A proliferative subtype of colorectal liver metastases exhibits hypersensitivity to cytotoxic chemotherapy

Abstract Personalized treatment approaches for patients with limited liver metastases from colorectal cancer are critically needed. By leveraging three large, independent cohorts of patients with colorectal liver metastases (n = 336), we found that a proliferative subtype associated with elevated CI...

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Main Authors: Liam F. Spurr, Carlos A. Martinez, Rohan R. Katipally, Soumya C. Iyer, Sian A. Pugh, John A. Bridgewater, John N. Primrose, Enric Domingo, Timothy S. Maughan, Michael I. D’Angelica, Mark Talamonti, Mitchell C. Posner, Philip P. Connell, Ralph R. Weichselbaum, Sean P. Pitroda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-10-01
Series:npj Precision Oncology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41698-022-00318-z
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Summary:Abstract Personalized treatment approaches for patients with limited liver metastases from colorectal cancer are critically needed. By leveraging three large, independent cohorts of patients with colorectal liver metastases (n = 336), we found that a proliferative subtype associated with elevated CIN70 scores is linked to immune exclusion, increased metastatic proclivity, and inferior overall survival in colorectal liver metastases; however, high CIN70 scores generate a therapeutic vulnerability to DNA-damaging therapies leading to improved treatment responses. We propose CIN70 as a candidate biomarker to personalize systemic treatment options for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. These findings are potentially broadly applicable to other human cancers.
ISSN:2397-768X