Theodore W Laetsch, Kathleen Ludwig, P Mickey Williams, Sinchita Roy-Chowdhuri, David R Patton, Brent Coffey, Joel M Reid, Jin Piao, Lauren Saguilig, Todd A Alonzo, Stacey L Berg, Joyce Mhlanga, Elizabeth Fox, Brenda J Weigel, Douglas S Hawkins, Margaret M Mooney, Naoko Takebe, James V Tricoli, Katherine A Janeway, Nita L Seibel, Donald Williams Parsons
{"title":"Phase II Study of Samotolisib in Children and Young Adults With Tumors Harboring Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase/Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Pathway Alterations: Pediatric MATCH APEC1621D.","authors":"Theodore W Laetsch, Kathleen Ludwig, P Mickey Williams, Sinchita Roy-Chowdhuri, David R Patton, Brent Coffey, Joel M Reid, Jin Piao, Lauren Saguilig, Todd A Alonzo, Stacey L Berg, Joyce Mhlanga, Elizabeth Fox, Brenda J Weigel, Douglas S Hawkins, Margaret M Mooney, Naoko Takebe, James V Tricoli, Katherine A Janeway, Nita L Seibel, Donald Williams Parsons","doi":"10.1200/PO.24.00258","DOIUrl":"10.1200/PO.24.00258","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Patients age 1-21 years with relapsed or refractory solid and CNS tumors were assigned to phase II studies of molecularly targeted therapies on the National Cancer Institute-Children's Oncology Group (NCI-COG) Pediatric Molecular Analysis for Therapy Choice (MATCH) trial. Patients whose tumors harbored predefined genetic alterations in the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway and lacked mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway activating alterations were treated with the PI3K/mTOR inhibitor samotolisib.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Patients received samotolisib twice daily in 28-day cycles until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. A rolling 6 limited dose escalation was performed as, to our knowledge, this was the first pediatric study of samotolisib. The primary end point was the objective response rate; secondary end points included progression-free survival (PFS) and the recommended phase II dose and toxicity of samotolisib in children.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 3.4% (41/1,206) of centrally tested patients were matched to this arm. Seventeen patients were treated. Among treated patients, the most common diagnoses included osteosarcoma (n = 6) and high-grade glioma (n = 5) harboring alterations in phosphatase and tensin homolog (n = 6), <i>PIK3CA</i> (n = 5), and tuberous sclerosis complex 2 (n = 3). No objective responses or prolonged stable disease were observed. Three-month PFS was 12% (95% CI, 2 to 31). Two patients experienced dose-limiting toxicities (mucositis and pneumonitis). Dose level 2 (115 mg/m<sup>2</sup>/dose twice daily) was determined to be the recommended phase II dose of samotolisib in children.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This nationwide study was successful at identifying patients and evaluating the efficacy of molecularly targeted therapy for rare molecular subgroups of patients in a histology-agnostic fashion. Unfortunately, there was no activity of samotolisib against tumors with PI3K/mTOR pathway alterations. Prospective trials such as the NCI-COG Pediatric MATCH are necessary to evaluate the efficacy of molecularly targeted therapies given their increasing use in clinical practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":14797,"journal":{"name":"JCO precision oncology","volume":"8 ","pages":"e2400258"},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11581706/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142287723","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yonina R Murciano-Goroff, Angela B-Y Hui, Jose A Araujo Filho, Emily G Hamilton, Jacob J Chabon, Everett J Moding, Rene F Bonilla, Emily S Lebow, Daniel Gomez, Andreas Rimner, Michelle S Ginsberg, Michael Offin, Ritika Kundra, Viola Allaj, Larry Norton, Jorge S Reis-Filho, Pedram Razavi, Alexander Drilon, David R Jones, James M Isbell, W Victoria Lai, Charles M Rudin, Ash A Alizadeh, Bob T Li, Maximilian Diehn
