@article{7b2b273d51394a51afc41ec2cccfc3f9,
title = "Machine Learning Identifies Stemness Features Associated with Oncogenic Dedifferentiation",
abstract = "Cancer progression involves the gradual loss of a differentiated phenotype and acquisition of progenitor and stem-cell-like features. Here, we provide novel stemness indices for assessing the degree of oncogenic dedifferentiation. We used an innovative one-class logistic regression (OCLR) machine-learning algorithm to extract transcriptomic and epigenetic feature sets derived from non-transformed pluripotent stem cells and their differentiated progeny. Using OCLR, we were able to identify previously undiscovered biological mechanisms associated with the dedifferentiated oncogenic state. Analyses of the tumor microenvironment revealed unanticipated correlation of cancer stemness with immune checkpoint expression and infiltrating immune cells. We found that the dedifferentiated oncogenic phenotype was generally most prominent in metastatic tumors. Application of our stemness indices to single-cell data revealed patterns of intra-tumor molecular heterogeneity. Finally, the indices allowed for the identification of novel targets and possible targeted therapies aimed at tumor differentiation. Stemness features extracted from transcriptomic and epigenetic data from TCGA tumors reveal novel biological and clinical insight, as well as potential drug targets for anti-cancer therapies.",
keywords = "cancer stem cells, dedifferentiation, epigenomic, genomic, machine learning, pan-cancer, stemness, The Cancer Genome Atlas",
author = "{The Cancer Genome Atlas Research Network} and Malta, {Tathiane M.} and Artem Sokolov and Gentles, {Andrew J.} and Tomasz Burzykowski and Laila Poisson and Weinstein, {John N.} and Bo{\.z}ena Kami{\'n}ska and Joerg Huelsken and Larsson Omberg and Olivier Gevaert and Antonio Colaprico and Patrycja Czerwi{\'n}ska and Sylwia Mazurek and Lopa Mishra and Holger Heyn and Alex Krasnitz and Godwin, {Andrew K.} and Lazar, {Alexander J.} and Caesar-Johnson, {Samantha J.} and Demchok, {John A.} and Ina Felau and Melpomeni Kasapi and Ferguson, {Martin L.} and Hutter, {Carolyn M.} and Sofia, {Heidi J.} and Roy Tarnuzzer and Zhining Wang and Liming Yang and Zenklusen, {Jean C.} and Zhang, {Jiashan (Julia)} and Sudha Chudamani and Jia Liu and Laxmi Lolla and Rashi Naresh and Todd Pihl and Qiang Sun and Yunhu Wan and Ye Wu and Juok Cho and Timothy DeFreitas and Scott Frazer and Nils Gehlenborg and Gad Getz and Heiman, {David I.} and Jaegil Kim and Lawrence, {Michael S.} and Pei Lin and Sam Meier and Noble, {Michael S.} and Gordon Saksena and Doug Voet and Hailei Zhang and Brady Bernard and Nyasha Chambwe and Varsha Dhankani and Theo Knijnenburg and Roger Kramer and Kalle Leinonen and Yuexin Liu and Michael Miller and Sheila Reynolds and Ilya Shmulevich and Vesteinn Thorsson and Wei Zhang and Rehan Akbani and Broom, {Bradley M.} and Hegde, {Apurva M.} and Zhenlin Ju and Kanchi, {Rupa S.} and Anil Korkut and Jun Li and Han Liang and Shiyun Ling and Wenbin Liu and Yiling Lu and Mills, {Gordon B.} and Ng, {Kwok Shing} and Arvind Rao and Michael Ryan and Jing Wang and Weinstein, {John N.} and Jiexin Zhang and Adam Abeshouse and Joshua Armenia and Debyani Chakravarty and Chatila, {Walid K.} and {de Bruijn}, Ino and Jianjiong Gao and Gross, {Benjamin E.} and Heins, {Zachary J.