Widespread genetic heterogeneity in multiple myeloma: implications for targeted therapy

Lohr JG, Stojanov P, Carter SL, Cruz-Gordillo P, Lawrence MS, Auclair D, Sougnez C, Knoechel B, Gould J, Saksena G, et al. Widespread genetic heterogeneity in multiple myeloma: implications for targeted therapy. Cancer Cell. 2014;25:91–101.

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Lohr, Jens GStojanov, PetarCarter, Scott LCruz-Gordillo, PeterLawrence, Michael SAuclair, DanielSougnez, CarrieKnoechel, BirgitGould, JoshuaSaksena, GordonCibulskis, KristianMcKenna, AaronChapman, Michael AStraussman, RavidLevy, JoanPerkins, Louise MKeats, Jonathan JSchumacher, Steven ERosenberg, MaraGetz, GadGolub, Todd RengT32 CA009172/CA/NCI NIH HHS/HHMI/Howard Hughes Medical Institute/5P50CA100707-09/CA/NCI NIH HHS/001/WHO_/World Health Organization/InternationalP50 CA100707/CA/NCI NIH HHS/U54 CA112962/CA/NCI NIH HHS/Research Support, N.I.H., ExtramuralResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'tCancer Cell. 2014 Jan 13;25(1):91-101. doi: 10.1016/j.ccr.2013.12.015.

Abstract

We performed massively parallel sequencing of paired tumor/normal samples from 203 multiple myeloma (MM) patients and identified significantly mutated genes and copy number alterations and discovered putative tumor suppressor genes by determining homozygous deletions and loss of heterozygosity. We observed frequent mutations in KRAS (particularly in previously treated patients), NRAS, BRAF, FAM46C, TP53, and DIS3 (particularly in nonhyperdiploid MM). Mutations were often present in subclonal populations, and multiple mutations within the same pathway (e.g., KRAS, NRAS, and BRAF) were observed in the same patient. In vitro modeling predicts only partial treatment efficacy of targeting subclonal mutations, and even growth promotion of nonmutated subclones in some cases. These results emphasize the importance of heterogeneity analysis for treatment decisions.
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