{"title":"Early Circulating Tumor DNA Shedding Kinetics for Prediction of Platinum Sensitivity in Patients With Small Cell Lung Cancer.","authors":"Yonina R Murciano-Goroff, Angela B-Y Hui, Jose A Araujo Filho, Emily G Hamilton, Jacob J Chabon, Everett J Moding, Rene F Bonilla, Emily S Lebow, Daniel Gomez, Andreas Rimner, Michelle S Ginsberg, Michael Offin, Ritika Kundra, Viola Allaj, Larry Norton, Jorge S Reis-Filho, Pedram Razavi, Alexander Drilon, David R Jones, James M Isbell, W Victoria Lai, Charles M Rudin, Ash A Alizadeh, Bob T Li, Maximilian Diehn","doi":"10.1200/PO.24.00216","DOIUrl":"10.1200/PO.24.00216","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is characterized by rapid progression after platinum resistance. Circulating tumor (ctDNA) dynamics early in treatment may help determine platinum sensitivity.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Serial plasma samples were collected from patients receiving platinum-based chemotherapy for SCLC on the first 3 days of cycle one and on the first days of subsequent cycles with paired samples collected both before and again after infusions. Tumor-informed plasma analysis was carried out using CAncer Personalized Profiling by deep Sequencing (CAPP-Seq). The mean variant allele frequency (VAF) of all pretreatment mutations was tracked in subsequent blood draws and correlated with radiologic response.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>ctDNA kinetics were assessed in 122 samples from 21 patients. Pretreatment VAF did not differ significantly between patients who did and did not respond to chemotherapy (mean 22.5% <i>v</i> 4.6%, <i>P</i> = .17). A slight increase in ctDNA on cycle 1, day 1 immediately post-treatment was seen in six of the seven patients with available draws (fold change from baseline: 1.01-1.44), half of whom achieved a response. All patients who responded had a >2-fold decrease in mean VAF on cycle 2 day 1 (C2D1). Progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were significantly longer in patients with a >2-fold decrease in mean VAF after one treatment cycle (6.8 <i>v</i> 2.6 months, log-rank <i>P</i> = .0004 and 21.7 <i>v</i> 6.4 months, log rank <i>P</i> = .04, respectively).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>A >2-fold decrease in ctDNA concentration was observed by C2D1 in all patients who were sensitive to platinum-based therapy and was associated with longer PFS and OS.</p>","PeriodicalId":14797,"journal":{"name":"JCO precision oncology","volume":"8 ","pages":"e2400216"},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11376985/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142132747","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lauren R Desrosiers-Battu, Tao Wang, Jacquelyn Reuther, George Miles, Hongzheng Dai, Eunji Jo, Heidi Russell, Robin Raesz-Martinez, Alva Recinos, Stephanie Gutierrez, Amy Thomas, Emily Berenson, Jessica Corredor, Kimberly Nugent, Rachel Wyatt Castillo, Rebecca Althaus, Rebecca Littlejohn, Shawn Gessay, Gail Tomlinson, Jonathan Gill, Juan Carlos Bernini, Kelly Vallance, Timothy Griffin, Sarah Scollon, Frank Y Lin, Christine Eng, Shashikant Kulkarni, Susan G Hilsenbeck, Angshumoy Roy, Amy L McGuire, D Williams Parsons, Sharon E Plon
{"title":"Comparing the Diagnostic Yield of Germline Exome Versus Panel Sequencing in the Diverse Population of the Texas KidsCanSeq Pediatric Cancer Study.","authors":"Lauren R Desrosiers-Battu, Tao Wang, Jacquelyn Reuther, George Miles, Hongzheng Dai, Eunji Jo, Heidi Russell, Robin Raesz-Martinez, Alva Recinos, Stephanie Gutierrez, Amy Thomas, Emily Berenson, Jessica Corredor, Kimberly Nugent, Rachel Wyatt Castillo, Rebecca Althaus, Rebecca Littlejohn, Shawn Gessay, Gail Tomlinson, Jonathan Gill, Juan Carlos Bernini, Kelly Vallance, Timothy Griffin, Sarah Scollon, Frank Y Lin, Christine Eng, Shashikant Kulkarni, Susan G Hilsenbeck, Angshumoy Roy, Amy L McGuire, D Williams Parsons, Sharon E Plon","doi":"10.1200/PO.24.00187","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1200/PO.24.00187","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To evaluate the relative diagnostic yield of clinical germline genomic tests in a diverse pediatric cancer population.</p><p><strong>Patients and methods: </strong>The KidsCanSeq study enrolled pediatric cancer patients across six sites in Texas. Germline analysis included both exome sequencing and a therapy-focused pediatric cancer gene panel. The results were categorized by participants demographics, the presence of pathogenic or likely pathogenic (P/LP) variants, and variants of uncertain significance (VUS) in cancer predisposition genes (CPGs). Pediatric actionable CPGs were defined as those with cancer surveillance recommendations during childhood.