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Progenetix is an open data resource that provides curated individual cancer copy number variation (CNV) profiles along with associated metadata sourced from published oncogenomic studies and various data repositories. This vignette provides a comprehensive guide on accessing and utilizing metadata for samples or their corresponding individuals within the Progenetix database. If your focus lies in cancer cell lines, you can access data from cancercelllines.org by specifying the dataset parameter as “cancercelllines”. This data repository originates from CNV profiling data of cell lines initially collected as part of Progenetix and currently includes additional types of genomic mutations.

1 Load library

library(pgxRpi)

1.1 pgxLoader function

This function loads various data from Progenetix database.

The parameters of this function used in this tutorial:

  • type A string specifying output data type. Available options are “biosample”, “individual”, “variant” or “frequency”.
  • filters Identifiers for cancer type, literature, cohorts, and age such as c(“NCIT:C7376”, “pgx:icdom-98353”, “PMID:22824167”, “pgx:cohort-TCGAcancers”, “age:>=P50Y”). For more information about filters, see the documentation.
  • filterLogic A string specifying logic for combining multiple filters when query metadata. Available options are “AND” and “OR”. Default is “AND”. An exception is filters associated with age that always use AND logic when combined with any other filter, even if filterLogic = “OR”, which affects other filters.
  • individual_id Identifiers used in Progenetix database for identifying individuals.
  • biosample_id Identifiers used in Progenetix database for identifying biosamples.
  • codematches A logical value determining whether to exclude samples from child concepts of specified filters that belong to cancer type/tissue encoding system (NCIt, icdom/t, Uberon). If TRUE, retrieved samples only keep samples exactly encoded by specified filters. Do not use this parameter when filters include ontology-irrelevant filters such as PMID and cohort identifiers. Default is FALSE.
  • limit Integer to specify the number of returned samples/individuals/coverage profiles for each filter. Default is 0 (return all).
  • skip Integer to specify the number of skipped samples/individuals/coverage profiles for each filter. E.g. if skip = 2, limit=500, the first 2*500 =1000 profiles are skipped and the next 500 profiles are returned. Default is NULL (no skip).
  • dataset A string specifying the dataset to query. Default is “progenetix”. Other available options are “cancercelllines”.

2 Retrieve meatdata of samples

2.1 Relevant parameters

type, filters, filterLogic, individual_id, biosample_id, codematches, limit, skip, dataset

2.2 Search by filters

Filters are a significant enhancement to the Beacon query API, providing a mechanism for specifying rules to select records based on their field values. To learn more about how to utilize filters in Progenetix, please refer to the documentation.

The pgxFilter function helps access available filters used in Progenetix. Here is the example use:

# access all filters
all_filters <- pgxFilter()
# get all prefix
all_prefix <- pgxFilter(return_all_prefix = TRUE)
# access specific filters based on prefix
ncit_filters <- pgxFilter(prefix="NCIT")
head(ncit_filters)
#> [1] "NCIT:C28076" "NCIT:C18000" "NCIT:C14158" "NCIT:C14161" "NCIT:C28077"
#> [6] "NCIT:C28078"

The following query is designed to retrieve metadata in Progenetix related to all samples of lung adenocarcinoma, utilizing a specific type of filter based on an NCIt code as an ontology identifier.

