Q (sonnet): in salivary cancer (adenoid cystic carcinoma), what are the expected drivers ? Classify them by actionability. What about BCOR mutations, either somatic or germline ?

▶ read_guide
{
 "uri": "cbioportal://mutation-frequency-guide"
}

◀ result
# Mutation Frequency Analysis Guide

## IMPORTANT: Reporting Mutation Frequencies
- **ALWAYS report frequencies as percentages**, not raw counts: `frequency = (altered_samples / total_profiled_samples) × 100`
- For quick frequency lookups, **prefer the TCGA Pan-Cancer Atlas study first**, then offer to expand to other studies
- When reporting across multiple studies, show **ranges** (e.g., "TP53 is mutated in 30–60% of samples") rather than a single average
- **NEVER** sum mutation events across studies to compute an aggregate frequency — this can exceed 100% due to double-counting
- Warn users that samples may overlap across cohorts (e.g., MSK studies may share patients)
- **Choose and state the counting unit**: use patient-level frequencies for prevalence/rate questions unless the user explicitly asks for samples; use sample-level frequencies when the user asks about samples.
- **For "across cancer types" questions**, jump to the [Cross-Cancer-Type Mutation Frequency](#cross-cancer-type-mutation-frequency) section below — there is one correct recipe and several common wrong ones.

## Counting Unit: Samples vs Patients

Before answering any mutation count or frequency question, decide whether the unit is samples or patients and state that choice in the answer.

| User wording | Counting unit |
|--------------|---------------|
| "prevalence", "rate", "fraction of patients", "patients with", "how common is" | Patient-level: `COUNT(DISTINCT patient_unique_id)` |
| "samples", "specimens", "biopsies", sample-level cohort composition | Sample-level: `COUNT(DISTINCT sample_unique_id)` |
| Ambiguous | Ask, or default to patient-level for prevalence/rate language and say so |

### Cross-study sample-count caveat

When an answer touches more than one study and reports a sample count, prepend a one-line caveat:

> Sample IDs are unique within cBioPortal study prefixes, not guaranteed biological-sample identifiers across studies; overlapping cohorts can count the same patient/sample more than once.

Prefer one of these safer approaches:

- Use a shipped `cancer_study_query_preferences` cohort such as `pan_cancer_tcga` or `all_studies_non_redundant`.
- Restrict to one named study.
- Aggregate by `patient_unique_id` when the biological question is patient prevalence.

## STOP rule: a frequency above 100% means your query is wrong

If your query returns a frequency over 100%, **do not try to debug or explain the data inconsistency to the user**. The cause is always one of these query bugs:

- Summing mutation events instead of `COUNT(DISTINCT sample_unique_id)` for the numerator
- Using a study-wide sample count as the denominator instead of the gene-specific profiled count
- Cross-study aggregation where the same biological sample appears under multiple `sample_unique_id` values (e.g., MSK-IMPACT and MSK-CHORD share patients)
- **Joining the profiled CTE through `gene_panel` / `gene_panel_list` without a WES branch.** `gene_panel_id = 'WES'` is *not* a row in … (35166 more chars)

▶ read_guide
{
 "uri": "cbioportal://germline-guide"
}

▶ search_oncotree
{
 "search_term": "adenoid cystic carcinoma"
}

◀ result
Germline Variant Guide
======================

Overview
--------
cBioPortal stores both somatic AND germline variant data. Many cBioPortal features work identically for both variant types. This guide explains how to query germline variants and what to be aware of.

How Germline Data is Stored
---------------------------

### mutation_status is free text — always compare case-insensitively
Each study loads its own spelling. Germline calls appear as `'Germline'`, `'GERMLINE'` and `'germline'`; somatic calls as `'Somatic'`, `'SOMATIC'` and `'somatic'`; unannotated mutations as `'NA'`, `'.'`, `'Unknown'`, `'UNKNOWN'`, `'__UNKNOWN__'` and others. Matching one spelling silently drops whole studies (`mutation_status = 'Germline'` misses `all_stjude_2013`, `aml_stjude_2024` and `pog570_bcgsc_2020`).

- **Germline:** `upper(mutation_status) = 'GERMLINE'`
- **Somatic:** `upper(mutation_status) = 'SOMATIC'` — but only when the user asks for somatic-only. Many studies label their somatic calls `'NA'` or `'UNKNOWN'`, so for ordinary mutation questions follow common-pitfalls #3 and exclude only `'UNCALLED'`.
- When unsure, list the values first: `SELECT mutation_status, count() FROM genomic_event_derived WHERE cancer_study_identifier = '{study_id}' AND variant_type = 'mutation' GROUP BY mutation_status`

### Where the column lives
- `genomic_event_derived.mutation_status` (preferred): mutations, and structural variants (from `sv_status`: `'SOMATIC'`, `'Somatic'`, `'GERMLINE'`)
- `mutation_derived.mutationStatus`: the same values for mutations

Identifying Studies with Germline Data
--------------------------------------
Not all studies include germline data. Always check before querying:

```sql
-- Find studies containing germline mutations
SELECT cancer_study_identifier, COUNT(*) as germline_count
FROM genomic_event_derived
WHERE variant_type = 'mutation'
  AND upper(mutation_status) = 'GERMLINE'
GROUP BY cancer_study_identifier
ORDER BY germline_count DESC
```

