Gene expression profiling of biopsy and resection samples from the DEBIOC phase 1 trial of oxaliplatin and capecitabine +/- AZD8931 in oesophageal cancer
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ABSTRACT: The Dual Erb B Inhibition in Oesophago-gastric Cancer (DEBIOC) trial reported an acceptable safety profile for neoadjuvant Oxaliplatin and Capecitabine (Xelox) +/- AZD8931 in oesophageal adenocarcinoma (OAC) but limited efficacy. We evaluated the impact of neoadjuvant Xelox +/-AZD8931 on biological pathways using a unique software-driven solution. Transcriptomic profiles from 25 pre-treatment FFPE OAC biopsies and 17 matched resection specimens, treated with Xelox+AZD8931 (n=16) and Xelox alone (n=9), were analysed using the Almac claraT total mRNA report. Tumour Infiltrating Lymphocytes (TILs) were assessed digitally using QuPath software. Hierarchical clustering identified three molecular subgroups classified by activation of innate immune signalling. The Immune High subgroup was associated with HER2 positivity, increased pathological response and a marked reduction in immune signalling and TILs following neoadjuvant therapy. The Immune Low cluster was pre-dominantly HER2/EGFR negative and EGFR positivity was associated with the Immune Mixed subgroup. Neoadjuvant therapy induced angiogenesis and EMT signalling and a reduction in DNA repair signatures with AZD8931 also promoting an immunosuppressive microenvironment. OAC may be subdivided into three immune-related subgroups which undergo modulation in response to neoadjuvant therapy with marked suppression of the immune microenvironment in HER2 positive/Immune High tumours.
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Richard Turkington
PROVIDER: E-MTAB-13741 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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