Parry, M. A. et al. (2019) Genomic evaluation of multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging-visible and -nonvisible lesions in clinically localised prostate cancer. European Urology Oncology, 2(1), pp. 1-11. (doi: 10.1016/j.euo.2018.08.005) (PMID:30929837) (PMCID:PMC6472613)
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Abstract
Background: The prostate cancer (PCa) diagnostic pathway is undergoing a radical change with the introduction of multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI), genomic testing, and different prostate biopsy techniques. It has been proposed that these tests should be used in a sequential manner to optimise risk stratification. Objective: To characterise the genomic, epigenomic, and transcriptomic features of mpMRI-visible and -nonvisible PCa in clinically localised disease. Design, setting, and participants: Multicore analysis of fresh prostate tissue sampled immediately after radical prostatectomy was performed for intermediate- to high-risk PCa. Intervention: Low-pass whole-genome, exome, methylation, and transcriptome profiling of patient tissue cores taken from microscopically benign and cancerous areas in the same prostate. Circulating free and germline DNA was assessed from the blood of five patients. Outcome measurement and statistical analysis: Correlations between preoperative mpMRI and genomic characteristics of tumour and benign prostate samples were assessed. Gene profiles for individual tumour cores were correlated with existing genomic classifiers currently used for prognostication. Results and limitations: A total of 43 prostate cores (22 tumour and 21 benign) were profiled from six whole prostate glands. Of the 22 tumour cores, 16 were tumours visible and six were tumours nonvisible on mpMRI. Intratumour genomic, epigenomic, and transcriptomic heterogeneity was found within mpMRI-visible lesions. This could potentially lead to misclassification of patients using signatures based on copy number or RNA expression. Moreover, three of the six cores obtained from mpMRI-nonvisible tumours harboured one or more genetic alterations commonly observed in metastatic castration-resistant PCa. No circulating free DNA alterations were found. Limitations include the small cohort size and lack of follow-up. Conclusions: Our study supports the continued use of systematic prostate sampling in addition to mpMRI, as avoidance of systematic biopsies in patients with negative mpMRI may mean that clinically significant tumours harbouring genetic alterations commonly seen in metastatic PCa are missed. Furthermore, there is inconsistency in individual genomics when genomic classifiers are applied. Patient summary: Our study shows that tumour heterogeneity within prostate tumours visible on multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) can lead to misclassification of patients if only one core is used for genomic analysis. In addition, some cancers that were missed by mpMRI had genomic aberrations that are commonly seen in advanced metastatic prostate cancer. Avoiding biopsies in mpMRI-negative cases may mean that such potentially lethal cancers are missed.
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| Additional Information: | This research was supported by funds from CRUK Manchester Institute to R.M and E.B. (C5759/A20971) and funds from Prostate Cancer UK (CE013_2-004) to N.W.C and R.M. |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Miller, Professor Crispin |
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| Authors: | Parry, M. A., Srivastava, S., Ali, A., Cannistraci, A., Antonello, J., Barros-Silva, J. D., Ubertini, V., Ramani, V., Lau, M., Shanks, J., Nonaka, D., Oliveira, P., Hambrock, T., Leong, H. S., Dhomen, N., Miller, C., Brady, G., Dive, C., Clarke, N. W., Marais, R., and Baena, E. |
| College/School: | College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Cancer Sciences |
| Journal Name: | European Urology Oncology |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| ISSN: | 2588-9311 |
| ISSN (Online): | 2588-9311 |
| Published Online: | 05 September 2018 |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2018 The Authors |
| First Published: | First published in European Urology Oncology 2(1):1-11 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced under a Creative Commons Licence |
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