Common Query Patterns
---------------------

### Count germline vs somatic mutations per gene in a study
```sql
SELECT hugo_gene_symbol, upper(mutation_status) AS status, COUNT(*) as count
FROM genomic_event_derived
WHERE cancer_study_identifier = '{study_id}'
  AND variant_type = 'mutation'
  AND upper(mutation_status) IN ('GERMLINE', 'SOMATIC')
GROUP BY hugo_gene_symbol, status
ORDER BY count DESC
LIMIT 20
```

### Find patients with germline mutations in a specific gene
```sql
SELECT DISTINCT patient_unique_id, sample_unique_id, mutation_variant, mutation_type
FROM genomic_event_derived
WHERE hugo_gene_symbol = '{GENE}'
  AND upper(mutation_status) = 'GERMLINE'
  AND cancer_study_identifier = '{study_id}'
  AND variant_type = 'mutation'
```

### Germline mutation frequency
The numerator is samples with a germline mutation in the gene; the denominator is samples **profiled** for the gene — not samples that happen to have a mutation in it. Take the denominator from mutation-frequency-guide Step 2 (or … (2222 more chars)

◀ result
{"result":[{"code":"ACYC","name":"Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma","score":80,"mainType":"Salivary Gland Cancer","tissue":"Head and Neck","hierarchy":"HEAD_NECK > SACA > ACYC"},{"code":"ACLG","name":"Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Lacrimal Gland","score":60,"mainType":"Lacrimal Gland Tumor","tissue":"Eye","hierarchy":"EYE > LGT > ACLG"},{"code":"LUACC","name":"Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Lung","score":60,"mainType":"Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer","tissue":"Lung","hierarchy":"LUNG > NSCLC > SGTTL > LUACC"},{"code":"CACC","name":"Cervical Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma","score":50,"mainType":"Cervical Cancer","tissue":"Cervix","hierarchy":"CERVIX > CACC"}]}

▶ list_studies
{
 "search": "adenoid cystic"
}

▶ list_study_guides
{}

◀ result
{"result":[{"cancer_study_identifier":"acc_2019","name":"Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Project (J Clin Invest 2019)","type_of_cancer_id":"acyc","sample_count":1049,"has_guide":false,"url":"https://www.cbioportal.org/study/summary?id=acc_2019"},{"cancer_study_identifier":"acyc_mda_2015","name":"Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma (MDA, Clin Cancer Res 2015)","type_of_cancer_id":"acyc","sample_count":102,"has_guide":false,"url":"https://www.cbioportal.org/study/summary?id=acyc_mda_2015"},{"cancer_study_identifier":"acyc_mskcc_2013","name":"Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma (MSK, Nat Genet 2013)","type_of_cancer_id":"acyc","sample_count":60,"has_guide":false,"url":"https://www.cbioportal.org/study/summary?id=acyc_mskcc_2013"},{"cancer_study_identifier":"acyc_fmi_2014","name":"Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma (FMI, Am J Surg Pathl. 2014)","type_of_cancer_id":"acyc","sample_count":28,"has_guide":false,"url":"https://www.cbioportal.org/study/summary?id=acyc_fmi_2014"},{"cancer_study_identifier":"acyc_jhu_2016","name":"Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma (JHU, Cancer Prev Res 2016)","type_of_cancer_id":"acyc","sample_count":25,"has_guide":false,"url":"https://www.cbioportal.org/study/summary?id=acyc_jhu_2016"},{"cancer_study_identifier":"acyc_sanger_2013","name":"Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma (Sanger/MDA, JCI 2013)","type_of_cancer_id":"acyc","sample_count":24,"has_guide":false,"url":"https://www.cbioportal.org/study/summary?id=acyc_sanger_2013"},{"cancer_study_identifier":"acbc_mskcc_2015","name":"Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Breast (MSK, J Pathol. 2015)","type_of_cancer_id":"acbc","sample_count":12,"has_guide":false,"url":"https://www.cbioportal.org/study/summary?id=acbc_mskcc_2015"},{"cancer_study_identifier":"acyc_mgh_2016","name":"Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma (MGH, Nat Gen 2016)","type_of_cancer_id":"acyc","sample_count":10,"has_guide":false,"url":"https://www.cbioportal.org/study/summary?id=acyc_mgh_2016"}]}

◀ result
{"result":["brca_tcga_pan_can_atlas_2018","coadread_tcga_pan_can_atlas_2018","gbm_tcga_pan_can_atlas_2018","luad_tcga_pan_can_atlas_2018","msk_chord_2024","os_target_gdc","ov_tcga_pan_can_atlas_2018","ucec_tcga_pan_can_atlas_2018"]}

▶ clickhouse_run_select_query
{
 "query": "SELECT * FROM top_mutated_genes_in_study(study = 'acc_2019', top_n = 25)"
}