biosamples <- pgxLoader(type="biosample", filters = "NCIT:C3512")
# data looks like this
biosamples[c(1700:1705),]
#>        biosample_id biosample_label biosample_legacy_id   individual_id
#> 1700 pgxbs-kftvl5ad              NA                  NA pgxind-kftx7ee4
#> 1701 pgxbs-kftvj6pv              NA                  NA pgxind-kftx50jo
#> 1702 pgxbs-kftvgjya              NA                  NA pgxind-kftx2a9q
#> 1703 pgxbs-kftvkvi1              NA                  NA pgxind-kftx724n
#> 1704 pgxbs-kftvir7n              NA                  NA pgxind-kftx4hi4
#> 1705 pgxbs-kftvl39j              NA                  NA pgxind-kftx7buw
#>         callset_ids group_id group_label     pubmed_id
#> 1700 pgxcs-kftwyp8s       NA          NA PMID:28481359
#> 1701 pgxcs-kftwfj0k       NA          NA PMID:21521776
#> 1702 pgxcs-kftvmj0f       NA          NA PMID:24174329
#> 1703 pgxcs-kftwuyhp       NA          NA PMID:28336552
#> 1704 pgxcs-kftwatqd       NA          NA PMID:19208797
#> 1705 pgxcs-kftwxftv       NA          NA PMID:28481359
#>                                                                                                                               pubmed_label
#> 1700                                               Zehir A, Benayed R et al. (2017): Mutational landscape of metastatic cancer revealed...
#> 1701                                                  Broët P, Dalmasso C et al. (2011): Genomic profiles specific to patient ethnicity...
#> 1702 Clinical Lung Cancer Genome Project (CLCGP), Network Genomic Medicine (NGM). (2013): A genomics-based classification of human lung...
#> 1703                                      Jordan EJ, Kim HR et al. (2017): Prospective Comprehensive Molecular Characterization of Lung...
#> 1704                                          Wrage M, Ruosaari S et al. (2009): Genomic profiles associated with early micrometastasis...
#> 1705                                               Zehir A, Benayed R et al. (2017): Mutational landscape of metastatic cancer revealed...
#>      cellosaurus_id cellosaurus_label              cbioportal_id
#> 1700                                  cbioportal:msk_impact_2017
#> 1701                                                            
#> 1702                                                            
#> 1703                                    cbioportal:lung_msk_2017
#> 1704                                                            
#> 1705                                  cbioportal:msk_impact_2017
#>      cbioportal_label tcgaproject_id tcgaproject_label
#> 1700               NA                                 
#> 1701               NA                                 
#> 1702               NA                                 
#> 1703               NA                                 
#> 1704               NA                                 
#> 1705               NA                                 
#>      external_references_id___arrayexpress
#> 1700                                      
#> 1701                                      
#> 1702                                      
#> 1703                                      
#> 1704                                      
#> 1705                                      
#>      external_references_label___arrayexpress cohort_ids
#> 1700                                                  NA
#> 1701                                                  NA
#> 1702                                                  NA
#> 1703                                                  NA
#> 1704                                                  NA
#> 1705                                                  NA
#>                                       legacy_ids
#> 1700 PGX_AM_BS_MSK_IMPACT_2017-P_0007170_T01_IM5
#> 1701                         PGX_AM_BS_GSM837672
