Bladder cancers exhibit complex genotype with significant intratumoral heterogeneity. Molecular classification can provide insight to the more precise and individualized therapeutic approach
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1. GENOMICS OF BLADDER
CANCER AND NOVEL
MOLECULAR TAXONOMY
DR. SUDIPTA NASKAR,
TUMOR PATHOLOGY FELLOW
SSCHRC
3. Importance of molecular taxonomy
Diverse molecular alteration are responsible for the heterogenity
of the disease
Extremely heterogeneous genetic profile because of the high
mutational rates.
Respond will be better when targeted therapy is focused on the main
impaired pathway.
Can provide new insights for defining prognosis and planning
treatment options particularly for MIBC
4. Identify the set of patients who can safely avoid neoadjuvant
chemotherapy.
Targeted therapy can be provided according to the subtype
5. Studies describing the molecular subtypes
1. Lund university
2. TCGA
3. University of North Carolina
4. Texas (MD Anderson)
Most comprehensive the Lund University group and that of the
TCGA.
9. Initial classification by the LUND university group
MS1
LOW GRADE (Ta)
MS2
HIGHER GRADE AND
STAGE [>=T2]
FGFR3 gene mutation
signature
Genome-wide gene expression analysis of 144 tumors, including both muscle-invasive and nonmuscle invasive bladder tumors.
10. The LUND University Classification
Urobasal A
KRT5 and FGFR3
overexpression
Genomically
unstable
TP53 mutations
& ERBB2
overexpression
SCC Like
overexpression
of basal
keratins
Urobasal B
LOW GRADE
Infiltrating
type
HIGH GRADE,
Tp53 like
signature
Favourable
Prognosis
MIBC Poor
prognosis
14. Addition to original LUND classification
Mesenchymal like
subtype
High expression of
Vimentin, ZEB2
Small
cell/neuroendocrine-
like
TP53 mutations &
ERBB2
overexpression
Low expression of FOXA1,
GATA3,
KRT5, and KRT14.
Chromogranin,
synaptophysin, NSE, and
NCAM1
18. Use of BASE47 gene signature to classify HGUCs
two molecular subtypes of high-grade UC
LUMINAL expression of terminal urothelial differentiation markers, such as
those seen in umbrella cells (UPK1B, UPK2, UPK3A, and KRT20).
BASAL High levels of genes that typically mark urothelial basal cells (KRT14,
KRT5, and KRT6B).
They found similarities between Luminal and Basal subtypes of breast cance.
Dissimilarities as well
Claudin-low bladder tumors are a subpopulation of the basal-like bladder
cancers
claudin low subtypes in breast can arise from multiple intrinsic subtype.
20. Consensus classification
Aure卒lie Kamoun, Aure卒lien de Reynie`s, Yves Allory, Gottfrid Sjo即dahl, A. Gordon
Robertson, Roland Seiler et al (2020)
Used 1750 MIBC transcriptomic profiles from 16 published datasets and two additional cohorts.
Built a weighted network of subtyping results, using Cohens kappa metric
Quantified similarities between subtypes from different classification systems
Formed Markov cluster algorithm to identify robust network substructures corresponding to potential consensus
classes
22. Consensus Classes
1. Luminal papillary (LumP) >50% of these tumors activate FGFR3 through either
mutation, fusion, or genomic amplification.
2. Luminal Non-Specified (LumNS)
1. Only 8% of the 1750 MIBC tumors analyzed.
2. enriched with micropapillary histological variants, and is
3. significantly associated with carcinoma in situ
3. Luminal Unstable (LumU) Refers to the genomically unstable class name in the Lund
molecular taxonomy,
LumU tumors display several features of genomic instability
higher overall and APOBEC mutation burdens, and
more somatic copy number alterations.
4. Basal/Squamous (Ba/Sq) notably high levels of KRT14, KRT5/6, and a lack of GATA3
and FOXA1
23. 5. Stroma-rich
It includes both luminal and non-luminal tumors reflects the microenvironment,
strongly overlapping with Infiltrated subtypes from TCGA and Lund classifications
6. Neuroendocrine-like (NE-like)
This consensus class is strongly associated with neuroendocrine histological variants
associated with TCGA Neuronal subtype
25. Molecular Classification of Bladder Urothelial Carcinoma Using
NanoString-Based Gene Expression Analysis
1. GATA3+ or KRT20+
expression
2. Rarely GATA3+ &
KRT20+/KRT14 low/KRT5 low
cases
KRT14+ or
KRT5+ or GATA3 low/- or KRT20
low/-
KRT14-/KRT5-/GATA3-
/KRT20-
luminal
null/double-negative
(non-luminal/non-basal)
Basaal
26. A c c o r d i n g t o p a t h o l o g i c
t u m o r c l a s s i f i c a t i o n
( C o n v e n t i o n a l V S . Va r i a n t
h i s t o l o g y u r o t h e l i a l
c a r c i n o m a )
The KaplanMeier plots
29. NMIBC molecular classification
First comprehensive study was done at Aarhus University
Hospital, Denmark in 2016
Sub-grouped into three major classes with basal- and luminal-
like characteristics Class 1, Class 2, Class 3.
Class 3 tumors elevated levels of lncRNA expression,
decreased expression of protein-encoding genes, and reduced
isoform switching.
APOBEC-related mutational signature based on RNA-seq data
preferentially in the class 2 patient group with poor prognosis.
30. Class 1 tumors
high expression of
early cell-cycle genes
Class 2 tumors
high expression of
late cell-cycle genes
Class 3 tumors
Expression of
basal like markers
like CD44, CK5, CK15
Uroplakin, BAMBI,
PPARG, SPINK
35. MICROPAPILLARY UROTH
ELIAL CARCINOMA
Rare and aggressive variant.
Small tight clusters of highgrade tumor cells lacking true
fibrovascular cores and present within lacunar spaces.
Strong association with ERBB2 gene amplification and HER2
overexpression.
37. PLASMACYTOID
UROTHELIAL CARCINOMA
Rare and aggressive variant of bladder cancer.
Discohesive and infiltrating growth.
Truncating CDH1 mutations or promoter
hypermethylation --> Loss of E-cadherin
expression.
No association with CDH1 germline
mutations.
Genomic background otherwise similar to
urothelial carcinoma.
38. Divergent evolution of plasmacytoid and urothelial NOS
components within a tumor with distinct histologic regions
CDKN1A
PIK3C2G
PHOX2B InDels
PGDFRA G829E
EGFR amp
MDM2 amp
CDH1 alterations
Truncated
Mutations
39. SMALL CELL /
NEUROENDOCRINECARCINO
MA OF THE BLADDER
Rare and aggressive variant of bladder cancer.
Similar to small cell carcinoma in other organs.
Strong association with TP53/RB1 co-
alterations.
Genetic background similar to bladder cancer
and strongly associated with APOBEC signature.
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