◀ result
{"rows":[{"hugo_gene_symbol":"NOTCH1","altered_samples":232,"profiled_samples":1049,"frequency_pct":22.1,"total_mutation_events":345},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"KDM6A","altered_samples":138,"profiled_samples":1049,"frequency_pct":13.2,"total_mutation_events":151},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"ARID1A","altered_samples":120,"profiled_samples":1049,"frequency_pct":11.4,"total_mutation_events":139},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"KMT2D","altered_samples":111,"profiled_samples":1049,"frequency_pct":10.6,"total_mutation_events":135},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"BCOR","altered_samples":109,"profiled_samples":1049,"frequency_pct":10.4,"total_mutation_events":119},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"KMT2C","altered_samples":99,"profiled_samples":1049,"frequency_pct":9.4,"total_mutation_events":128},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"CREBBP","altered_samples":98,"profiled_samples":1049,"frequency_pct":9.3,"total_mutation_events":113},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"ARID1B","altered_samples":82,"profiled_samples":1049,"frequency_pct":7.8,"total_mutation_events":86},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"TERT","altered_samples":82,"profiled_samples":1049,"frequency_pct":7.8,"total_mutation_events":83},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"TP53","altered_samples":76,"profiled_samples":1049,"frequency_pct":7.2,"total_mutation_events":98},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"EP300","altered_samples":74,"profiled_samples":1049,"frequency_pct":7.1,"total_mutation_events":81},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"RUNX1","altered_samples":71,"profiled_samples":1049,"frequency_pct":6.8,"total_mutation_events":79},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"SPEN","altered_samples":67,"profiled_samples":1049,"frequency_pct":6.4,"total_mutation_events":79},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"BRCA2","altered_samples":64,"profiled_samples":1049,"frequency_pct":6.1,"total_mutation_events":65},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"ATM","altered_samples":59,"profiled_samples":1049,"frequency_pct":5.6,"total_mutation_events":66},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"FAT1","altered_samples":57,"profiled_samples":1049,"frequency_pct":5.4,"total_mutation_events":60},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"PIK3CA","altered_samples":54,"profiled_samples":1049,"frequency_pct":5.1,"total_mutation_events":56},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"LRP1B","altered_samples":52,"profiled_samples":1049,"frequency_pct":5,"total_mutation_events":58},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"PIK3R1","altered_samples":49,"profiled_samples":1049,"frequency_pct":4.7,"total_mutation_events":55},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"MED12","altered_samples":44,"profiled_samples":1049,"frequency_pct":4.2,"total_mutation_events":44},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"NOTCH3","altered_samples":44,"profiled_samples":1049,"frequency_pct":4.2,"total_mutation_events":48},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"IRS2","altered_samples":43,"profiled_samples":1049,"frequency_pct":4.1,"total_mutation_events":44},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"TSC2","altered_samples":43,"profiled_samples":1049,"frequency_pct":4.1,"total_mutation_events":43},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"FAT3","altered_samples":41,"profiled_samples":1049,"frequency_pct":3.9,"total_mutation_events":43},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"NTRK1","altered_samples":40,"profiled_samples":1049,"f … (47 more chars)

▶ clickhouse_run_select_query
{
 "query": "SELECT * FROM top_cna_genes_in_study(study = 'acc_2019', top_n = 20)"
}

◀ result
{"rows":[{"hugo_gene_symbol":"PDGFRA","cytoband":"4q12","cna_type":"AMP","altered_samples":36,"profiled_samples":928,"frequency_pct":3.9},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"KIT","cytoband":"4q12","cna_type":"AMP","altered_samples":31,"profiled_samples":928,"frequency_pct":3.3},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"CDKN2A","cytoband":"9p21.3","cna_type":"HOMDEL","altered_samples":29,"profiled_samples":928,"frequency_pct":3.1},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"KDR","cytoband":"4q12","cna_type":"AMP","altered_samples":29,"profiled_samples":928,"frequency_pct":3.1},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"CDKN2B","cytoband":"9p21.3","cna_type":"HOMDEL","altered_samples":27,"profiled_samples":928,"frequency_pct":2.9},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"MDM2","cytoband":"12q15","cna_type":"AMP","altered_samples":25,"profiled_samples":928,"frequency_pct":2.7},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"FRS2","cytoband":"12q15","cna_type":"AMP","altered_samples":17,"profiled_samples":928,"frequency_pct":1.8},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"ARID2","cytoband":"12q12","cna_type":"HOMDEL","altered_samples":16,"profiled_samples":928,"frequency_pct":1.7},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"SLC38A1","cytoband":"12q13.11","cna_type":"HOMDEL","altered_samples":16,"profiled_samples":928,"frequency_pct":1.7},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"SLC38A2","cytoband":"12q13.11","cna_type":"HOMDEL","altered_samples":16,"profiled_samples":928,"frequency_pct":1.7},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"SLC38A4","cytoband":"12q13.11","cna_type":"HOMDEL","altered_samples":16,"profiled_samples":928,"frequency_pct":1.7},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"ADCY6","cytoband":"12q13.12","cna_type":"HOMDEL","altered_samples":15,"profiled_samples":928,"frequency_pct":1.6},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"AMIGO2","cytoband":"12q13.11","cna_type":"HOMDEL","altered_samples":15,"profiled_samples":928,"frequency_pct":1.6},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"ANP32D","cytoband":"12q13.11","cna_type":"HOMDEL","altered_samples":15,"profiled_samples":928,"frequency_pct":1.6},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"ARF3","cytoband":"12q13.12","cna_type":"HOMDEL","altered_samples":15,"profiled_samples":928,"frequency_pct":1.6},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"ASB8","cytoband":"12q13.11","cna_type":"HOMDEL","altered_samples":15,"profiled_samples":928,"frequency_pct":1.6},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"C12ORF54","cytoband":"12q13.11","cna_type":"HOMDEL","altered_samples":15,"profiled_samples":928,"frequency_pct":1.6},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"C1QL4","cytoband":"12q13.12","cna_type":"HOMDEL","altered_samples":15,"profiled_samples":928,"frequency_pct":1.6},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"CACNB3","cytoband":"12q13.12","cna_type":"HOMDEL","altered_samples":15,"profiled_samples":928,"frequency_pct":1.6},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"CCDC184","cytoband":"12q13.11","cna_type":"HOMDEL","altered_samples":15,"profiled_samples":928,"frequency_pct":1.6}]}

