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The intra-tumoral heterogeneity in glioblastoma - a limitation for prognostic value of epigenetic markers?

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ACTA NEUROCHIRURGICA
卷 165, 期 6, 页码 1635-1644

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SPRINGER WIEN
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-023-05594-7

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microRNA; Methylation; Glioblastoma; Epigenetic; Heterogeneity

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This study investigates the prognostic markers of epigenetic tumor features in glioblastoma and finds that the heterogeneity of these features within tumors may influence survival. Using tumor samples from 154 glioblastoma patients, the study examines the methylation and miRNA expression heterogeneity and correlates them with patient survival.
ObjectiveEpigenetic tumor features are getting into focus as prognostic markers in glioblastoma. Whether intra-tumoral heterogeneity in these epigenetic characteristics may influence prognostic value remains unclear.MethodsOf 154 patients suffering from glioblastoma, 120 patients served as reference collective, while 34 patients were compiled as test collective. MGMT, p15, and p16 promoter methylation and miRNA expression levels (miRNA-21, miRNA-24, miRNA-26a, and miRNA-181d) were measured in each tumor specimen. Serving as a statistical baseline, epigenetic heterogeneity between tumors (inter-tumoral) was estimated within a triplet of three tumor specimens from three different reference patients. For estimation of epigenetic heterogeneity within a tumor (intra-tumoral), previous results were compared to three tumor specimens within one glioblastoma of patients of the test collective. Resulting levels of heterogeneity were then correlated with survival and validated by an external TCGA data set.ResultsHeterogeneity in MGMT promoter methylation occurred less likely in the test group compared to the reference group. No difference in heterogeneity was observed between test and reference group regarding p15 and p16 methylation. Intra-tumoral heterogeneity within the test group regarding miRNA-21, miRNA-24, miRNA-26a, and miRNA-181d expression was not distinguishable from inter-tumoral heterogeneity. A homogenously increased miRNA-21 expression was associated with reduced overall survival in the test collective. The findings could be validated by comparison with TCGA datasets.ConclusionHeterogeneity of epigenetic characteristics in one glioblastoma may be of the same magnitude as heterogeneity between different patients. Not only the extent of epigenetic characteristics but also the extent of intra-tumoral heterogeneity may influence survival in glioblastoma.

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