The Gastric Cancer Registry: A Genomic Translational Resource for Multidisciplinary Research in Gastric Cancer

Alison F. Almeda, Susan M. Grimes, Ho Joon Lee, Stephanie Greer, Gi Won Shin, Madeline McNamara, Anna C. Hooker, Maya M. Arce, Matthew Kubit, Marie C. Schauer, Paul Van Hummelen, Cindy Ma, Meredith A. Mills, Robert J. Huang, Joo Ha Hwang, Manuel R. Amieva, Summer S. Han, James M. Ford, Hanlee P. Ji

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Abstract

Background: Gastric cancer is a leading cause of cancer morResults: From 2011 to 2021, 567 individuals registered and bidity and mortality. Developing information systems which intereturned the clinical questionnaire. For this cohort 65% had a grate clinical and genomic data may accelerate discoveries to personal history of gastric cancer, 36% reported a family history improve cancer prevention, detection, and treatment. To support of gastric cancer, and 14% had a germline CDH1 mutation. 89 translational research in gastric cancer, we developed the Gastric patients with gastric cancer provided tumor samples. For the initial Cancer Registry (GCR), a North American repository of clinical and study, 41 tumors were sequenced using next-generation sequencing. cancer genomics data. The data was analyzed for cancer mutations, copy-number variaMethods: Participants self-enrolled online. Entry criteria tions, gene expression, microbiome, neoantigens, immune infilinto the GCR included the following: (i) diagnosis of gastric trates, and other features. We developed a searchable, web-based cancer, (ii) history of gastric cancer in a first- or second-degree interface (the GCR Genome Explorer) to enable researchers’ access relative, or (iii) known germline mutation in the gene CDH1. to these datasets. Participants provided demographic and clinical information Conclusions: The GCR is a unique, North American gastric through a detailed survey. Some participants provided speci-cancer registry which integrates clinical and genomic annotation. mens of saliva and tumor samples. Tumor samples underwent Impact: Available for researchers through an open access, web-exome sequencing, whole-genome sequencing, and transcripbased explorer, the GCR Genome Explorer will accelerate collabtome sequencing. orative gastric cancer research across the United States and world.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1693-1700
Number of pages8
JournalCancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention
Volume31
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2022

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