▶ clickhouse_run_select_query
{
 "query": "SELECT * FROM top_sv_genes_in_study(study = 'acc_2019', top_n = 15)"
}

▶ clickhouse_run_select_query
{
 "query": "SELECT * FROM top_mutated_genes_in_study(study = 'acyc_mskcc_2013', top_n = 20)"
}

◀ result
{"rows":[{"hugo_gene_symbol":"MYB","altered_samples":187,"profiled_samples":1049,"frequency_pct":17.8,"total_sv_events":192},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"NFIB","altered_samples":173,"profiled_samples":1049,"frequency_pct":16.5,"total_sv_events":187},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"MYBL1","altered_samples":7,"profiled_samples":1049,"frequency_pct":0.7,"total_sv_events":7},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"NOTCH1","altered_samples":7,"profiled_samples":1049,"frequency_pct":0.7,"total_sv_events":7},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"NOTCH2","altered_samples":5,"profiled_samples":1049,"frequency_pct":0.5,"total_sv_events":5},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"TTC28","altered_samples":5,"profiled_samples":1049,"frequency_pct":0.5,"total_sv_events":5},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"HBS1L","altered_samples":4,"profiled_samples":1049,"frequency_pct":0.4,"total_sv_events":4},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"MAP3K5","altered_samples":4,"profiled_samples":1049,"frequency_pct":0.4,"total_sv_events":9},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"NKAIN2","altered_samples":3,"profiled_samples":1049,"frequency_pct":0.3,"total_sv_events":3},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"AHI1","altered_samples":2,"profiled_samples":1049,"frequency_pct":0.2,"total_sv_events":2},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"AIG1","altered_samples":2,"profiled_samples":1049,"frequency_pct":0.2,"total_sv_events":4},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"ARID1A","altered_samples":2,"profiled_samples":1049,"frequency_pct":0.2,"total_sv_events":2},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"BNC2","altered_samples":2,"profiled_samples":1049,"frequency_pct":0.2,"total_sv_events":2},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"CCDC171","altered_samples":2,"profiled_samples":1049,"frequency_pct":0.2,"total_sv_events":2},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"CDKN2A","altered_samples":2,"profiled_samples":1049,"frequency_pct":0.2,"total_sv_events":2}]}

◀ result
{"rows":[{"hugo_gene_symbol":"CREBBP","altered_samples":4,"profiled_samples":60,"frequency_pct":6.7,"total_mutation_events":4},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"KDM6A","altered_samples":4,"profiled_samples":60,"frequency_pct":6.7,"total_mutation_events":5},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"RYR3","altered_samples":4,"profiled_samples":60,"frequency_pct":6.7,"total_mutation_events":4},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"MUC16","altered_samples":3,"profiled_samples":60,"frequency_pct":5,"total_mutation_events":3},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"NOTCH1","altered_samples":3,"profiled_samples":60,"frequency_pct":5,"total_mutation_events":4},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"PIK3CA","altered_samples":3,"profiled_samples":60,"frequency_pct":5,"total_mutation_events":3},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"SMARCA2","altered_samples":3,"profiled_samples":60,"frequency_pct":5,"total_mutation_events":3},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"TP53","altered_samples":3,"profiled_samples":60,"frequency_pct":5,"total_mutation_events":3},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"ACTB","altered_samples":2,"profiled_samples":60,"frequency_pct":3.3,"total_mutation_events":2},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"ADAM2","altered_samples":2,"profiled_samples":60,"frequency_pct":3.3,"total_mutation_events":2},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"AFF2","altered_samples":2,"profiled_samples":60,"frequency_pct":3.3,"total_mutation_events":2},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"BUB1B","altered_samples":2,"profiled_samples":60,"frequency_pct":3.3,"total_mutation_events":2},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"CHST5","altered_samples":2,"profiled_samples":60,"frequency_pct":3.3,"total_mutation_events":2},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"CMTR2","altered_samples":2,"profiled_samples":60,"frequency_pct":3.3,"total_mutation_events":2},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"DYSF","altered_samples":2,"profiled_samples":60,"frequency_pct":3.3,"total_mutation_events":2},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"ENC1","altered_samples":2,"profiled_samples":60,"frequency_pct":3.3,"total_mutation_events":2},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"FAT4","altered_samples":2,"profiled_samples":60,"frequency_pct":3.3,"total_mutation_events":2},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"FOXP2","altered_samples":2,"profiled_samples":60,"frequency_pct":3.3,"total_mutation_events":2},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"HSPG2","altered_samples":2,"profiled_samples":60,"frequency_pct":3.3,"total_mutation_events":2},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"INSRR","altered_samples":2,"profiled_samples":60,"frequency_pct":3.3,"total_mutation_events":2}]}

▶ clickhouse_run_select_query
{
 "query": "
SELECT upper(mutation_status) AS status, mutation_type, count() AS n
FROM genomic_event_derived
WHERE cancer_study_identifier = 'acc_2019'
  AND variant_type = 'mutation'
  AND hugo_gene_symbol = 'BCOR'
GROUP BY status, mutation_type
ORDER BY n DESC
"
}

