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Clinical and molecular characterization of virus-positive and virus-negative Merkel cell carcinoma.

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BACKGROUND:Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a highly aggressive neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skin caused by either the integration of Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) and expression of viral T antigens or by ultraviolet-induced damage to the tumor genome from excessive sunlight exposure. An increasing number of deep sequencing studies of MCC have identified significant differences between the number and types of point mutations, copy number alterations, and structural variants between virus-positive and virus-negative tumors. However, it has been challenging to reliably distinguish between virus positive and UV damaged MCC. METHODS:In this study, we assembled a cohort of 71 MCC patients and performed deep sequencing with OncoPanel, a clinically implemented, next-generation sequencing assay targeting over 400 cancer-associated genes. To improve the accuracy and sensitivity for virus detection compared to traditional PCR and IHC methods, we developed a hybrid capture baitset against the entire MCPyV genome and software to detect integration sites and structure. RESULTS:Sequencing from this approach revealed distinct integration junctions in the tumor genome and generated assemblies that strongly support a model of microhomology-initiated hybrid, virus-host, circular DNA intermediate that promotes focal amplification of host and viral DNA. Using the clear delineation between virus-positive and virus-negative tumors from this method, we identified recurrent somatic alterations common across MCC and alterations specific to each class of tumor, associated with differences in overall survival. Finally, comparing the molecular and clinical data from these patients revealed a surprising association of immunosuppression with virus-negative MCC and significantly shortened overall survival. CONCLUSIONS:These results demonstrate the value of high-confidence virus detection for identifying molecular mechanisms of UV and viral oncogenesis in MCC. Furthermore, integrating these data with clinical data revealed features that could impact patient outcome and improve our understanding of MCC risk factors.

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Genome Med

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Genome medicine

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Starrett GJ,Thakuria M,Chen T,Marcelus C,Cheng J,Nomburg J,Thorner AR,Slevin MK,Powers W,Burns RT,Perry C,Piris A,Kuo FC,Rabinowits G,Giobbie-Hurder A,MacConaill LE,DeCaprio JA

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10.1186/s13073-020-00727-4

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2020-03-18 00:00:00

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1756-994X

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10.1186/s13073-020-00727-4

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Clinical and molecular characterization of virus-positive and virus-negative Merkel cell carcinoma.