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Cancer P/LP variants were reported by at least one platform in 103 of 578 (17.8%) participants of which 76 were dominant cancer genes (13.1%) with no significant differences by self-described race or Hispanic ethnicity. However, the proportion of participants with VUS was greater in Asian and African American participants (<i>P</i> = .0029). Diagnostic yield was 16.6% for exome versus 8.5% for panel (<i>P</i> < .0001) with 42 participants with concordant germline results. Exome-only results included P/LP variants in 30 different CPGs in 54 participants, whereas panel-only results included seven participants with a copy number or structural P/LP variants in CPGs. There was no significant difference in diagnostic yield limited to pediatric actionable CPGs (<i>P</i> = .6171).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Approximately 18% of a diverse pediatric cancer population had germline diagnostic findings with 50% of P/LP variants reported by only one platform because of CPGs not on the targeted panel and copy number variants (CNVs)/rearrangements not reported by exome. Although diagnostic yields were similar in this diverse population, increases in VUS results were observed in Asian and African American populations. Given the clinical significance of CNVs/rearrangements in this cohort, detection is critical to optimize germline analysis of pediatric cancer populations.</p>","PeriodicalId":14797,"journal":{"name":"JCO precision oncology","volume":"8 ","pages":"e2400187"},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11392521/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142287719","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Arielle Elkrief, Igor Odintsov, Roger S Smith, Morana Vojnic, Takuo Hayashi, Inna Khodos, Vladimir Markov, Zebing Liu, Allan J W Lui, Jamie L Bloom, Michael D Offin, Charles M Rudin, Elisa de Stanchina, Gregory J Riely, Romel Somwar, Marc Ladanyi
{"title":"Combination of MDM2 and Targeted Kinase Inhibitors Results in Prolonged Tumor Control in Lung Adenocarcinomas With Oncogenic Tyrosine Kinase Drivers and <i>MDM2</i> Amplification.","authors":"Arielle Elkrief, Igor Odintsov, Roger S Smith, Morana Vojnic, Takuo Hayashi, Inna Khodos, Vladimir Markov, Zebing Liu, Allan J W Lui, Jamie L Bloom, Michael D Offin, Charles M Rudin, Elisa de Stanchina, Gregory J Riely, Romel Somwar, Marc Ladanyi","doi":"10.1200/PO.24.00241","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1200/PO.24.00241","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>MDM2, a negative regulator of the TP53 tumor suppressor, is oncogenic when amplified. <i>MDM2</i> amplification (MDM2amp) is mutually exclusive with <i>TP53</i> mutation and is seen in 6% of patients with lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD), with significant enrichment in subsets with receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) driver alterations. Recent studies have shown synergistic activity of MDM2 and MEK inhibition in patient-derived LUAD models with MDM2amp and RTK driver alterations. However, the combination of MDM2 and RTK inhibitors in LUAD has not been studied.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We evaluated the combination of MDM2 and RTK inhibition in patient-derived models of LUAD.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In a RET-fusion LUAD patient-derived model with MDM2amp, MDM2 inhibition with either milademetan or AMG232 combined with selpercatinib resulted in long-term in vivo tumor control markedly superior to either agent alone. Similarly, in an EGFR-mutated model with MDM2amp, combining either milademetan or AMG232 with osimertinib resulted in long-term in vivo tumor control, which was strikingly superior to either agent alone.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>These preclinical in vivo data provide a rationale for further clinical development of this combinatorial targeted therapy approach.</p>","PeriodicalId":14797,"journal":{"name":"JCO precision oncology","volume":"8 ","pages":"e2400241"},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11404768/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142287718","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Margaret E Macy, Rajen Mody, Joel M Reid, Jin Piao, Lauren Saguilig, Todd A Alonzo, Stacey L Berg, Elizabeth Fox, Brenda J Weigel, Douglas S Hawkins, Margaret M Mooney, P Mickey Williams, David R Patton, Brent D Coffey, Sinchita Roy-Chowdhuri, Naoko Takebe, James V Tricoli, Katherine A Janeway, Nita L Seibel, D Williams Parsons
