Identification of molecular pathway aberrations in uterine serous carcinoma by genome-wide analyses.

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We analyzed the genomes of uterine serous carcinoma samples to better understand the molecular genetic characteristics of this cancer. Whole-exome sequencing was performed on 10 uterine serous carcinomas and the matched normal blood or tissue samples. We found frequent somatic mutations in TP53 (81.6%), PIK3CA (23.7%), FBXW7 (19.7%), and PPP2R1A (18.4%) among the 76 uterine serous carcinomas examined. All nine serous carcinomas that had an associated serous endometrial intraepithelial carcinoma had concordant PIK3CA, PPP2R1A, and TP53 mutation status between uterine serous carcinoma and the concurrent serous endometrial intraepithelial carcinoma component. DNA copy number analysis revealed frequent genomic amplification of the CCNE1 locus and deletion of the FBXW7 locus. Nearly half of these uterine serous carcinomas (48%) harbored PIK3CA mutation and/or PIK3CA amplification.