#> 1702               PGX_AM_BS_24174329-clc-S01808
#> 1703   PGX_AM_BS_LUNG_MSK_2017-P_0002861_T01_IM3
#> 1704                         PGX_AM_BS_GSM332992
#> 1705 PGX_AM_BS_MSK_IMPACT_2017-P_0005543_T02_IM5
#>                                 notes histological_diagnosis_id
#> 1700              Lung Adenocarcinoma                NCIT:C3512
#> 1701 lung adenocarcinoma [East Asian]                NCIT:C3512
#> 1702            adenocarcinoma [lung]                NCIT:C3512
#> 1703              Lung Adenocarcinoma                NCIT:C3512
#> 1704              lung adenocarcinoma                NCIT:C3512
#> 1705              Lung Adenocarcinoma                NCIT:C3512
#>      histological_diagnosis_label icdo_morphology_id icdo_morphology_label
#> 1700          Lung Adenocarcinoma    pgx:icdom-81403   Adenocarcinoma, NOS
#> 1701          Lung Adenocarcinoma    pgx:icdom-81403   Adenocarcinoma, NOS
#> 1702          Lung Adenocarcinoma    pgx:icdom-81403   Adenocarcinoma, NOS
#> 1703          Lung Adenocarcinoma    pgx:icdom-81403   Adenocarcinoma, NOS
#> 1704          Lung Adenocarcinoma    pgx:icdom-81403   Adenocarcinoma, NOS
#> 1705          Lung Adenocarcinoma    pgx:icdom-81403   Adenocarcinoma, NOS
#>      icdo_topography_id icdo_topography_label pathological_stage_id
#> 1700    pgx:icdot-C34.9             Lung, NOS           NCIT:C92207
#> 1701    pgx:icdot-C34.9             Lung, NOS           NCIT:C92207
#> 1702    pgx:icdot-C34.9             Lung, NOS           NCIT:C92207
#> 1703    pgx:icdot-C34.9             Lung, NOS           NCIT:C92207
#> 1704    pgx:icdot-C34.9             Lung, NOS           NCIT:C92207
#> 1705    pgx:icdot-C34.9             Lung, NOS           NCIT:C92207
#>      pathological_stage_label biosample_status_id biosample_status_label
#> 1700            Stage Unknown         EFO:0009656      neoplastic sample
#> 1701            Stage Unknown         EFO:0009656      neoplastic sample
#> 1702            Stage Unknown         EFO:0009656      neoplastic sample
#> 1703            Stage Unknown         EFO:0009656      neoplastic sample
#> 1704            Stage Unknown         EFO:0009656      neoplastic sample
#> 1705            Stage Unknown         EFO:0009656      neoplastic sample
#>      sampled_tissue_id sampled_tissue_label tnm stage grade age_iso
#> 1700    UBERON:0002048                 lung  NA    NA    NA    P69Y
#> 1701    UBERON:0002048                 lung  NA    NA    NA        
#> 1702    UBERON:0002048                 lung  NA    NA    NA    P52Y
#> 1703    UBERON:0002048                 lung  NA    NA    NA    P44Y
#> 1704    UBERON:0002048                 lung  NA    NA    NA        
#> 1705    UBERON:0002048                 lung  NA    NA    NA    P69Y
#>       geoprov_city          geoprov_country geoprov_iso_alpha3 geoprov_long_lat
#> 1700 New York City United States of America                USA    -74.01::40.71
#> 1701          Evry                   France                FRA      2.45::48.63
#> 1702         Koeln                  Germany                DEU      6.95::50.93
#> 1703 New York City United States of America                USA    -74.01::40.71
#> 1704     Amsterdam              Netherlands                NLD      4.89::52.37
#> 1705 New York City United States of America                USA    -74.01::40.71
#>      cnv_fraction cnv_del_fraction cnv_dup_fraction cell_line
#> 1700           NA               NA               NA          
#> 1701           NA               NA               NA          
#> 1702           NA               NA               NA          
#> 1703           NA               NA               NA          
#> 1704           NA               NA               NA          
#> 1705           NA               NA               NA

