Francesco Passiglia PhD , Angela Listì PhD , Paolo Bironzo PhD , Alessandra Merlini PhD , Federica Benso BSc , Francesca Napoli PhD , Francesca Alice Barbu BSc , Vanessa Zambelli BSc , Fabrizio Tabbò PhD , Maria Lucia Reale MD , Claudio Sini MD , Elisa Roca MD , Paola Adriana Taveggia MD , Francesca Simionato MD , Lucio Buffoni MD , Laura Mazilu MD , Vito Barbieri PhD , Daniele Pignataro MD , Antonio Araujo PhD , Luis Paz-Ares PhD , Silvia Novello PhD
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Actionable NSCLC Mutation Identification by Comprehensive Genomic Profiling for Clinical Trial Enrollment: The European Program for the Routine Testing of Patients With Advanced Lung Cancer (EPROPA)
Introduction
The advocacy Women Against Lung Cancer in Europe (WALCE) promoted the European Program for the Routine Testing of Patients With Advanced Lung Cancer (EPROPA) and provided a free-of-charge molecular profiling platform for NSCLC sample characterization with the aim of increasing the detection of targetable drivers and improving patients’ access to clinical trials in Europe.
Methods
From January 2021 to December 2023, 20 centers located at five different European countries (Greece, Slovenia, Romania, Albania, and Italy) joined EPROPA, with 555 patients with advanced NSCLC registered to the program. Anonymized patients’ clinical-pathological data were shared through the EPROPA web platform and tissue samples were collected at the Molecular Pathology Unit of the Reference Center (University of Turin) for molecular analyses. A comprehensive genomic profiling by a targeted next-generation sequencing approach has been performed and molecular reports have been discussed within the molecular tumor board to assess patients’ eligibility for clinical trials.
Results
The average turnaround time was eight days, with only 30 out of 555 tissue samples (6%) not suitable for molecular analysis. In the 525 analyzed samples, a total of 570 molecular alterations have been identified, including 264 pathogenic targetable oncogenic alterations and 113 cases with co-occurring mutations. A total of 18 molecular alterations with potential germline and hereditary cancer syndrome implications have been reported. The identification of a clinical trial was considered for 205 patients. After molecular tumor board discussion, 30 patients were enrolled and treated in clinical studies available in Europe. Survival outcomes were significantly improved in patients with targetable molecular alterations receiving a matched targeted therapy.
Conclusion
This data confirmed the feasibility and usefulness of the program in the real-world practice scenario, supporting the implementation of next-generation sequencing–based molecular characterization of NSCLC samples, to reduce the unequal access to tests, drugs, and clinical trials in Europe.
期刊介绍:
Journal of Thoracic Oncology (JTO), the official journal of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer,is the primary educational and informational publication for topics relevant to the prevention, detection, diagnosis, and treatment of all thoracic malignancies.The readship includes epidemiologists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, thoracic surgeons, pulmonologists, radiologists, pathologists, nuclear medicine physicians, and research scientists with a special interest in thoracic oncology.