{"title":"Palbociclib in Solid Tumor Patients With Genomic Alterations in the cyclinD-cdk4/6-INK4a-Rb Pathway: Results From National Cancer Institute-Children's Oncology Group Pediatric Molecular Analysis for Therapy Choice Trial Arm I (APEC1621I).","authors":"Margaret E Macy, Rajen Mody, Joel M Reid, Jin Piao, Lauren Saguilig, Todd A Alonzo, Stacey L Berg, Elizabeth Fox, Brenda J Weigel, Douglas S Hawkins, Margaret M Mooney, P Mickey Williams, David R Patton, Brent D Coffey, Sinchita Roy-Chowdhuri, Naoko Takebe, James V Tricoli, Katherine A Janeway, Nita L Seibel, D Williams Parsons","doi":"10.1200/PO-24-00418","DOIUrl":"10.1200/PO-24-00418","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The National Cancer Institute-Children's Oncology Group Pediatric Molecular Analysis for Therapy Choice trial assigned patients age 1-21 years with relapsed or refractory solid tumors, lymphomas, and histiocytic disorders to phase II treatment arms of molecularly targeted therapies on the basis of genetic alterations detected in their tumor. Patients with tumors that harbored prespecified genomic alterations in the cyclinD-CDK4/6-INK4a-Rb pathway with intact Rb expression were assigned and treated with the cdk4/6 inhibitor palbociclib.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Patients received palbociclib orally once daily for 21 days of 28-day cycles until disease progression, intolerable toxicity, or up to 2 years. The primary end point was objective response rate; secondary end points included safety/tolerability and progression-free survival.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Twenty-three patients (median age, 15 years; range, 8-21) were enrolled; 20 received protocol therapy and were evaluable for toxicity and response. Of the evaluable patients, the most common diagnoses were osteosarcoma (n = 9) and rhabdomyosarcoma (n = 6). A single actionable gene amplification was found in 19 tumors (<i>CDK4</i>, n = 11, <i>CDK6</i>, n = 2, <i>CCND3</i>, n = 6), with one tumor harboring two amplifications (<i>CDK4</i> and <i>CCND2</i>). Hematologic toxicities were the most common treatment-related events. No objective responses were seen. Two patients with tumors harboring <i>CDK4</i> amplifications (neuroblastoma and sarcoma) had best response of stable disease for six and three cycles. Six-month progression was 10% (95% CI, 1.7 to 27.2).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The CDK4/6 inhibitor palbociclib at 75 mg/m<sup>2</sup> orally daily was tolerable in this heavily pretreated cohort. No objective responses were observed in this histology-agnostic biomarker-selected population with treatment-refractory solid tumors, demonstrating that pathway alteration alone is insufficient in pediatric cancers to generate a response to palbociclib monotherapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":14797,"journal":{"name":"JCO precision oncology","volume":"8 ","pages":"e2400418"},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11488755/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142287722","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
JCO precision oncologyPub Date : 2024-09-01Epub Date: 2024-09-30DOI: 10.1200/PO.24.00281
Reuben Ben-David, Parissa Alerasool, Hitasha Kalola, Neeraja Tillu, Mohammed Almoflihi, Che-Kai Tsao, Matthew D Galsky, John P Sfakianos, Peter Wiklund, Nikhil Waingankar, Reza Mehrazin
{"title":"Tumor Characteristics Associated With Preoperatively Detectable Tumor-Informed Circulating Tumor DNA in Patients With Renal Masses Suspicious for Renal Cell Carcinoma.","authors":"Reuben Ben-David, Parissa Alerasool, Hitasha Kalola, Neeraja Tillu, Mohammed Almoflihi, Che-Kai Tsao, Matthew D Galsky, John P Sfakianos, Peter Wiklund, Nikhil Waingankar, Reza Mehrazin","doi":"10.1200/PO.24.00281","DOIUrl":"10.1200/PO.24.00281","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Understanding the specific tumor characteristics associated with detectable circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) in patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is critical for informing future studies aiming to establish the clinical utility of such testing. We characterized the pathologic and clinical features associated with preoperatively detectable ctDNA in patients with renal masses suspicious for RCC.