PO.TB10.01 · 肿瘤生物学
Dichotomous immunogenetic landscape of lung adenocarcinoma associated with usual interstitial pneumonia
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摘要 Abstract
Background: Interstitial pneumonia increases the risk of lung cancer; however, the underlying carcinogenic pathways remain poorly understood. Usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) frequently co-localizes with lung adenocarcinoma (LADC), providing a model to understand chronic inflammation-driven carcinogenesis.
Method: We conducted whole-genome and RNA sequence of 44 UIP (+) LADCs and compared them with 216 UIP (-) LADCs. To address intra-tumoral heterogeneity and characterize the tumor microenvironment, we performed spatial transcriptomics using a whole-transcriptome platform (Visium, 55 µm resolution) and single-cell-resolution platforms (Xenium lung panel, 302 genes; Xenium 5K, 5,018 genes).
Results: UIP (+) LADCs exhibited unique molecular features: low tumor mutation burden, absence of EGFR mutations, and a pervasive presence of myofibroblastic cancer-associated fibroblasts (myCAFs), likely derived from fibrotic myofibroblasts in UIP. The most common genetic alteration was in NKX2-1 (41%), encoding the lung-lineage transcription factor TTF-1. A dichotomous immunogenetic landscape was observed: NKX2-1-deficient tumors showed gastrointestinal differentiation, frequent ERBB2 amplification with super-enhancer formation, and immune "cold" characteristics; NKX2-1-proficient tumors exhibited immune "hot" characteristics with abundant intra-tumoral CD8+ T cells and elevated PD-L1 expression. Spatial transcriptomics analysis revealed intratumor heterogeneity associated with NKX2-1 expression status, suggesting illegitimate gastrointestinal differentiation. In addition, the presence of WNT5A- and CTHRC1-expressing myCAFs were identified, which may originate from UIP-associated myofibroblasts. Paired tumor and UIP regions demonstrated that CTHRC1+WNT5A+ myCAF population was markedly enriched in tumor tissues relative to matched UIP regions, suggesting their expansion during carcinogenesis.
Conclusion: We propose a dual model of UIP-associated lung carcinogenesis determined by NKX2-1 status, wherein myCAFs derived from UIP-associated myofibroblasts drive both carcinogenic pathways. These findings offer targeted therapeutic strategies based on the dichotomous immunogenetic landscape and highlight targeting the myofibroblast-to-myCAF transition as a potential approach for cancer prevention in chronic pulmonary fibrosis.
利益披露 Disclosure
A. Mochizuki, None..
A. Suzuki, None..
K. Shiraishi, None..
M. Torasawa, None..
T. Honda, None..
S. Kirimura, None..
Y. Miyazaki, None..
K. Okubo, None..
S. Kaneko, None..
Y. Yoshida, None..
S. Watanabe, None..
M. Tsuboi, None..
G. Ishii, None..
Y. Suzuki, None.
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