Zheng Yang, Peng Heling, Hu Xu, Ou Yong, Wang Dong, Wang Han, Ren Shangqing
School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.
Robotic Minimally Invasive Surgery, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences and Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu, China.
Front Pharmacol. 2023 May 30;14:1199395. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1199395. eCollection 2023.
Urachal carcinoma (UrC) is a rare and aggressive disease. Systematic chemotherapy shows limited efficacy in patients with advanced disease, while targeted therapy and immunotherapy may provide a reasonable alternative for specific populations. The molecular pattern of colorectal cancer (CRC) have recently been identified; this understanding has significantly influenced the clinical management of CRC in terms of molecular-targeted therapy. Although some genetic alterations have been associated with UrC, there is still no systematic overview of the molecular profile of this rare malignancy. In this review, we comprehensively discuss the molecular profile of UrC and further identify potential targets for the personalized treatment of UrC as well as immune checkpoint inhibitors that represent underlying biomarkers. A systematic literature search was carried out by searching the PubMed, EMBASE, and Web of Science databases to identify all literature related to targeted therapy and immunotherapy in urachal carcinoma from inception to February 2023. A total of 28 articles were eligible, and most studies included were case report sand retrospective case series. Furthermore, 420 cases of UrC were identified to analyze the association between mutations and UrC. The most commonly mutated gene in UrC was TP53 with the prevalence of 70%, followed by KRAS mutations in 28.3%, MYC mutations in 20.3%, SMAD4 mutations in 18.2% and GNAS mutations in 18%, amongst other genes. The molecular patterns of UrC and CRC are similar yet distinct. Notably, targeted therapy, especially EGFR-targeting therapy, might provide curative efficacy for patients with UrC by applying specific molecular markers. Additional potential biomarkers for the immunotherapy of UrC are mismatch repair (MMR) status and PD-L1 expression profile. In addition, combined regimens featuring targeted agents and immune checkpoint blockers might increase antitumor activity and exert better efficacy in UrC patients with specific mutational burden.
脐尿管癌(UrC)是一种罕见且侵袭性强的疾病。系统化疗对晚期患者疗效有限,而靶向治疗和免疫治疗可能为特定人群提供合理的替代方案。最近已明确了结直肠癌(CRC)的分子模式;这一认识在分子靶向治疗方面对CRC的临床管理产生了重大影响。尽管一些基因改变与UrC有关,但对于这种罕见恶性肿瘤的分子特征仍缺乏系统概述。在本综述中,我们全面讨论了UrC的分子特征,并进一步确定了UrC个性化治疗的潜在靶点以及代表潜在生物标志物的免疫检查点抑制剂。通过检索PubMed、EMBASE和Web of Science数据库进行系统的文献检索,以识别从创刊至2023年2月所有与脐尿管癌靶向治疗和免疫治疗相关的文献。共有28篇文章符合条件,纳入的大多数研究为病例报告和回顾性病例系列。此外,确定了420例UrC病例以分析突变与UrC之间的关联。UrC中最常发生突变的基因是TP53,突变率为70%,其次是KRAS突变,占28.3%,MYC突变占20.3%,SMAD4突变占18.2%,GNAS突变占18%,以及其他基因。UrC和CRC的分子模式相似但又有所不同。值得注意的是,靶向治疗,尤其是表皮生长因子受体(EGFR)靶向治疗,通过应用特定分子标志物可能为UrC患者提供治愈效果。UrC免疫治疗的其他潜在生物标志物是错配修复(MMR)状态和程序性死亡受体配体1(PD-L1)表达谱。此外,以靶向药物和免疫检查点阻滞剂为特色的联合方案可能会增加抗肿瘤活性,并在具有特定突变负荷的UrC患者中发挥更好的疗效。