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#4588 Spatial transcriptomics identifies Wnt signalling in multifocal ileal neuroendocrine tumours

Introduction: Ileal neuroendocrine tumours (i-NETs) often present with multiple primary tumours (>30-40%). Recent studies showed no shared somatic mutations in multiple primary tumours, highlighting the need to examine the tumour microenvironment in tumorigenesis. The Wnt signalling pathway is crucial for organ stem cell regulation. While the Wnt/β-catenin pathway influences prostate and pancreatic NET/Cs, its role in i-NETs remains unclear.

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Authors: Yogo A, Akanuma N, Kim G, Thirlwell C, Mäkinen N,

Keywords: Wnt Signalling, Spatial Transcriptomics,

#4330 Clinical and gut microbiota (GM) markers of aggressive carcinoid syndrome (CS)

Introduction: While most patients (pts) with CS present indolent disease (iCS), others have aggressive disease (aCS). Little is known about biomarkers of aCS.

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Presenting Author: Riechelmann R

Authors: Riechelmann R, Henrique K, Durant L, Iebba V, Derosa L,

Keywords: neuroendocrine tumour, carcinoid syndrome, gut microbiome,

#4209 Transcriptomic and spliceosomic landscapes of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors generated through Oxford Nanopore Technology sequencing

Introduction: Pancreatic Neuroendocrine tumors (PanNETs) are rare neoplasms with heterogenous nature, still poorly understood. Their low mutational burden has prompted to explore other molecular aspects, from epigenomics to transcriptomics. Increasing evidence indicates that transcriptomic changes, often derived from alterations in alternative splicing, can generate isoforms with oncogenic potential. In this context, long-read Oxford Nanopore Technology (ONT) has emerged as an ideal suited sequencing tool to deeply study transcriptomics and splicing variants.

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Presenting Author: Moreno Montilla M

Authors: Moreno Montilla M, Jones G, Jeffries A, Blazquez Encinas Rey R, Bamford R,

Keywords: Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor, Oxford Nanopore Technology Sequencing, Transcriptomics, Splicing, Fusion Genes,

#4206 Specific spliceosomic landscapes reveal a possible link between RNA processing and panNETs behaviour

Introduction: Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors (PanNETs) are characterized by a low number of mutations. Despite genomics, transcriptomics and epigenomics studies have helped to understand the molecular features of PanNETs, there is still a vast unexplored ground for better comprehension of this disease. In this context, we have previously documented that RNA splicing is dysregulated in these tumors, which unveils new avenues to discover potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets. However, clinical and molecular implications of this dysregulation are still very poorly understood.

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Presenting Author: Pedraza-Arévalo S

Authors: Pedraza-Arévalo S, Blázquez-Encinas R, García-Vioque V, Moreno-Montilla M, Ruiz-Palacios D,

Keywords: pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor, splicing, RNA, grade, metastasis,

#4036 Metformin inhibits small intestinal neuroendocrine tumor proliferation in vivo

Introduction: Small intestinal neuroendocrine tumors (SI-NETs) are rare and slow-growing, with most patients being diagnosed at a late stage with distant metastases. Metformin has been hypothesized as a potential anti-tumor agent by several studies in the past few years. This has been further confirmed by experimental studies in which metformin has inhibited cancer cell growth in different cancers, and we recently demonstrated that metformin treatment repressed the cell viability of SI-NET cells and inhibited the proliferation of cell spheroids.

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Authors: Axling F, Hellman P, Norlén O, Stålberg P, Barazeghi E,

Keywords: neuroendocrine neoplasm, SI-NET, in vivo model, metformin, RNA-seq, miRNA-seq, xenograft,