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Consecutive patients who underwent partial or radical nephrectomy for nonmetastatic suspected RCC (cT1b-T3) during 2022-2023 had prospectively collected tumor-informed ctDNA analyses conducted preoperatively and postoperatively. Descriptive statistics and univariate analyses were used to describe the study findings.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Sixty-nine patients with a median age of 62 years (IQR, 51-70) and a median follow-up time of 7 months (IQR, 3-11) had 205 ctDNA samples collected for analysis. Thirty-nine (61%) had preoperative detectable ctDNA of 64 patients. Postoperative ctDNA status was available for 47 patients, and three (6%) had detectable ctDNA. Two had inferior vena cava (IVC) involvement, and one developed metastatic disease. Subgroup analysis of solely malignant RCC (n = 65) revealed that patients with preoperative detectable ctDNA had a higher pathologic stage (<i>P</i> = .001), larger tumors (7 <i>v</i> 4.5 cm; <i>P</i> = .001), higher tumor complexity (<i>P</i> = .022), and increased rates of tumor grades 3-4 (<i>P</i> = .038). All patients with gross renal vein or IVC involvement (n = 9) and those with lymphovascular invasion (n = 6) on pathology had detectable preoperative ctDNA. On univariate analysis, high tumor complexity, larger tumors, and tumor grades 3-4 were found to be predictors of preoperatively detectable ctDNA status.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Preoperative ctDNA was detectable in 61% of patients with nonmetastatic RCC, and it correlated with clinically relevant features. Clinical trials should consider incorporating both preoperative and postoperative ctDNA analyses to augment prediction of disease recurrence and to refine treatment decision making.</p>","PeriodicalId":14797,"journal":{"name":"JCO precision oncology","volume":"8 ","pages":"e2400281"},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142347064","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Genomic Landscape of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors and Implications for Clinical Practice.","authors":"Ana De Jesus-Acosta, Chirayu Mohindroo","doi":"10.1200/PO.24.00221","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1200/PO.24.00221","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNETs) are the second most prevalent neoplasms of the pancreas with variable prognosis and clinical course. Our knowledge of the genetic alterations in patients with pNETs has expanded in the past decade with the availability of whole-genome sequencing and germline testing. This review will focus on potential clinical applications of the genetic testing in patients with pNETs. For somatic testing, we discuss the commonly prevalent somatic mutations and their impact on prognosis and treatment of patients with pNET. We also highlight the relevant genomic biomarkers that predict response to specific treatments. Previously, germline testing was only recommended for high-risk patients with syndromic features (<i>MEN1</i>, <i>VHL</i>, <i>TSC</i>, and <i>NF1</i>), we review the evolving paradigm of germline testing in pNETs as recent studies have now shown that sporadic-appearing pNETs can also harbor germline variants.</p>","PeriodicalId":14797,"journal":{"name":"JCO precision oncology","volume":"8 ","pages":"e2400221"},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142132748","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
David G Su, Ankit Dhiman, Varun V Bansal, Yuanyuan Zha, Ardaman Shergill, Blasé Polite, Lindsay Alpert, Kiran K Turaga, Oliver S Eng
{"title":"Mutational Features and Tumor Microenvironment Alterations in High-Grade Appendiceal Cancers Treated With Iterative Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy.","authors":"David G Su, Ankit Dhiman, Varun V Bansal, Yuanyuan Zha, Ardaman Shergill, Blasé Polite, Lindsay Alpert, Kiran K Turaga, Oliver S Eng","doi":"10.1200/PO.24.00149","DOIUrl":"10.1200/PO.24.00149","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>High-grade appendiceal adenocarcinomas (HGAA) with peritoneal metastases (PMs) are associated with poor survival. Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) is a novel treatment approach for unresectable HGAA-PM. However, its influence on immunogenomic profiles has not yet been fully explored.