Decoding mutational signatures in breast cancer: Insights from a multi-cohort study

Purpose: Diagnosis and treatment decisions of hormonal breast cancers (BC) are now guided by genomic mutations determination, combined into mutational signatures, and provide insight into the patients’ genomic landscape. This work aims to compare genomic data and signatures extracted from tissue sam...

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Main Authors: Margaux Betz, Andréa Witz, Julie Dardare, Cassandra Michel, Vincent Massard, Romain Boidot, Pauline Gilson, Jean-Louis Merlin, Alexandre Harlé
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Published: Elsevier 2025-03-01
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author Margaux Betz
Andréa Witz
Julie Dardare
Cassandra Michel
Vincent Massard
Romain Boidot
Pauline Gilson
Jean-Louis Merlin
Alexandre Harlé
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Julie Dardare
Cassandra Michel
Vincent Massard
Romain Boidot
Pauline Gilson
Jean-Louis Merlin
Alexandre Harlé
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description Purpose: Diagnosis and treatment decisions of hormonal breast cancers (BC) are now guided by genomic mutations determination, combined into mutational signatures, and provide insight into the patients’ genomic landscape. This work aims to compare genomic data and signatures extracted from tissue samples collected in the CICLADES study to existing cohorts. Ultimately, the goal is to prove the accuracy of smaller cohorts and provide new relevant data. Materials and methods: DNA from patients of the CICLADES cohort was extracted, sequenced, and custom filtering was applied to the resulting files. Genomic data was pulled from 6 BC cohorts available on cBioPortal.com. In total, 2303 samples were analyzed. Mutational signatures were extracted and matched to known signatures of the Catalogue of Somatic Mutations in Cancer (COSMIC). Tumor Mutation Burden (TMB) and hypermutation were estimated and compared between samples. Results: PIK3CA and TP53 represented the two genes highly mutated across all cohorts. TMB was similar between the CICLADES and CBSM groups, however the MSKCC population showed a significantly higher TMB than both. Nine signatures were extracted, with recurring Single Base Substitutions (SBS) signatures like SBS1, SBS2 and SBS5. The presence of APOBEC-specific signatures was concordant with cohorts presenting APOBEC enrichment. The mean number of mutations was significantly higher in enriched samples for each analyzed cohort. Conclusion: The use of comprehensive genomic profiling provided accurate evaluation of the TMB and extraction of signatures consistent with published literature. The genomic analysis of the tissue samples of the CICLADES cohort brings new and relevant data, comparable to results found in bigger cohorts.
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spelling doaj-art-6368a0c471ed4e7ea71fd0027e6c064b2025-02-06T05:11:29ZengElsevierTranslational Oncology1936-52332025-03-0153102315Decoding mutational signatures in breast cancer: Insights from a multi-cohort studyMargaux Betz0Andréa Witz1Julie Dardare2Cassandra Michel3Vincent Massard4Romain Boidot5Pauline Gilson6Jean-Louis Merlin7Alexandre Harlé8Service de Biopathologie, Institut de Cancérologie de Lorraine, Université de Lorraine, CNRS UMR 7039 CRAN, 54519 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France; Corresponding author.Service de Biopathologie, Institut de Cancérologie de Lorraine, Université de Lorraine, CNRS UMR 7039 CRAN, 54519 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, FranceService de Biopathologie, Institut de Cancérologie de Lorraine, 54519 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, FranceService de Biopathologie, Institut de Cancérologie de Lorraine, Université de Lorraine, CNRS UMR 7039 CRAN, 54519 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, FranceDépartement d'Oncologie Médicale, Institut de cancérologie de Lorraine, 54519 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, FranceResearch Platform in Biological Oncology, Center GF Leclerc, Dijon, FranceService de Biopathologie, Institut de Cancérologie de Lorraine, Université de Lorraine, CNRS UMR 7039 CRAN, 54519 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, FranceService de Biopathologie, Institut de Cancérologie de Lorraine, Université de Lorraine, CNRS UMR 7039 CRAN, 54519 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, FranceService de Biopathologie, Institut de Cancérologie de Lorraine, Université de Lorraine, CNRS UMR 7039 CRAN, 54519 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, FrancePurpose: Diagnosis and treatment decisions of hormonal breast cancers (BC) are now guided by genomic mutations determination, combined into mutational signatures, and provide insight into the patients’ genomic landscape. This work aims to compare genomic data and signatures extracted from tissue samples collected in the CICLADES study to existing cohorts. Ultimately, the goal is to prove the accuracy of smaller cohorts and provide new relevant data. Materials and methods: DNA from patients of the CICLADES cohort was extracted, sequenced, and custom filtering was applied to the resulting files. Genomic data was pulled from 6 BC cohorts available on cBioPortal.com. In total, 2303 samples were analyzed. Mutational signatures were extracted and matched to known signatures of the Catalogue of Somatic Mutations in Cancer (COSMIC). Tumor Mutation Burden (TMB) and hypermutation were estimated and compared between samples. Results: PIK3CA and TP53 represented the two genes highly mutated across all cohorts. TMB was similar between the CICLADES and CBSM groups, however the MSKCC population showed a significantly higher TMB than both. Nine signatures were extracted, with recurring Single Base Substitutions (SBS) signatures like SBS1, SBS2 and SBS5. The presence of APOBEC-specific signatures was concordant with cohorts presenting APOBEC enrichment. The mean number of mutations was significantly higher in enriched samples for each analyzed cohort. Conclusion: The use of comprehensive genomic profiling provided accurate evaluation of the TMB and extraction of signatures consistent with published literature. The genomic analysis of the tissue samples of the CICLADES cohort brings new and relevant data, comparable to results found in bigger cohorts.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1936523325000464Mutational signatureBreast cancerNext generation sequencingGenomic database
spellingShingle Margaux Betz
Andréa Witz
Julie Dardare
Cassandra Michel
Vincent Massard
Romain Boidot
Pauline Gilson
Jean-Louis Merlin
Alexandre Harlé
Decoding mutational signatures in breast cancer: Insights from a multi-cohort study
Translational Oncology
Mutational signature
Breast cancer
Next generation sequencing
Genomic database
title Decoding mutational signatures in breast cancer: Insights from a multi-cohort study
title_full Decoding mutational signatures in breast cancer: Insights from a multi-cohort study
title_fullStr Decoding mutational signatures in breast cancer: Insights from a multi-cohort study
title_full_unstemmed Decoding mutational signatures in breast cancer: Insights from a multi-cohort study
title_short Decoding mutational signatures in breast cancer: Insights from a multi-cohort study
title_sort decoding mutational signatures in breast cancer insights from a multi cohort study
topic Mutational signature
Breast cancer
Next generation sequencing
Genomic database
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1936523325000464
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