◀ result
{"rows":[{"status":"SOMATIC","mutation_type":"Frame_Shift_Del","n":41},{"status":"SOMATIC","mutation_type":"Frame_Shift_Ins","n":38},{"status":"SOMATIC","mutation_type":"Nonsense_Mutation","n":19},{"status":"SOMATIC","mutation_type":"Missense_Mutation","n":16},{"status":"SOMATIC","mutation_type":"Targeted_Region","n":2},{"status":"SOMATIC","mutation_type":"Splice_Site","n":2},{"status":"SOMATIC","mutation_type":"In_Frame_Ins","n":1}]}

▶ clickhouse_run_select_query
{
 "query": "
SELECT cancer_study_identifier, upper(mutation_status) AS status, count() AS n
FROM genomic_event_derived
WHERE variant_type = 'mutation'
  AND hugo_gene_symbol = 'BCOR'
  AND cancer_study_identifier IN ('acc_2019','acyc_mda_2015','acyc_mskcc_2013','acyc_fmi_2014','acyc_jhu_2016','acyc_sanger_2013','acyc_mgh_2016')
GROUP BY cancer_study_identifier, status
ORDER BY cancer_study_identifier
"
}

◀ result
{"rows":[{"cancer_study_identifier":"acc_2019","status":"SOMATIC","n":119},{"cancer_study_identifier":"acyc_mda_2015","status":"SOMATIC","n":1},{"cancer_study_identifier":"acyc_mskcc_2013","status":"SOMATIC","n":1}]}

▶ clickhouse_run_select_query
{
 "query": "
SELECT hugo_gene_symbol, mutation_variant, mutation_type, upper(mutation_status) AS status, driver_filter, sample_unique_id
FROM genomic_event_derived
WHERE cancer_study_identifier = 'acc_2019'
  AND variant_type = 'mutation'
  AND hugo_gene_symbol = 'BCOR'
LIMIT 30
"
}

▶ clickhouse_list_table_columns
{
 "table": "genomic_event_derived"
}

◀ result
{"rows":[{"hugo_gene_symbol":"BCOR","mutation_variant":"Y939Sfs*14","mutation_type":"Frame_Shift_Ins","status":"SOMATIC","sample_unique_id":"acc_2019_ACYC-MDA_AC20"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"BCOR","mutation_variant":"S562*","mutation_type":"Nonsense_Mutation","status":"SOMATIC","sample_unique_id":"acc_2019_ACYC-MSKCC_000705"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"BCOR","mutation_variant":"E1042Rfs*37","mutation_type":"Frame_Shift_Ins","status":"SOMATIC","sample_unique_id":"acc_2019_F6345"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"BCOR","mutation_variant":"A385Sfs*60","mutation_type":"Frame_Shift_Ins","status":"SOMATIC","sample_unique_id":"acc_2019_P-0000980-T01-IM3"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"BCOR","mutation_variant":"E1042Rfs*37","mutation_type":"Frame_Shift_Ins","status":"SOMATIC","sample_unique_id":"acc_2019_P-0001201-T01-IM3"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"BCOR","mutation_variant":"F977Cfs*50","mutation_type":"Frame_Shift_Ins","status":"SOMATIC","sample_unique_id":"acc_2019_P-0001585-T01-IM3"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"BCOR","mutation_variant":"N1686Tfs*39","mutation_type":"Frame_Shift_Del","status":"SOMATIC","sample_unique_id":"acc_2019_P-0003649-T01-IM5"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"BCOR","mutation_variant":"T486Kfs*43","mutation_type":"Frame_Shift_Ins","status":"SOMATIC","sample_unique_id":"acc_2019_P-0006690-T01-IM5"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"BCOR","mutation_variant":"A1453Efs*16","mutation_type":"Frame_Shift_Del","status":"SOMATIC","sample_unique_id":"acc_2019_P-0009174-T01-IM5"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"BCOR","mutation_variant":"R1547Dfs*21","mutation_type":"Frame_Shift_Del","status":"SOMATIC","sample_unique_id":"acc_2019_P-0009457-T01-IM5"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"BCOR","mutation_variant":"Q918Lfs*29","mutation_type":"Frame_Shift_Ins","status":"SOMATIC","sample_unique_id":"acc_2019_P-0010654-T01-IM5"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"BCOR","mutation_variant":"E518*","mutation_type":"Nonsense_Mutation","status":"SOMATIC","sample_unique_id":"acc_2019_P-0011474-T01-IM5"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"BCOR","mutation_variant":"S1297*","mutation_type":"Nonsense_Mutation","status":"SOMATIC","sample_unique_id":"acc_2019_P-0012563-T01-IM5"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"BCOR","mutation_variant":"A570Pfs*20","mutation_type":"Frame_Shift_Ins","status":"SOMATIC","sample_unique_id":"acc_2019_P-0015101-T01-IM6"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"BCOR","mutation_variant":"L279Rfs*21","mutation_type":"Frame_Shift_Del","status":"SOMATIC","sample_unique_id":"acc_2019_P-0015401-T01-IM6"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"BCOR","mutation_variant":"K774M","mutation_type":"Missense_Mutation","status":"SOMATIC","sample_unique_id":"acc_2019_P-0016400-T01-IM6"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"BCOR","mutation_variant":"A603Gfs*8","mutation_type":"Frame_Shift_Ins","status":"SOMATIC","sample_unique_id":"acc_2019_PD7130a"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"BCOR","mutation_variant":"Y755*","mutation_type":"Nonsense_Mutation","status":"SOMATIC","sample_unique_id":"acc_2019_XRN-1788CF"},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"BCOR","mutation_variant":"Q1119*","mutation_type":"Nonsense_Mutation","status":"SOMATIC","sample_unique_id":"acc_20 … (1698 more chars)