The data contains many columns representing different aspects of sample information.

2.3 Search by biosample id and individual id

In Progenetix, biosample id and individual id serve as unique identifiers for biosamples and the corresponding individuals. You can obtain these IDs through metadata search with filters as described above, or through website interface query.

biosamples_2 <- pgxLoader(type="biosample", biosample_id = "pgxbs-kftvgioe",individual_id = "pgxind-kftx28q5")

metainfo <- c("biosample_id","individual_id","pubmed_id","histological_diagnosis_id","geoprov_city")
biosamples_2[metainfo]
#>     biosample_id   individual_id     pubmed_id histological_diagnosis_id
#> 1 pgxbs-kftvgioe pgxind-kftx28pu PMID:24174329                NCIT:C3512
#> 2 pgxbs-kftvgiom pgxind-kftx28q5 PMID:24174329                NCIT:C3512
#>   geoprov_city
#> 1        Koeln
#> 2        Koeln

It’s also possible to query by a combination of filters, biosample id, and individual id.

2.4 Access a subset of samples

By default, it returns all related samples (limit=0). You can access a subset of them via the parameter limit and skip. For example, if you want to access the first 1000 samples , you can set limit = 1000, skip = 0.

biosamples_3 <- pgxLoader(type="biosample", filters = "NCIT:C3512",skip=0, limit = 1000)
# Dimension: Number of samples * features
print(dim(biosamples))
#> [1] 4641   44
print(dim(biosamples_3))
#> [1] 1000   44

2.5 Query the number of samples in Progenetix

The number of samples in specific group can be queried by pgxCount function.

pgxCount(filters = "NCIT:C3512")
#>      filters               label total_count exact_match_count
#> 1 NCIT:C3512 Lung Adenocarcinoma        4641              4505

2.6 Parameter codematches use

The NCIt code of retrieved samples doesn’t only contain specified filters but contains child terms.

unique(biosamples$histological_diagnosis_id)
#> [1] "NCIT:C5650" "NCIT:C3512" "NCIT:C2923" "NCIT:C5649" "NCIT:C7269"
#> [6] "NCIT:C7270" "NCIT:C7268"

Setting codematches as TRUE allows this function to only return biosamples with exact match to the filter.

biosamples_4 <- pgxLoader(type="biosample", filters = "NCIT:C3512",codematches = TRUE)

unique(biosamples_4$histological_diagnosis_id)
#> [1] "NCIT:C3512"

2.7 Parameter filterLogic use

This function supports querying samples that belong to multiple filters. For example, If you want to retrieve information about lung adenocarcinoma samples from the literature PMID:24174329, you can specify multiple matching filters and set filterLogic to “AND”.

biosamples_5 <- pgxLoader(type="biosample", filters = c("NCIT:C3512","PMID:24174329"), 
                          filterLogic = "AND")

3 Retrieve meatdata of individuals

If you want to query metadata (e.g. survival data) of individuals where the samples of interest come from, you can follow the tutorial below.

3.1 Relevant parameters

type, filters, filterLogic, individual_id, biosample_id, codematches, limit, skip, dataset

3.2 Search by filters

individuals <- pgxLoader(type="individual",filters="NCIT:C3270")
# Dimension: Number of individuals * features
print(dim(individuals))
#> [1] 2001   25
# data looks like this
individuals[c(36:40),]
#>      individual_id individual_legacy_id
#> 36 pgxind-kftx6bdk                   NA
#> 37 pgxind-kftx384e                   NA
#> 38 pgxind-kftx2ed9                   NA
#> 39 pgxind-kftx5va9                   NA
#> 40 pgxind-kftx7eoc                   NA
#>                                   legacy_ids       sex_id     sex_label age_iso
#> 36                         PGX_IND_GSM353599 PATO:0020000 genotypic sex   P5Y8M
#> 37                       PGX_IND_NBL-Meta-27 PATO:0020000 genotypic sex   P1Y8M
#> 38            PGX_IND_20406844_NB-buc-COG493 PATO:0020000 genotypic sex   P4Y1M
#> 39                        PGX_IND_GSM2087401 PATO:0020000 genotypic sex        
#> 40 PGX_IND_MSK_IMPACT_2017-P_0007390_T01_IM5  NCIT:C16576        female    P69Y
#>      age_days data_use_conditions_id data_use_conditions_label
#> 36  2069.5461                     NA                        NA
#> 37   608.5761                     NA                        NA
#> 38  1491.3867                     NA                        NA
#> 39         NA                     NA                        NA
#> 40 25201.7325                     NA                        NA
#>    histological_diagnosis_id histological_diagnosis_label index_disease_notes
#> 36                NCIT:C3270                Neuroblastoma                  NA
#> 37                NCIT:C3270                Neuroblastoma                  NA
#> 38                NCIT:C3270                Neuroblastoma                  NA
#> 39                NCIT:C3270                Neuroblastoma                  NA
#> 40                NCIT:C3270                Neuroblastoma                  NA
#>    index_disease_followup_time index_disease_followup_state_id
#> 36                        P30M                     EFO:0030039
#> 37                        P21M                     EFO:0030049
#> 38                        None                     EFO:0030049
#> 39                        None                     EFO:0030039
#> 40                        None                     EFO:0030039
#>    index_disease_followup_state_label auxiliary_disease_id
#> 36                 no followup status                   NA
#> 37           alive (follow-up status)                   NA
#> 38           alive (follow-up status)                   NA
#> 39                 no followup status                   NA
#> 40                 no followup status                   NA
#>    auxiliary_disease_label auxiliary_disease_notes geoprov_id  geoprov_city
#> 36                      NA                      NA         NA         Genoa
#> 37                      NA                      NA         NA          Gent
#> 38                      NA                      NA         NA        Dublin
#> 39                      NA                      NA         NA        Vienna
#> 40                      NA                      NA         NA New York City
#>             geoprov_country geoprov_iso_alpha3          geoprov_long_lat
#> 36                    Italy                 NA               8.92::44.43
#> 37                  Belgium                 NA 3.7199999999999998::51.05
#> 38                  Ireland                 NA              -6.25::53.33
#> 39                  Austria                 NA              16.37::48.21
#> 40 United States of America                 NA             -74.01::40.71
#>    cell_line_donation_id cell_line_donation_label
#> 36                    NA                       NA
#> 37                    NA                       NA
#> 38                    NA                       NA
#> 39                    NA                       NA
#> 40                    NA                       NA

