EGAGenomicsN/Ahttps://ega-archive.org/datasets/EGAD0000100639129EGA dataset EGAD00001006391EGAIn order to improve treatment selection for high grade neuroendocrine carcinomas of the cervix (NECC), we performed a comparative genomic analysis between this rare tumor type and other cervical cancer types, as well as extra-cervical neuroendocrine small cell carcinomas of the lung and bladder. We performed whole exome sequencing on fresh-frozen tissue from 15 NECCs and matched normal tissue. We then identified mutations and copy number variants using standard analysis pipelines. Published mutation tables from cervical cancers and extra-cervical small cell carcinomas were used for comparative analysis. Descriptive statistical methods were used and a two-sided threshold of P < .05 was used for significance. In the NECC cohort, we detected a median of 1.7 somatic mutations per megabase (range 1.0-20.9). PIK3CA p.E545K mutations were the most frequency observed oncogenic mutation (4/15 tumors, 27%). Activating MAPK pathway mutations in KRAS (p.G12D) and GNAS (p.R201C) co-occurred in two tumors (13%). In total we identified PI3-kinase or MAPK pathway activating mutations in 67% of NECC. When compared to NECC, lung and bladder small cell carcinomas exhibited a statistically significant higher rate of coding mutations (P < .001 for lung; P = .001 for bladder). Mutation of TP53 was uncommon in NECC (13%) and was more frequent in both lung (103 of 110 tumors [94%], P < .001) and bladder (18 of 19 tumors [95%], P < .001) small cell carcinoma. These comparative genomics data suggest that NECC may be genetically more similar to common cervical cancer subtypes than to extra-cervical small cell neuroendocrine carcinomas of the lung and bladder. These results may have implications for the selection of cytotoxic and targeted therapy regimens for this rare disease.Comparative genomics of high grade neuroendocrine carcinoma of the cervix.Hillman R Tyler RT, Cardnell Robert R, Fujimoto Junya J, Lee Won-Chul WC, Zhang Jianjun J, Byers Lauren A LA, Ramalingam Preetha P, Leitao Mario M, Swisher Elizabeth E, Futreal P Andrew PA, Frumovitz Michael Mfalse01597d9d-b85e-43c5-b035-cb21abfeb9e1 - samplesWhole exome sequencing of neuroendocrine cervical cancer2020-09-14 11:23:30EGAD00001006391960632544169EGAC00001001731EGAS00001003142