rodriguez, Raunak Shrestha, Avi Baskin, Xiaolin Zhu, Alana S. Weinstein, Noah Younger, Joshi J. Alumkal, Tomasz M. Beer, Kim N. Chi, Christopher P. Evans, Martin Gleave, Primo N. Lara, Rob E. Reiter, Matthew B. Rettig, Owen N. Witte, Alexander W. Wyatt, Felix Y. Feng, Eric J. Small, David A. Quigley |
Abstract |
Systemic targeted therapy in prostate cancer is primarily focused on ablating androgen signaling. Androgen deprivation therapy and second-generation androgen receptor (AR)-targeted therapy selectively favor the development of treatment-resistant subtypes of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), defined by AR and neuroendocrine (NE) markers. Molecular drivers of double-negative (AR-/NE-) mCRPC are poorly defined. In this study, we comprehensively characterized treatment-emergent mCRPC by integrating matched RNA sequencing, whole-genome sequencing, and whole-genome bisulfite sequencing from 210 tumors. AR-/NE- tumors were clinically and molecularly distinct from other mCRPC subtypes, with the shortest survival, amplification of the chromatin remodeler CHD7, and PTEN loss. Methylation changes in CHD7 candidate enhancers were linked to elevated CHD7 expression in AR-/NE+ tumors. Genome-wide methylation analysis nominated KLF5 as a driver of the AR-/NE- phenotype, and KLF5 activity was linked to RB1 loss. These observations reveal the aggressiveness of AR-/NE- mCRPC and could facilitate the identification of therapeutic targets in this highly aggressive disease. |
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