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Single-cell analysis reveals altered tumor microenvironments of relapse- and remission-associated pediatric acute myeloid leukemia

ABSTRACT: Pediatric acute myeloid leukemia (AML) bone marrow (BM) samples from diagnosis (Dx), end of induction (EOI), and relapse timepoints were analyzed by single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq). Analysis of matched Dx, EOI scRNA-seq datasets and TARGET AML RNA-seq datasets revealed a novel AML blasts-associated 7-gene signature (CLEC11A, PRAME, AZU1, NREP, ARMH1, C1QBP, TRH) that was validated in two independent datasets. Distinct clusters of relapse- and continuous complete remission (CCR)-associated AML-blasts were observed at Dx, with differential expression of genes associated with survival. At Dx, relapse-associated samples had more exhausted T cells while CCR-associated samples had more inflammatory M1 macrophages. Post-therapy EOI residual blasts overexpressed fatty acid oxidation, tumor growth, and stemness genes. Also, a post-therapy T-cells cluster present in relapse-associated samples exhibited downregulation of MHC Class I and T-cell regulatory genes. Altogether, this study deeply characterizes pediatric AML relapse- and CCR-associated samples to provide novel insights into BM microenvironment landscape.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE235923 | GEO | 2023/09/05

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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Project description:We analysed, by last-generation high-resolution SNP arrays, Normal Karyotype (NK)-AML patients at diagnosis (Dx) and remission (R) phases, in order to determine the number of tumor-associated copy number abnormalities (CNAs) and copy neutral-loss of heterozygosity (CN-LOH) regions per patient and to identify possible recurring genomic abnormalities. The number of tumor-associated CNAs was detemined after comparison of 11 matched Dx/R samples using stringent conditions able to reduce the number of false positive CNAs. 8 additional unmatched Dx samples were included in the analysis of recurring CNAs and for detection of broad CN-LOH segments. With the exception of a single outlier case, a low number of CNAs per patient was detected (median value of 1 somatic loss or gain per patient). However, a high prevalence of CNAs (60-70% of the patients showed at least 1 tumor-associated gain or loss) and few recurring CNAs were observed, thus providing new hints towards identification of cooperating mutations. An extensive search of all CN-LOH regions > 1 Mb revealed only 3 broad regions (terminal 12Mb of 22q, terminal 27Mb of 1p and the whole chromosome 21) in three patients out of 19 (16%). CN-LOH of the whole chromosome 21 was responsible for homozygosity of a missense mutation (R80C) of RUNX1/AML1. Our study suggests that a relative submicroscopic copy number stability NK-AML genomes is associated with low recurrence of specific CNAs and CN-LOH in NK-AML patient population. Nineteen AML bone marrow samples were collected at the time of diagnosis (>90% blasts), defined as karyotypically-normal on the basis of standard metaphase cytogenetics (MC) and analysed by the Affymetrix SNP 6.0 arrays. In 11 of such cases (matched Dx) we obtained a bone marrow sample at the remission phase (matched R) of comparable high quality as evaluated by Contrast QC and MAPD values. In 8 cases (unmatched Dx) the corresponding R sample was not available or was not of comparable quality. As a reference set the publicly available data from 270 HapMap individuals were used.

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Single-cell analysis reveals altered tumor microenvironments of relapse- and remission-associated pediatric acute myeloid leukemia

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