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>We obtained 79 samples of metastatic peritoneal tumor deposits from patients diagnosed with HGAA and performed whole-exome sequencing, RNA sequencing, and immunoprofiling before and after HIPEC. Tumor biopsies were subjected to immunogenomic profiling to detect mutational signatures and immune populations associated with oncologic outcomes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Fifteen patients with HGAA-PMs were included in the study. The median progression-free survival (PFS) was 6.7 months (2.7-25.3) and the median overall survival was 11.4 months (4.7-42). Mucin-associated genes (<i>MUC16</i>, <i>MUC3A</i>, and <i>MUC5AC</i>) and titin (<i>TTN</i>) had the highest mutation frequencies. Mutational signatures such as single-base substitution 29 and doublet-base substitution 11 were present in >50% of single-base and double-base mutations. Higher PD-L1 coexpression on CD8<sup>+</sup> T cells demonstrated a higher PFS both intratumorally (<i>P</i> = .019) and at the margin (<i>P</i> = .025).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>HIPEC-associated mutational signatures were identified in HGAA-PMs. Elevated PD-L1+ cytotoxic T-cell populations after HIPEC had better PFS, offering valuable insights for prognostication in the context of HIPEC treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":14797,"journal":{"name":"JCO precision oncology","volume":"8 ","pages":"e2400149"},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11432692/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142287721","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Carol Cremin, Angela C Bedard, Quan Hong, Sze Wing Mung, Jennifer Nuk, Andrew Wong, Husain Akbar, Eugene Cheung, Daniel Renouf, David Schaeffer, Sophie Sun, Kasmintan A Schrader
{"title":"Improving Access to Hereditary Testing in Pancreatic Ductal Carcinoma.","authors":"Carol Cremin, Angela C Bedard, Quan Hong, Sze Wing Mung, Jennifer Nuk, Andrew Wong, Husain Akbar, Eugene Cheung, Daniel Renouf, David Schaeffer, Sophie Sun, Kasmintan A Schrader","doi":"10.1200/PO.24.00167","DOIUrl":"10.1200/PO.24.00167","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Approximately 5%-10% of patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) have an inherited basis, yet uptake of genetic testing remains low and subject to disparities. This study compared two genetic testing pathways available to patients referred to a provincial cancer center, BC Cancer: a traditional hereditary cancer clinic-initiated testing (HCT) pathway and a new oncology clinic-initiated testing (OCT) pathway.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Study subjects were patients with confirmed PDAC referred for genetic testing through the HCT or OCT pathway between June 1, 2020, and February 1, 2022. Charts were retrospectively reviewed for patient characteristics and testing outcomes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The study population was 397 patients (HCT, n = 279 and OCT, n = 118). OCT patients were more likely to have non-European ethnicity compared with HCT patients (41.9% <i>v</i> 25.6%, <i>P</i> = .004), to have earlier-stage disease (<i>P</i> = .012), and to have better Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status than the HCT group (<i>P</i> = .001). A total of 306 patients completed testing (77%). OCT patients had higher test completion rates than HCT patients (odds ratio, 3.74 [95% CI, 1.66 to 9.62]). Median time for results was shorter in OCT than in HCT (53 days [IQR, 44-76] <i>v</i> 107 days [IQR, 63.8-158.3]). Pancreatic cancer susceptibility pathogenic gene variants were identified in 8.5% (26/306).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The real-world observations in our study show that oncology clinic-initiated hereditary testing is more effective and faster than testing through hereditary cancer clinic referrals and reaches a more ethnically diverse population. This has important implications for publicly funded environments with limited resources for genetic counseling.</p>","PeriodicalId":14797,"journal":{"name":"JCO precision oncology","volume":"8 ","pages":"e2400167"},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11371118/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141893481","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}