Chromosome 14q imbalances and pathways associated with resistance to antiangiogenic therapy in clear cell renal cell carcinoma.

2011 ◽  
Vol 29 (7_suppl) ◽  
pp. 339-339 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Jonasch ◽  
K. Alvarez ◽  
L. Peterson ◽  
N. M. Tannir ◽  
K. Sircar ◽  
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339 Background: Antiangiogenic agents are used to treat metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). Currently there are no biomarkers of therapeutic efficacy for these agents. Hypoxia inducible factor (HIF) alpha ratios have been linked to phenotypically distinct ccRCC subpopulations. The HIF1 alpha gene is located on chromosome 14q. In this study, the goal was to determine whether chromosomal imbalances identified with SNP arrays are linked to HIF ratios, and to clinical outcome. Methods: We obtained archival FFPE tumor specimens from 56 patients with mRCC treated with sorafenib or bevacizumab. DNA from the FFPE blocks was analyzed with Affymetrix 250K Nsp SNP microarrays. We identified the presence of genomic imbalances and loss of heterozygosity (LOH) to obtain virtual karyotypes. We then evaluated candidate genes in gain/lost chromosomal regions by qPCR and immunohistochemistry (IHC) in the bevacizumab treated specimens. Results: In the bevacizumab cohort, HIF1-alpha containing14q loss showed a significant association with worse response to treatment (CR/ PR vs. SD/PD, Fisher exact test, p = 0.0473). In addition, HIF1A mRNA expression was significantly reduced in all samples with 14q loss and was associated with PFS (HR = 2.29, 95% CI = 1.01-5.16, p = 0.045). HIF-1alpha protein expression was also reduced in samples with 14q loss. Conclusions: Chromosomal imbalances are associated with outcomes in ccRCC patients treated with antiangiogenic agents, and can lead to changes in gene expression. Low HIF1A expression was strongly correlated with shorter PFS. We hypothesize that loss of 14q could lead to an imbalance in HIF-1alpha/HIF-2alpha activity, leading to increased HIF-2alpha and enhanced c-Myc expression, which improves tumor cell viability and engenders resistance to cellular stress induced by antiangiogenic therapy. No significant financial relationships to disclose.

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (2_suppl) ◽  
pp. 583-583
Author(s):  
Aline Fusco Fares ◽  
Isabela Cunha ◽  
Daniel Vilarim Araujo ◽  
Leonardo de Azevedo Boente ◽  
Daniel Garcia ◽  
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583 Background: In mRCC, there are no prospectively validated biomarkers to guide the treatment and therapy decision is based on prognostic scores and histology. STAT-3 and Wnt/b-cateninare cell proliferation pathways and have already been related to prognostic in renal cell carcinoma. Objective: to evaluate the role of STAT-3 and b-catenin expression as prognostic biomarkers in clear cell mRCC. Methods: 684 medical records of renal cell carcinoma patients treated at AC Camargo Cancer Center from 2007 to 2015 were reviewed. 86 out of 684 patients fulfilled the study criteria: metastatic clear cell carcinoma, no sarcomatoid features, previous systemic therapy, previous nephrectomy and available tumor specimens from metastatic site. Pathological samples were arranged in a TMA. The number of positive stainings cells for each antibody in each core was categorized as low positive or negative versus highly positive expression. Results: We had available tissue blocks from 47 tumors. 32/45 patients (71,1%) had highly positive membrane b-catenin and none of the patients was positive for nuclear b-catenin. 27 /45 (60%) were categorized as low positive or negative STAT-3. There was no statistically significant association between STAT-3 and b-catenin expression with clinical prognostic criteria (MSKCC and Heng criteria). In the multivariate analysis, KPS < 80% (p = 0.02; HR: 2.7), time from nephrectomy to metastasis < 1 year (p = 0.04; HR: 2.1), no hypothyroidism (p = 0.05; HR: 2.4) and MSKCC criteria (p = 0.02; HR: 2.5) were confirmed as negative prognostic factors. Associative analysis showed that none of the patients with negative membrane b-catenin had response to systemic therapy (p=0.02). OS was 35.5 months (IC 22.2-48.8) and PFS was 12.5 months (IC 10.0-14.0). Conclusions: in our cohort, STAT-3 and B-catenin expression are not associated with the prognostic criteria (MSKCC and Heng). The loss of B-catenin expression is associated to a worse response rate to antiangiogenic therapy in metastatic clear cell renal cancer. [Table: see text]


