Tumor Microbiome Diversity and Composition Influence Pancreatic Cancer Outcomes

Erick Riquelme, Yu Zhang, Liangliang Zhang, Maria Montiel, Michelle Zoltan, Wenli Dong, Pompeyo Quesada, Ismet Sahin, Vidhi Chandra, Anthony San Lucas, Paul Scheet, Hanwen Xu, Samir M. Hanash, Lei Feng, Jared K. Burks, Kim-Anh Do, Christine B. Peterson, Deborah Nejman, Ching-Wei D. Tzeng, Michael P. KimCynthia L. Sears, Nadim Ajami, Joseph Petrosino, Laura D. Wood, Anirban Maitra, Ravid Straussman, Matthew Katz, James Robert White, Robert Jenq, Jennifer Wargo, Florencia McAllister

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Abstract

Most patients diagnosed with resected pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC) survive less than 5 years, but a minor subset survives longer. Here, we dissect the role of the tumor microbiota and the immune system in influencing long-term survival. Using 16S rRNA gene sequencing, we analyzed the tumor microbiome composition in PDAC patients with short-term survival (STS) and long-term survival (LTS). We found higher alpha-diversity in the tumor microbiome of LTS patients and identified an intra-tumoral microbiome signature (Pseudoxanthomonas-Streptomyces-Saccharopolyspora-Bacillus clausii) highly predictive of long-term survivorship in both discovery and validation cohorts. Through human-into-mice fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) experiments from STS, LTS, or control donors, we were able to differentially modulate the tumor microbiome and affect tumor growth as well as tumor immune infiltration. Our study demonstrates that PDAC microbiome composition, which cross-talks to the gut microbiome, influences the host immune response and natural history of the disease.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)795-806, e1-e12
Number of pages24
JournalCell
Volume178
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 8 Aug 2019

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology

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