Genomic profiling of epithelial neoplasms of the appendix: Insights across histological subtypes and histological grades.
Abstract
847 Background: The biological behavior of appendiceal epithelial neoplasms (AENs) depends on histological subtype and grade. Due to their rarity, previous molecular analyses have grouped diverse biological types together. We aimed to examine genomic and outcomes differences among distinct biological subgroups of appendiceal cancer. Methods: Tempus Lens was used to analyze de-identified clinical genomic, and transcriptomic information for patients (pts) diagnosed with AENs (N=807): mucinous adenocarcinomas (MA) (N=282), non-mucinous adenocarcinomas (NMA) (N = 311), signet-ring cell carcinoma (SRC) (N=46), and goblet cell adenocarcinoma (GCA) (N = 168). Pts were stratified by GNAS/KRAS co-mutations (mut) (N=151) or wild-type (wt) (N=231). RNA-seq data were normalized and quantified as transcripts per million (TPM) and reported as log2(TPM+1). Immune infiltration was estimated via quanTIseq and enrichment via single sample gene set enrichment analysis (ssGSEA). Real-world overall survival (rwOS) was defined as the time from sample collection to death or loss to follow up. Median OS (mOS) was estimated using Kaplan-Meier curves and compared using log-rank tests. Results: Across the cohort, median age was 63 years; 87% were Stage IV with grade distribution of 18% G1, 34% G2, 48% G3; 54% were female; 79% were White, 10% Black, 2% Asian, 8% other and 9% Hispanic ethnicity. Most common mutations across histologies are shown in the table. In MA and NMA, the most common KRAS alterations were 37% and 25% G12D, 20% and 14% G12V, 7% and 6% G13D, and 5% and 4% G12C. GNAS / KRAS -mut was present in 38% MA, 14% NMA and 7% SRC. Grade 2 MA was genomically more like G1 than G3 with KRAS and GNAS rates for G1/2/3 of 90%/83%/46% and 64%/41%/17%, respectively. In MA pts, mOS was shorter for G3 compared to G2 and G1, respectively (13.2m vs 28.8m vs 25.9m, p=0.002). Although, immune cell infiltration was similar between MA and NMA pts; pts with GNAS/KRAS-mut showed higher levels of M1 macrophages (p
Fields of Study & Subjects
Intraperitoneal and Appendiceal Malignancies
Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management
Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Journal of Clinical Oncology
- Volume
- 44
- Issue
- 2_suppl
- Pages
- 847–847
- Publication date
- 10 January 2026
- Language
- EN