◀ result
{"columns":[{"name":"sample_unique_id","type":"String"},{"name":"hugo_gene_symbol","type":"String","comment":"HUGO gene symbol (e.g., TP53, KRAS, BRAF). Use for gene-specific queries."},{"name":"entrez_gene_id","type":"Int32"},{"name":"gene_panel_stable_id","type":"LowCardinality(String)"},{"name":"cancer_study_identifier","type":"LowCardinality(String)"},{"name":"genetic_profile_stable_id","type":"LowCardinality(String)"},{"name":"variant_type","type":"LowCardinality(String)","comment":"Type of genomic event: \"mutation\" for SNVs/indels, \"cna\" for copy number alterations, \"structural_variant\" for SVs. Always filter by this."},{"name":"mutation_variant","type":"String","comment":"Protein change notation (e.g., p.V600E, p.R175H). Use for specific variant queries. \"NA\" for non-mutation events."},{"name":"mutation_type","type":"LowCardinality(String)"},{"name":"mutation_status","type":"LowCardinality(String)","comment":"For mutations: Somatic, Germline, UNKNOWN, or UNCALLED. Filter mutation_status != \"UNCALLED\" to exclude uncertain calls. Include all other statuses."},{"name":"driver_filter","type":"LowCardinality(String)"},{"name":"driver_filter_annotation","type":"String"},{"name":"driver_tiers_filter","type":"LowCardinality(String)"},{"name":"driver_tiers_filter_annotation","type":"String"},{"name":"cna_alteration","type":"Nullable(Int8)","comment":"Copy number alteration: only 2 = amplification (AMP) and -2 = deep deletion (HOMDEL) are stored. Shallow deletion (-1), diploid (0) and gain (1) are not in this table; query genetic_alteration_derived WHERE profile_type = 'gistic' (alteration_value is a String, e.g. '-1'). NULL for non-CNA events."},{"name":"cna_cytoband","type":"String"},{"name":"sv_event_info","type":"String"},{"name":"patient_unique_id","type":"String"},{"name":"off_panel","type":"Bool","comment":"Boolean: 1 = mutation outside gene panel coverage (off-panel), 0 = within panel (on-panel). Filter off_panel = 0 for reliable frequency calculations."}]}

▶ clickhouse_run_select_query
{
 "query": "
SELECT driver_filter, count() AS n
FROM genomic_event_derived
WHERE cancer_study_identifier = 'acc_2019' AND hugo_gene_symbol = 'BCOR' AND variant_type = 'mutation'
GROUP BY driver_filter
"
}

◀ result
{"rows":[{"n":119}]}

▶ clickhouse_run_select_query
{
 "query": "
SELECT count() AS n
FROM genomic_event_derived
WHERE hugo_gene_symbol = 'BCOR' AND variant_type = 'mutation' AND upper(mutation_status) = 'GERMLINE'
"
}

◀ result
{"rows":[{"n":0}]}

▶ clickhouse_run_select_query
{
 "query": "
SELECT hugo_gene_symbol, driver_filter, count() AS n
FROM genomic_event_derived
WHERE cancer_study_identifier = 'acc_2019' AND variant_type='mutation'
  AND hugo_gene_symbol IN ('NOTCH1','KDM6A','ARID1A','KMT2D','BCOR','KMT2C','CREBBP','TERT','TP53','ATM','BRCA2','PIK3CA','SPEN','EP300','RUNX1')
GROUP BY hugo_gene_symbol, driver_filter
ORDER BY hugo_gene_symbol
"
}

◀ result
{"rows":[{"hugo_gene_symbol":"ARID1A","n":139},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"ATM","n":66},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"BCOR","n":119},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"BRCA2","n":65},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"CREBBP","n":113},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"EP300","n":81},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"KDM6A","n":151},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"KMT2C","n":128},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"KMT2D","n":135},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"NOTCH1","n":345},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"PIK3CA","n":56},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"RUNX1","n":79},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"SPEN","n":79},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"TERT","n":83},{"hugo_gene_symbol":"TP53","n":98}]}

▶ resolve_and_route
{
 "studyIds": [
  "acc_2019"
 ]
}

◀ result
{"success":true,"message":"Found 1 study. Use the metadata to call the appropriate navigation tool(s).","data":{"totalCount":1,"studiesWithMetadata":[{"studyId":"acc_2019","name":"Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Project (J Clin Invest 2019)","sampleCount":1049,"studyViewUrl":"https://www.cbioportal.org/study?id=acc_2019","metadata":{"clinicalAttributeIds":["AGE","CANCER_TYPE","CANCER_TYPE_DETAILED","DATA_SOURCE","FRACTION_GENOME_ALTERED","MUTATION_COUNT","ONCOTREE_CODE","OS_MONTHS","OS_STATUS","SAMPLE_COUNT","SAMPLE_TYPE","SEX","SOMATIC_STATUS","STUDY","TMB_NONSYNONYMOUS"],"molecularProfileIds":["acc_2019_cna","acc_2019_mutations","acc_2019_structural_variants"],"availableComparisonTabs":["overlap","clinical","survival","alterations","mutations"]}}]}}

