Identifying a high-risk cellular signature in the multiple myeloma bone marrow microenvironment_1

ABSTRACT: The multiple myeloma (MM) tumor microenvironment is thought to influence patient outcomes. To test this, we computationally enumerated relevant cell populations in 436 newly diagnosed MM patients. Unsupervised clustering identified 5 clusters, with patients in Cluster 5 having significantly worse outcomes: 13 fewer months of progression-free survival (P = 0.002) and 8 fewer months of overall survival (P = 0.040). Cell type analysis showed that patients in Cluster 5 had elevated CD8+ T cell and B cell populations, but low granulocyte levels. A granulocyte signature identified an additional 14% of patients with elevated risk but lacking International Staging System stage III or GEP-70 high- risk status

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE136324 | GEO | 2019/08/31

REPOSITORIES: GEO