Genomic alterations in oral multiple primary cancers

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Title: Genomic alterations in oral multiple primary cancers
Authors: Xuan Zhou, Xinjia Cai, Fengyang Jing, Xuefen Li, Jianyun Zhang, Heyu Zhang, Tiejun Li
Source: International Journal of Oral Science, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2024)
Publisher Information: Nature Publishing Group, 2024.
Publication Year: 2024
Collection: LCC:Dentistry
Subject Terms: Dentistry, RK1-715
More Details: Abstract Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the predominant type of oral cancer, while some patients may develop oral multiple primary cancers (MPCs) with unclear etiology. This study aimed to investigate the clinicopathological characteristics and genomic alterations of oral MPCs. Clinicopathological data from patients with oral single primary carcinoma (SPC, n = 202) and oral MPCs (n = 34) were collected and compared. Copy number alteration (CNA) analysis was conducted to identify chromosomal-instability differences among oral MPCs, recurrent OSCC cases, and OSCC patients with lymph node metastasis. Whole-exome sequencing was employed to identify potential unique gene mutations in oral MPCs patients. Additionally, CNA and phylogenetic tree analyses were used to gain preliminary insights into the molecular characteristics of different primary tumors within individual patients. Our findings revealed that, in contrast to oral SPC, females predominated the oral MPCs (70.59%), while smoking and alcohol use were not frequent in MPCs. Moreover, long-term survival outcomes were poorer in oral MPCs. From a CNA perspective, no significant differences were observed between oral MPCs patients and those with recurrence and lymph node metastasis. In addition to commonly mutated genes such as CASP8, TP53 and MUC16, in oral MPCs we also detected relatively rare mutations, such as HS3ST6 and RFPL4A. Furthermore, this study also demonstrated that most MPCs patients exhibited similarities in certain genomic regions within individuals, and distinct differences of the similarity degree were observed between synchronous and metachronous oral MPCs.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2049-3169
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2049-3169
DOI: 10.1038/s41368-023-00265-w
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/63d5da7b54ff429db428152a2e41ccc7
Accession Number: edsdoj.63d5da7b54ff429db428152a2e41ccc7
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:20493169
DOI:10.1038/s41368-023-00265-w
Published in:International Journal of Oral Science
Language:English