▶ navigate_to_results_view
{
 "studyIds": [
  "acc_2019"
 ],
 "genes": [
  "MYB",
  "MYBL1",
  "NFIB",
  "NOTCH1",
  "KDM6A",
  "ARID1A",
  "KMT2D",
  "BCOR",
  "KMT2C",
  "CREBBP",
  "TERT",
  "TP53",
  "EP300",
  "RUNX1",
  "PDGFRA",
  "KIT",
  "MDM2",
  "CDKN2A"
 ],
 "tab": "oncoprint"
}

◀ result
{"success":true,"message":"Navigating to https://www.cbioportal.org/results/oncoprint?cancer_study_list=acc_2019&gene_list=MYB%0AMYBL1%0ANFIB%0ANOTCH1%0AKDM6A%0AARID1A%0AKMT2D%0ABCOR%0AKMT2C%0ACREBBP%0ATERT%0ATP53%0AEP300%0ARUNX1%0APDGFRA%0AKIT%0AMDM2%0ACDKN2A&case_set_id=acc_2019_all","url":"https://www.cbioportal.org/results/oncoprint?cancer_study_list=acc_2019&gene_list=MYB%0AMYBL1%0ANFIB%0ANOTCH1%0AKDM6A%0AARID1A%0AKMT2D%0ABCOR%0AKMT2C%0ACREBBP%0ATERT%0ATP53%0AEP300%0ARUNX1%0APDGFRA%0AKIT%0AMDM2%0ACDKN2A&case_set_id=acc_2019_all","data":{"studyIds":["acc_2019"],"studies":[{"studyId":"acc_2019","name":"Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Project (J Clin Invest 2019)","sampleCount":1049}],"genes":["MYB","MYBL1","NFIB","NOTCH1","KDM6A","ARID1A","KMT2D","BCOR","KMT2C","CREBBP","TERT","TP53","EP300","RUNX1","PDGFRA","KIT","MDM2","CDKN2A"],"caseSetId":"acc_2019_all","pageDescription":"Visual summary of alterations in queried genes across samples."}}

▶ navigate_to_study_view
{
 "studyIds": [
  "acc_2019"
 ]
}

◀ result
{"success":true,"message":"Navigating to https://www.cbioportal.org/study/summary?id=acc_2019","url":"https://www.cbioportal.org/study/summary?id=acc_2019","data":{"studyIds":["acc_2019"],"studies":[{"studyId":"acc_2019","name":"Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Project (J Clin Invest 2019)","sampleCount":1049}],"tab":"summary","hasFilters":false,"hasPlotsConfig":false,"pageDescription":"Overview of all study data displayed as interactive charts summarizing available clinical and genomic data. Click within a chart to filter. Additional charts may be available in the Charts menu."}}

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## Salivary Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma (ACYC): Expected Driver Alterations

Data source: the **[Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Project (J Clin Invest 2019)](https://www.cbioportal.org/study/summary?id=acc_2019)** — the largest ACC cohort in cBioPortal, 1,049 patients/samples with mutation, CNA, and structural variant data. Frequencies below are altered/profiled samples × 100 (sample-level, since this is a single-sample-per-patient cohort). I cross-checked against the smaller [MSK 2013 cohort](https://www.cbioportal.org/study/summary?id=acyc_mskcc_2013) (n=60) for concordance.

**Important caveat:** this deployment has **no OncoKB/driver annotation loaded** for this study (the driver-filter field is empty for every gene checked, including BCOR). So "actionability" below reflects general oncology/genomics knowledge about these genes and pathways — **not a cBioPortal-sourced driver call**. I'm flagging this explicitly as outside the queried data.

### 1. Hallmark structural driver — defines the disease
| Alteration | Frequency | Note |
|---|---|---|
| **MYB** rearrangement (fusion) | 187/1049 = 17.8% | Classic **MYB-NFIB** fusion |
| **NFIB** rearrangement (fusion) | 173/1049 = 16.5% | Fusion partner of MYB |
| **MYBL1** rearrangement | 7/1049 = 0.7% | Alternative to MYB in MYB-negative tumors |

MYB-NFIB (or MYBL1 fusions) is the pathognomonic driver of ACC, present in the large majority of tumors when combining MYB/MYBL1 and NFIB partners — it dysregulates MYB transcriptional output and is considered the initiating oncogenic event.

**Actionability:** Not directly druggable (transcription factor fusion). No approved targeted therapy exists against MYB itself; this is a research/diagnostic marker, not an actionable target in the standard sense.

### 2. Chromatin/epigenetic regulators — most frequently mutated gene class
| Gene | Frequency | Function |
|---|---|---|
| NOTCH1 | 232/1049 = 22.1% | Signaling receptor, frequently truncating (activating in ACC) |
| KDM6A | 138/1049 = 13.2% | Histone demethylase |
| ARID1A | 120/1049 = 11.4% | SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling |
| KMT2D | 111/1049 = 10.6% | Histone methyltransferase |
| **BCOR** | 109/1049 = 10.4% | Polycomb-associated corepressor |
| KMT2C | 99/1049 = 9.4% | Histone methyltransferase |
| CREBBP | 98/1049 = 9.3% | Histone acetyltransferase |
| ARID1B | 82/1049 = 7.8% | SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling |
| EP300 | 74/1049 = 7.1% | Histone acetyltransferase |

**Actionability:** Largely **not directly actionable** with approved agents. NOTCH1 is the exception with research/investigational interest (gamma-secretase inhibitors, NOTCH-targeted agents), but nothing FDA-approved for ACC specifically. Chromatin-modifier loss (ARID1A, CREBBP/EP300, KMT2D) generates hypotheses for epigenetic-targeted agents (HDAC inhibitors, EZH2 inhibitors) in trials, but these are investigational, not standard-of-care actionable in ACC.

