Context.—: Recent genome-wide sequencing studies have identified a subset of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas (PDACs) harboring significant alterations in epigenetic regulation genes, including the COMPASS-like complex genes. Whether this subset of PDACs has specific histologic characteristics or carries prognostic or therapeutic implications is unknown.

Objective.—: To determine the specific clinicopathologic and molecular features of PDACs carrying mutations in COMPASS-like complex genes.

Design.—: We analyzed a series of 103 primary and metastatic PDACs with comprehensive molecular profiling, including 13 PDACs carrying loss-of-function COMPASS-like complex gene alterations (study cohort). Another 45 patients carrying PDACs with wild-type COMPASS-like complex genes were used as the control group.

Results.—: PDACs within the study cohort were smaller, harboring frequent areas of poor differentiation and concurrent alterations in KRAS, TP53, SMAD4, and CDKN2A. A subset of metastatic PDACs from the study cohort showed squamous differentiation. There was a trend toward decreased survival in the study group. We further interrogated 2 public data sets and found that PDACs with COMPASS-like complex gene alterations have increased rates of TP53 mutation, body-tail location, poor differentiation or undifferentiated histology, and a higher death rate.

Conclusions.—: COMPASS-like complex gene alterations likely represent a subset of more aggressive PDACs with poor or squamous differentiation histologically and increased concurrent TP53 mutations. These findings may have potential prognostic and therapeutic implications.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.5858/arpa.2022-0103-OADOI Listing

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