3.3 Search by biosample id and individual id

You can get the id from the query of samples

individual <- pgxLoader(type="individual",individual_id = "pgxind-kftx26ml", biosample_id="pgxbs-kftvh94d")

individual
#>     individual_id individual_legacy_id            legacy_ids       sex_id
#> 1 pgxind-kftx3565                   NA     PGX_IND_EpTu-N270 PATO:0020000
#> 2 pgxind-kftx26ml                   NA PGX_IND_AdSqLu-bjo-01  NCIT:C20197
#>       sex_label age_iso age_days data_use_conditions_id
#> 1 genotypic sex      NA       NA                     NA
#> 2          male      NA       NA                     NA
#>   data_use_conditions_label histological_diagnosis_id
#> 1                        NA                NCIT:C3697
#> 2                        NA                NCIT:C3493
#>   histological_diagnosis_label index_disease_notes index_disease_followup_time
#> 1     Myxopapillary Ependymoma                  NA                        None
#> 2 Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma                  NA                        None
#>   index_disease_followup_state_id index_disease_followup_state_label
#> 1                     EFO:0030039                 no followup status
#> 2                     EFO:0030039                 no followup status
#>   auxiliary_disease_id auxiliary_disease_label auxiliary_disease_notes
#> 1                   NA                      NA                      NA
#> 2                   NA                      NA                      NA
#>   geoprov_id geoprov_city geoprov_country geoprov_iso_alpha3 geoprov_long_lat
#> 1         NA     Nijmegen The Netherlands                 NA      5.84::51.81
#> 2         NA     Helsinki         Finland                 NA     24.94::60.17
#>   cell_line_donation_id cell_line_donation_label
#> 1                    NA                       NA
#> 2                    NA                       NA

4 Visualization of survival data

4.1 pgxMetaplot function

This function generates a survival plot using metadata of individuals obtained by the pgxLoader function.

The parameters of this function:

  • data: The meatdata of individuals returned by pgxLoader function.
  • group_id: A string specifying which column is used for grouping in the Kaplan-Meier plot.
  • condition: Condition for splitting individuals into younger and older groups. Only used if group_id is age related.
  • return_data: A logical value determining whether to return the metadata used for plotting. Default is FALSE.
  • ...: Other parameters relevant to KM plot. These include pval, pval.coord, pval.method, conf.int, linetype, and palette (see ggsurvplot function from survminer package)

Suppose you want to investigate whether there are survival differences between younger and older patients with a particular disease, you can query and visualize the relevant information as follows:

# query metadata of individuals with lung adenocarcinoma
luad_inds <- pgxLoader(type="individual",filters="NCIT:C3512")
# use 65 years old as the splitting condition
pgxMetaplot(data=luad_inds, group_id="age_iso", condition="P65Y", pval=TRUE)

It’s noted that not all individuals have available survival data. If you set return_data to TRUE, the function will return the metadata of individuals used for the plot.

5 Session Info

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