### 3. Other recurrently mutated genes
| Gene | Frequency |
|---|---|
| TERT (mutation) | 82/1049 = 7.8% |
| TP53 | 76/1049 = 7.2% |
| RUNX1 | 71/1049 = 6.8% |
| SPEN | 67/1049 = 6.4% |
| BRCA2 | 64/1049 = 6.1% |
| ATM | 59/1049 = 5.6% |
| FAT1 | 57/1049 = 5.4% |
| PIK3CA | 54/1049 = 5.1% |

**Actionability:**
- **PIK3CA** (5.1%): potentially actionable — PI3K-pathway inhibitors are approved/used in other PIK3CA-mutant cancers; extrapolation to ACC is off-label/investigational.
- **BRCA2 / ATM** (6.1% / 5.6%): potentially actionable — PARP-inhibitor sensitivity is plausible by extrapolation from other BRCA2/ATM-deficient tumors, but not established/approved in ACC; also raises the question of germline testing (see below — these were not queried for germline status here, but would be worth checking clinically).
- TERT, TP53, RUNX1, SPEN, FAT1: **not actionable** with current targeted therapies.

### 4. Copy-number driver events (n=928 profiled for CNA)
| Gene | Type | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| **PDGFRA** | AMP | 36/928 = 3.9% |
| **KIT** | AMP | 31/928 = 3.3% |
| CDKN2A | HOMDEL | 29/928 = 3.1% |
| KDR (VEGFR2) | AMP | 29/928 = 3.1% |
| CDKN2B | HOMDEL | 27/928 = 2.9% |
| MDM2 | AMP | 25/928 = 2.7% |

**Actionability:** **KIT and PDGFRA amplification** are the most clinically discussed potential targets in ACC (tyrosine kinase inhibitors like imatinib have been trialed, historically with limited single-agent efficacy despite KIT protein expression being very common in ACC by immunohistochemistry — note IHC positivity ≠ genomic amplification/mutation, and this cohort shows amplification, not activating KIT mutation). CDKN2A/B loss and MDM2 amplification are cell-cycle drivers with investigational CDK4/6 inhibitor or MDM2-inhibitor rationale, not approved in ACC.

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## BCOR in ACC — Somatic vs. Germline

Querying all BCOR mutation records in the ACC cohort (and checking germline status database-wide across every ACC study):

- **119 BCOR mutation events / 109 altered samples (10.4%) in the 1,049-patient acc_2019 cohort — 100% annotated as SOMATIC.**
- **Zero germline BCOR mutations** were found anywhere in the cBioPortal database (not just in ACC studies) — this is not an ACC-specific gap, BCOR germline variants simply aren't represented in the loaded data.
- Mutation spectrum is dominated by **truncating events**: frameshift indels (41 del + 38 ins = 79), nonsense (19), splice-site (2), versus only 16 missense and 1 in-frame insertion — a pattern consistent with **loss-of-function/tumor-suppressor inactivation** of BCOR, not a hotspot activating pattern.
- No driver annotation is loaded for BCOR in this deployment, so I cannot label these calls "oncogenic" or "driver" from the database — the truncating pattern is suggestive but that inference is general genomics reasoning, not a cBioPortal-sourced classification.

**On germline BCOR broadly:** BCOR germline pathogenic variants are recognized in the literature as the cause of a distinct hereditary condition (BCOR-related disorders / oculo-facio-cardio-dental syndrome), unrelated to salivary ACC — but that is general knowledge, not something I verified against cBioPortal data, and cBioPortal does not currently store any germline BCOR calls to check against.

**Actionability of BCOR:** Not directly druggable. As a PRC1.1/BCOR-complex component, its loss has been linked (in other tumor types) to epigenetic vulnerabilities under investigation (e.g., EZH2 inhibition hypotheses), but there is no approved BCOR-targeted therapy in ACC or elsewhere.

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### Explore further
- **[OncoPrint — top ACC drivers across all three data types](https://www.cbioportal.org/results/oncoprint?cancer_study_list=acc_2019&gene_list=MYB%0AMYBL1%0ANFIB%0ANOTCH1%0AKDM6A%0AARID1A%0AKMT2D%0ABCOR%0AKMT2C%0ACREBBP%0ATERT%0ATP53%0AEP300%0ARUNX1%0APDGFRA%0AKIT%0AMDM2%0ACDKN2A&case_set_id=acc_2019_all)** — mutation/fusion/CNA co-occurrence across 1,049 samples
- **[Study Overview — ACC Project (JCI 2019)](https://www.cbioportal.org/study/summary?id=acc_2019)** — clinical/genomic chart browser, 1,049 samples

For confirmed actionability calls (OncoKB tiers, FDA-approved indications), I'd recommend cross-referencing OncoKB directly, since that annotation isn't loaded in this cBioPortal deployment for this study.