Unknown,Transcriptomics,Genomics,Proteomics

Dataset Information

Immune regulation by low doses of the DNA methyltransferase inhibitor 5-azacitidine in common human epithelial cancers [methylation]

ABSTRACT: Epigenetic therapy is emerging as a potential therapy for solid tumors. To investigate its mechanism of action, we performed integrative expression and methylation analysis of 63 cancer cell lines (breast, colorectal, and ovarian) after treatment with the DNA methyltransferase inhibitor 5-azacitidine (AZA). Gene Set Enrichment Analysis demonstrated significant enrichment for immunomodulatory pathways in all three cancers (14.4-31.3%) including interferon signaling, antigen processing and presentation, and cytokines/chemokines. Strong upregulation of cancer testis antigens was also observed. An AZA IMmune gene set (AIMs) derived from the union of these immunomodulatory pathway genes classified primary tumors from all three types, into “high” and “low” AIM gene expression subsets in tumor expression data from both TCGA and GEO (GSE42284, GSE10893, and GSE26712 for the colon, breast, and ovarian samples, respectively). Samples from selected patient biopsies showed upregulation of AIM genes after treatment with epigenetic therapy. These results point to a broad immune stimulatory role for DNA demethylating drugs in multiple cancers. A total of 338 samples were analyzed.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

SUBMITTER: Stephen Baylin

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-57342 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress

ACCESS DATA

Publications

Immune regulation by low doses of the DNA methyltransferase inhibitor 5-azacitidine in common human epithelial cancers.

Li Huili H Chiappinelli Katherine B KB Guzzetta Angela A AA Easwaran Hariharan H Yen Ray-Whay Chiu RW Vatapalli Rajita R Topper Michael J MJ Luo Jianjun J Connolly Roisin M RM Azad Nilofer S NS Stearns Vered V Pardoll Drew M DM Davidson Nancy N Jones Peter A PA Slamon Dennis J DJ Baylin Stephen B SB Zahnow Cynthia A CA Ahuja Nita N

Oncotarget 20140201 3

Epigenetic therapy is emerging as a potential therapy for solid tumors. To investigate its mechanism of action, we performed integrative expression and methylation analysis of 63 cancer cell lines (breast, colorectal, and ovarian) after treatment with the DNA methyltransferase inhibitor 5-azacitidine (AZA). Gene Set Enrichment Analysis demonstrated significant enrichment for immunomodulatory pathways in all three cancers (14.4-31.3%) including interferon signaling, antigen processing and present ...[more]

PMID: 24583822

Similar Datasets

Project description:Differentially methylated oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) biomarkers, identified in-vitro and validated in well-characterized surgical specimens, have shown poor clinical correlation in cohorts with different risk profiles. To overcome this lack of relevance we used the HumanMethylation27 BeadChip, publicly available methylation and expression array data, and Quantitative Methylation Specific PCR to uncover differential methylation in OSCC clinical samples with heterogeneous risk profiles. A two stage-design consisting of Discovery and Prevalence screens was used to identify differential promoter methylation and deregulated pathways in patients diagnosed with OSCC and head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Promoter methylation of KIF1A (k=0.64), HOXA9 (k=0.60), NID2 (k=0.60), and EDNRB (k=0.60) had a moderate to substantial agreement with clinical diagnosis in the Discovery screen. HOXA9 had 68% sensitivity, 100% specificity and a 0.81 AUC. NID2 had 71% sensitivity, 100% specificity and a 0.79 AUC. In the Prevalence screen HOXA9 (k=0.82) and NID2 (k=0.80) had an almost perfect agreement with histologic diagnosis. HOXA9 had 85% sensitivity, 97% specificity and a 0.95 AUC. NID2 had 87% sensitivity, 95% specificity and a 0.91 AUC. A HOXA9 and NID2 gene panel had 94% sensitivity, 97% specificity and a 0.97 AUC. In saliva from OSCC cases and controls HOXA9 had 75% sensitivity, 53% specificity and a 0.75 AUC. NID2 had 87% sensitivity, 21% specificity and a 0.73 AUC. This Phase I Biomarker Development Trial identified a panel of differentially methylated genes in normal and OSCC clinical samples from patients with heterogeneous risk profiles. This panel may be useful for early detection and cancer prevention studies. The 12 samples analyzed comprise equal numbers of three tissue-types: Primary oral squamous cell carcinoma, Oral leukoplakia and Normal oral mucosa. Gender, age and smoking-status were approximately equally represented in these goups. Normal oral mucosa served as a control.

Dataset Information

Immune regulation by low doses of the DNA methyltransferase inhibitor 5-azacitidine in common human epithelial cancers [methylation]

Publications

Immune regulation by low doses of the DNA methyltransferase inhibitor 5-azacitidine in common human epithelial cancers.

Similar Datasets

OmicsDI is part of the ELIXIR infrastructure

Tweets