PubMed · 42754235
sWGS Identifies a Copy-Number-High Subset of TP53-mutated Multiple-Classifier Endometrial Carcinomas With Adverse Clinicopathological Features.
Abstract
TP53-mutated "multiple-classifier" endometrial carcinomas represent a diagnostically challenging subgroup within current molecular classification algorithms. Although these tumors are assigned to POLE-mutated or mismatch repair-deficient categories according to current ESGO/FIGO-based algorithms, their biological heterogeneity remains incompletely characterized. Herein, we retrospectively analyzed TP53-mutated multiple-classifier endometrial carcinomas identified through routine molecular profiling at our institution between 2022 and 2025 using an integrated histopathological, immunohistochemical, targeted sequencing, and shallow whole-genome sequencing approach. Copy-number alteration-high (CNA-high) status was defined as ≥5 large-scale genomic alterations, corresponding to copy-number gains or losses ≥3 Mb within a single chromosomal arm excluding whole-arm alterations. Among 33 analyzable TP53-mutated multiple-classifier endometrial carcinomas, sWGS identified 12 CNA-high tumors (36.4%) and 21 CNA-low tumors (63.6%). CNA-high tumors were more frequently non-endometrioid, high-grade, and advanced-stage according to FIGO 2023. They showed higher TP53 variant allele frequencies (VAF) and higher TP53 VAF-to-tumor-cellularity ratios. After a median follow-up of 12.8 months, recurrences (6/33; 18.2%) and disease-related deaths (3/33; 9.1%) were observed in the CNA-high subgroup, whereas no recurrence or disease-related death was observed among CNA-low patients. These findings indicate that TP53-mutated multiple-classifier endometrial carcinomas comprise biologically distinct subsets that are not fully captured by current 4-tier TCGA-based molecular classification and ESGO-based risk stratification. In this cohort, sWGS identified a CNA-high group with adverse clinicopathological features and clinical events suggesting a potentially more aggressive clinical course. Integration of genome-wide copy-number profiling may therefore refine the biological interpretation of TP53 alterations in multiple-classifier endometrial carcinomas and warrants validation in larger multicenter cohorts.
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Guillaume Bataillon, Thomas Volosov, Mathilde Morisseau, Claire Illac, Raphaelle Duprez-Paumier, Julie Meilleroux, Amélie Lusque, Gwenaël Ferron, Sarah Betrian Lagarde, Laurence Gladieff, Janick Selves, Solène Evrard, Mathilde Del, Alejandra Martinez, Alexandre Eeckhoutte, Giulio Ricotta. 2026-09-17. sWGS Identifies a Copy-Number-High Subset of TP53-mutated Multiple-Classifier Endometrial Carcinomas With Adverse Clinicopathological Features.. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.modpat.2026.101085
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