Integrative analysis of breast cancer reveals prognostic haematopoietic activity and patient-specific immune response profiles

Frederick S. Varn, Erik H. Andrews, David W. Mullins and Chao Cheng ()
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Frederick S. Varn: Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Erik H. Andrews: Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
David W. Mullins: Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Chao Cheng: Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth

Nature Communications, 2016, vol. 7, issue 1, 1-12

Abstract: Abstract Transcriptional programmes active in haematopoietic cells enable a variety of functions including dedifferentiation, innate immunity and adaptive immunity. Understanding how these programmes function in the context of cancer can provide valuable insights into host immune response, cancer severity and potential therapy response. Here we present a method that uses the transcriptomes of over 200 murine haematopoietic cells, to infer the lineage-specific haematopoietic activity present in human breast tumours. Correlating this activity with patient survival and tumour purity reveals that the transcriptional programmes of many cell types influence patient prognosis and are found in environments of high lymphocytic infiltration. Collectively, these results allow for a detailed and personalized assessment of the patient immune response to a tumour. When combined with routinely collected patient biopsy genomic data, this method can enable a richer understanding of the complex interplay between the host immune system and cancer.

Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1038/ncomms10248

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