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Retinoblastoma mutation is a poor prognostic marker in human UCC. In this report we show that a useful mouse model can be generated which has similar disease. This allows us to better understand the disease and gives us a platform with which to test new treatment strategies in the future. WS Tan, P de Winter, K King, P Gurung, C Jameson, A Freeman, R Bryan, N James, S Beck, JD Kelly, A Feber University College London, United Kingdom Neoadjuvant cisplatin based chemotherapy is recommended for all patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer as it shown to improve overall survival by 16% % (HR: 0.84; CI: 0.72 to 0.99). However, only 30% of patients have a complete response to treatment. In vitro and in vivo studies have suggested that DNA hypermethylation is responsible for acquired and intrinsic cisplatin resistance in cancers. We hypothesise that DNA methylation may prove to be a potential biomarker to predict response http://www.selleckchem.com/products/PD-0325901.html to cisplatin-based chemotherapy in bladder cancer. Genome-wide DNA methylation profiling was carried out using the Infinium HumanMethylation450 BeadChip in 48 patients who received neo-adjuvant chemotherapy. DNA methylation changes were also interrogated in two paired cisplatin resistant and sensitive cell lines. Hierarchical clustering of MVPs (Methylation Variable http://www.selleckchem.com/products/3-methyladenine.html Positions) was defined as three clusters according to chemotherapy response: 1) chemo sensitive, 2) chemo resistant and 3) a mixed cluster with a hypomethylation phenotype. Singular value decomposition (SVD) analysis revealed the strongest methylation signature to be associated with chemotherapy response (p = http://www.selleck.cn/products/Cisplatin.html cell lines while gene expression of JAKMIP3, CACNA2D3 and KALRN were upregulated. Our data suggest that DNA methylation of CHRM2, JAKMIP3, CACNA2D3 and KALRN is implicated in the cisplatin chemoresistance in bladder cancer. These genes are potential drivers of cisplatin resistance and should be further evaluated as biomarkers to predict response to treatment. A Feber, WS Tan, P de Winter, K King, P Gurung, A Freeman, C Jameson, R Bryan, N James, S Beck, J Kelly UCL Cancer Institute, London, United Kingdom Epigenetic deregulation of gene expression is a key event in the development and progression of malignant disease. DNA methylation controls the expression of genes vital for growth and differentiation, including the homeobox gene family, aberrant methylation of some members of this family has been suggested to contribute to malignant development. High-resolution epigenetic profiling revealed the coordinated hypermethylation of a significant proportion of the homeobox gene family in bladder cancer, suggesting these genes may be key drivers in the pathogenesis of this disease.