Genomic heterogeneity of multiple synchronous lung cancer

Yu Liu, Jianjun Zhang, Lin Li, Guangliang Yin, Jianhua Zhang, Shan Zheng, Hannah Cheung, Ning Wu, Ning Lu, Xizeng Mao, Longhai Yang, Jiexin Zhang, Li Zhang, Sahil Seth, Huang Chen, Xingzhi Song, Kan Liu, Yongqiang Xie, Lina Zhou, Chuanduo ZhaoNaijun Han, Wenting Chen, Susu Zhang, Longyun Chen, Wenjun Cai, Miaozhong Shen, Ningzhi Xu, Shujun Cheng, Huanming Yang, J. Jack Lee, Arlene Correa, Junya Fujimoto, Carmen Behrens, Chi Wan Chow, William N. William, John V. Heymach, Waun Ki Hong, Stephen Swisher, Ignacio I. Wistuba, Jun Wang, Dongmei Lin, Xiangyang Liu, P. Andrew Futreal, Yanning Gao

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Abstract

Multiple synchronous lung cancers (MSLCs) present a clinical dilemma as to whether individual tumours represent intrapulmonary metastases or independent tumours. In this study we analyse genomic profiles of 15 lung adenocarcinomas and one regional lymph node metastasis from 6 patients with MSLC. All 15 lung tumours demonstrate distinct genomic profiles, suggesting all are independent primary tumours, which are consistent with comprehensive histopathological assessment in 5 of the 6 patients. Lung tumours of the same individuals are no more similar to each other than are lung adenocarcinomas of different patients from TCGA cohort matched for tumour size and smoking status. Several known cancer-associated genes have different mutations in different tumours from the same patients. These findings suggest that in the context of identical constitutional genetic background and environmental exposure, different lung cancers in the same individual may have distinct genomic profiles and can be driven by distinct molecular events.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number13200
JournalNature communications
Volume7
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 21 2016

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry
  • General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • General Physics and Astronomy

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