Mutational patterns in chemotherapy resistant muscle-invasive bladder cancer

Nat Commun. 2017 Dec 19;8(1):2193. doi: 10.1038/s41467-017-02320-7.

Abstract

Despite continued widespread use, the genomic effects of cisplatin-based chemotherapy and implications for subsequent treatment are incompletely characterized. Here, we analyze whole exome sequencing of matched pre- and post-neoadjuvant cisplatin-based chemotherapy primary bladder tumor samples from 30 muscle-invasive bladder cancer patients. We observe no overall increase in tumor mutational burden post-chemotherapy, though a significant proportion of subclonal mutations are unique to the matched pre- or post-treatment tumor, suggesting chemotherapy-induced and/or spatial heterogeneity. We subsequently identify and validate a novel mutational signature in post-treatment tumors consistent with known characteristics of cisplatin damage and repair. We find that post-treatment tumor heterogeneity predicts worse overall survival, and further observe alterations in cell-cycle and immune checkpoint regulation genes in post-treatment tumors. These results provide insight into the clinical and genomic dynamics of tumor evolution with cisplatin-based chemotherapy, suggest mechanisms of clinical resistance, and inform development of clinically relevant biomarkers and trials of combination therapies.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / pharmacology*
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / genetics
  • Carcinoma / drug therapy*
  • Carcinoma / genetics
  • Carcinoma / mortality
  • Carcinoma / pathology
  • Cisplatin / pharmacology
  • Cisplatin / therapeutic use
  • Clonal Evolution / drug effects*
  • Cohort Studies
  • Cystectomy
  • DNA Mutational Analysis
  • Drug Resistance, Neoplasm / drug effects
  • Drug Resistance, Neoplasm / genetics*
  • Exome Sequencing
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mutation
  • Neoadjuvant Therapy / methods
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness
  • Survival Rate
  • Transcriptome / genetics
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Urinary Bladder / pathology*
  • Urinary Bladder / surgery
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / genetics
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / mortality
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / surgery

Substances

  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • Cisplatin