TY - JOUR
T1 - Massive parallel sequencing uncovers actionable FGFR2-PPHLN1 fusion and ARAF mutations in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma
AU - Sia, Daniela
AU - Losic, Bojan
AU - Moeini, Agrin
AU - Cabellos, Laia
AU - Hao, Ke
AU - Revill, Kate
AU - Bonal, Dennis
AU - Miltiadous, Oriana
AU - Zhang, Zhongyang
AU - Hoshida, Yujin
AU - Cornella, Helena
AU - Castillo-Martin, Mireia
AU - Pinyol, Roser
AU - Kasai, Yumi
AU - Roayaie, Sasan
AU - Thung, Swan N.
AU - Fuster, Josep
AU - Schwartz, Myron E.
AU - Waxman, Samuel
AU - Cordon-Cardo, Carlos
AU - Schadt, Eric
AU - Mazzaferro, Vincenzo
AU - Llovet, Josep M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2015/1/22
Y1 - 2015/1/22
N2 - Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA) is a fatal bile duct cancer with dismal prognosis and limited therapeutic options. By performing RNA- and exome-sequencing analyses, we report a novel fusion event, FGFR2-PPHLN1 (16%), and damaging mutations in the ARAF oncogene (11%). Here we demonstrate that the chromosomal translocation t(10;12)(q26;q12) leading to FGFR2-PPHLN1 fusion possesses transforming and oncogenic activity, which is successfully inhibited by a selective FGFR2 inhibitor in vitro. Among the ARAF mutations, N217I and G322S lead to activation of the pathway and N217I shows oncogenic potential in vitro. Screening of a cohort of 107 iCCA patients reveals that FGFR2 fusions represent the most recurrent targetable alteration (45%, 17/107), while they are rarely present in other primary liver tumours (0/100 of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC); 1/21 of mixed iCCA-HCC). Taken together, around 70% of iCCA patients harbour at least one actionable molecular alteration (FGFR2 fusions, IDH1/2, ARAF, KRAS, BRAF and FGF19) that is amenable for therapeutic targeting.
AB - Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA) is a fatal bile duct cancer with dismal prognosis and limited therapeutic options. By performing RNA- and exome-sequencing analyses, we report a novel fusion event, FGFR2-PPHLN1 (16%), and damaging mutations in the ARAF oncogene (11%). Here we demonstrate that the chromosomal translocation t(10;12)(q26;q12) leading to FGFR2-PPHLN1 fusion possesses transforming and oncogenic activity, which is successfully inhibited by a selective FGFR2 inhibitor in vitro. Among the ARAF mutations, N217I and G322S lead to activation of the pathway and N217I shows oncogenic potential in vitro. Screening of a cohort of 107 iCCA patients reveals that FGFR2 fusions represent the most recurrent targetable alteration (45%, 17/107), while they are rarely present in other primary liver tumours (0/100 of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC); 1/21 of mixed iCCA-HCC). Taken together, around 70% of iCCA patients harbour at least one actionable molecular alteration (FGFR2 fusions, IDH1/2, ARAF, KRAS, BRAF and FGF19) that is amenable for therapeutic targeting.
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U2 - 10.1038/ncomms7087
DO - 10.1038/ncomms7087
M3 - Article
C2 - 25608663
AN - SCOPUS:84929292324
SN - 2041-1723
VL - 6
JO - Nature Communications
JF - Nature Communications
M1 - 6087
ER -