Clinical significance of four molecular subtypes of gastric cancer identified by The Cancer Genome Atlas project

Bo Hwa Sohn, Jun Eul Hwang, Hee Jin Jang, Hyun Sung Lee, Sang Cheul Oh, Jae Jun Shim, Keun Wook Lee, Eui Hyun Kim, Sun Young Yim, Sang Ho Lee, Jae Ho Cheong, Woojin Jeong, Jae Yong Cho, Joohee Kim, Jungsoo Chae, Jeeyun Lee, Won Ki Kang, Sung Kim, Sung Hoon Noh, Jaffer A. AjaniJu Seog Lee

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Abstract

Purpose: The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) project recently uncovered four molecular subtypes of gastric cancer: Epstein–Barr virus (EBV), microsatellite instability (MSI), genomically stable (GS), and chromosomal instability (CIN). However, their clinical significances are currently unknown. We aimed to investigate the relationship between subtypes and prognosis of patients with gastric cancer. Experimental Design: Gene expression data from a TCGA cohort (n ¼ 262) were used to develop a subtype prediction model, and the association of each subtype with survival and benefit from adjuvant chemotherapy was tested in 2 other cohorts (n ¼ 267 and 432). An integrated risk assessment model (TCGA risk score) was also developed. Results: EBV subtype was associated with the best prognosis, and GS subtype was associated with the worst prognosis. Patients with MSI and CIN subtypes had poorer overall survival than those with EBV subtype but better overall survival than those with GS subtype (P ¼ 0.004 and 0.03 in two cohorts, respectively). In multivariate Cox regression analyses, TCGA risk score was an independent prognostic factor [HR, 1.5; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.2–1.9; P ¼ 0.001]. Patients with the CIN subtype experienced the greatest benefit from adjuvant chemotherapy (HR, 0.39; 95% CI, 0.16–0.94; P ¼ 0.03) and those with the GS subtype had the least benefit from adjuvant chemotherapy (HR, 0.83; 95% CI, 0.36–1.89; P ¼ 0.65). Conclusions: Our prediction model successfully stratified patients by survival and adjuvant chemotherapy outcomes. Further development of the prediction model is warranted.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4441-4449
Number of pages9
JournalClinical Cancer Research
Volume23
Issue number15
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Aug 2017

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