} and Ritika Kundra and Konnor La and Marc Ladanyi and Augustin Luna and Nissan, {Moriah G.} and Angelica Ochoa and Phillips, {Sarah M.} and Ed Reznik and Francisco Sanchez-Vega and Chris Sander and Nikolaus Schultz and Robert Sheridan and Sumer, {S. Onur} and Yichao Sun and Taylor, {Barry S.} and Jioajiao Wang and Hongxin Zhang and Pavana Anur and Myron Peto and Paul Spellman and Christopher Benz and Stuart, {Joshua M.} and Wong, {Christopher K.} and Christina Yau and Hayes, {D. Neil} and Parker, {Joel S.} and Wilkerson, {Matthew D.} and Adrian Ally and Miruna Balasundaram and Reanne Bowlby and Denise Brooks and Rebecca Carlsen and Eric Chuah and Noreen Dhalla and Robert Holt and Jones, {Steven J.M.} and Katayoon Kasaian and Darlene Lee and Yussanne Ma and Marra, {Marco A.} and Michael Mayo and Moore, {Richard A.} and Mungall, {Andrew J.} and Karen Mungall and Robertson, {A. Gordon} and Sara Sadeghi and Schein, {Jacqueline E.} and Payal Sipahimalani and Angela Tam and Nina Thiessen and Kane Tse and Tina Wong and Berger, {Ashton C.} and Rameen Beroukhim and Cherniack, {Andrew D.} and Carrie Cibulskis and Gabriel, {Stacey B.} and Gao, {Galen F.} and Gavin Ha and Matthew Meyerson and Schumacher, {Steven E.} and Juliann Shih and Kucherlapati, {Melanie H.} and Kucherlapati, {Raju S.} and Stephen Baylin and Leslie Cope and Ludmila Danilova and Bootwalla, {Moiz S.} and Lai, {Phillip H.} and Maglinte, {Dennis T.} and {Van Den Berg}, {David J.} and Weisenberger, {Daniel J.} and Auman, {J. Todd} and Saianand Balu and Tom Bodenheimer and Cheng Fan and Hoadley, {Katherine A.} and Hoyle, {Alan P.} and Jefferys, {Stuart R.} and Jones, {Corbin D.} and Shaowu Meng and Mieczkowski, {Piotr A.} and Mose, {Lisle E.} and Perou, {Amy H.} and Perou, {Charles M.} and Jeffrey Roach and Yan Shi and Simons, {Janae V.} and Tara Skelly and Soloway, {Matthew G.} and Donghui Tan and Umadevi Veluvolu and Huihui Fan and Toshinori Hinoue and Laird, {Peter W.} and Hui Shen and Wanding Zhou and Michelle Bellair and Kyle Chang and Kyle Covington and Creighton, {Chad J.} and Huyen Dinh and Doddapaneni, {Harsha Vardhan} and Donehower, {Lawrence A.} and Jennifer Drummond and Gibbs, {Richard A.} and Robert Glenn and Walker Hale and Yi Han and Jianhong Hu and Viktoriya Korchina and Sandra Lee and Lora Lewis and Wei Li and Xiuping Liu and Margaret Morgan and Donna Morton and Donna Muzny and Jireh Santibanez and Margi Sheth and Eve Shinbrot and Linghua Wang and Min Wang and Wheeler, {David A.} and Liu Xi and Fengmei Zhao and Julian Hess and Appelbaum, {Elizabeth L.} and Matthew Bailey and Cordes, {Matthew G.} and Li Ding and Fronick, {Catrina C.} and Fulton, {Lucinda A.} and Fulton, {Robert S.} and Cyriac Kandoth and Mardis, {Elaine R.} and McLellan, {Michael D.} and Miller, {Christopher A.} and Schmidt, {Heather K.} and Wilson, {Richard K.} and Daniel Crain and Robert Penny and Patricia Swanson and Amy Chen and Julie Martin and Richards, {William G.} and Peter Hersey and Jennifer Smith and Nicholas Hayward and Amy Davis and Phuong Nguyen and Mark Nelson and Robert Mannel and Kathleen Moore and Jenette Creaney and Bruce Robinson and Fong, {Kwun M.} and Ian Yang",
year = "2018",
month = apr,
day = "5",
doi = "10.1016/j.cell.2018.03.034",
language = "English",
volume = "173",
pages = "338--354.e15",
journal = "Cell",
issn = "0092-8674",
publisher = "Cell Press",
number = "2",
}