Genomic signatures of adenosquamous carcinoma of the pancreas (PASC)

Abstract

In pancreatic cancer (PC), adenosquamous carcinoma of the pancreas (PASC) containing both ductal adenocarcinoma and squamous carcinoma in the same tumor represents ~ 4% of the total incidence. To date, the genomic features of this mixed tumor are still unknown. We analyzed genomes of 17 PASCs and 34 ductal adenocarcinomas (PDACs), showing that PASC carried highly enriched TP53 mutations and 3p loss compared to PDAC. Furthermore, we uncovered that adenomatous and squamous components of PASC harbored comparable genomic alterations, suggesting that two cellular components are developed from the same progenitor cancer cells. Our study has updated genomic knowledge for helping to understand mixed cancers of the pancreas.

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