2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (6_suppl) ◽  
pp. 685-685 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas E. Hutson ◽  
M Dror Michaelson ◽  
Timothy M. Kuzel ◽  
Neeraj Agarwal ◽  
Ana M. Molina ◽  
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685 Background: Non-clear cell renal cell carcinoma (nccRCC) is an umbrella term that encompasses multiple RCC histological subtypes, including papillary, chromophobe, and undetermined RCC. Both increased expression of the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and dysregulation of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway occur in nccRCC. Lenvatinib (LEN) is a multitarget tyrosine kinase inhibitor that inhibits the VEGF receptor and other targets; everolimus (EVE) is a mTOR inhibitor. LEN + EVE is approved for the treatment of patients with advanced RCC following 1 prior antiangiogenic therapy. This phase 2 study examined the efficacy and tolerability of LEN + EVE in patients with nccRCC. Methods: This single-arm, multicenter, phase 2 trial assessed the safety and efficacy of LEN (18 mg once daily) + EVE (5 mg once daily) in patients with unresectable advanced or metastatic nccRCC who had not received any chemotherapy for advanced disease. The primary objective was objective response rate (ORR) as assessed by investigators using RECIST v1.1. Secondary objectives included progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), and safety assessments. Results: At the time of data cutoff (July 17, 2019), 31 patients with nccRCC (papillary, n = 20; chromophobe, n = 9; unclassified, n = 2) were enrolled and treated. The ORR was 25.8% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 11.9–44.6%); 8 patients achieved a partial response (PR; papillary, n = 3; chromophobe, n = 4; unclassified, n = 1) and no patients had a complete response (CR). The median duration of response was not reached. Additionally, 18 patients (58.1%) had stable disease (SD) and the clinical benefit rate (CR + PR + durable SD [duration ≥ 23 weeks]) was 61.3% (95% CI: 42.2–78.2%). The median PFS was 9.23 months (95% CI: 5.49- not estimable [NE]) and median OS was 15.64 months (95% CI: 9.23–NE). The safety profile observed in this study was similar to the established profile of the study drug combination (LEN + EVE). Conclusions: The combination of LEN + EVE showed promising antitumor activity as first-line therapy in patients with advanced nccRCC. The ORR was 25.8%, which compares favorably to historical reports with EVE monotherapy. Clinical trial information: NCT02915783.


2010 ◽  
Vol 28 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e15012-e15012
Author(s):  
F. A. Monzon ◽  
K. Alvarez ◽  
R. J. Amato ◽  
L. Peterson ◽  
S. S. Shen ◽  
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2013 ◽  
Vol 31 (6_suppl) ◽  
pp. 393-393
Author(s):  
Eric Jonasch ◽  
Suresh Thakur ◽  
Kanishka Sircar ◽  
Pheroze Tamboli ◽  
Nizar M. Tannir ◽  
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393 Background: Antiangiogenic agents (AA) are used to treat metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). Currently there are no biomarkers of therapeutic efficacy with these agents. We have previously shown that chromosome copy number variation (CNV) is associated with poor (14q loss) or more favorable outcomes (5q31-ter gain) in nonmetastatic patients. The purpose of the current study was the impact of CNV on response, progression free survival (PFS) and on overall survival (OS) after AA in patients with metastatic ccRCC. Methods: We obtained archival FFPE or frozen tumor specimens from patients with mRCC treated with sorafenib (after tumor removal), bevacizumab or sunitinib (neoadjuvant treatment). DNA was analyzed with Affymetrix 250K Nsp SNP microarrays. We identified the presence of genomic imbalances and loss of heterozygosity (LOH) to obtain “virtual karyotypes”. We then compared CNV to outcome using Wilcoxon-Gehan statistical analysis. Results: A total of 83 patients were used to analyze CNV after treatment with AA: 22 sorafenib, 29 sunitinib, 31 bevacizumab. Gain of 8q (p = 0.036) and loss of 16q (p = 0.0031), 20p (p = 0.038) or 20q (p = 0.022) were associated with a shorter OS, whereas gain of 1q (p = 0.037) and 5q (p = 0.019) were associated with longer OS in this patient cohort. When 14q loss was combined with 8q gain, median OS was further decreased (p 0.01). Surprisingly, when assessed as a group, no specific CNV was associated with PFS. However, when compared separately, 5q gain was predictive for better PFS in sorafenib or bevacizumab treated patients (p = 0.006), but no such effect was seen in the sunitinib treated cohort. Conclusions: Our results show that chromosomal imbalances are associated with divergent clinical outcome in metastatic ccRCC patients treated with AA, and are predominantly prognostic. Dissecting out driver tumor suppressor or tumor activating genes within these chromosomal regions will guide our understanding of what defines a particularly lethal phenotype. The possibility exists that specific CNV profiles predict for response to therapy, but a larger sample size is required to validate this possibility.


2011 ◽  
Vol 24 (11) ◽  
pp. 1470-1479 ◽  
Author(s):  
Federico A Monzon ◽  
Karla Alvarez ◽  
Lief Peterson ◽  
Luan Truong ◽  
Robert J Amato ◽  
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2002 ◽  
Vol 198 (1) ◽  
pp. 110-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenji Mitsumori ◽  
John M. Kittleson ◽  
Noriyuki Itoh ◽  
Brett Delahunt ◽  
Rosemary W. Heathcott ◽  
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2007 ◽  
Vol 177 (4S) ◽  
pp. 214-214
Author(s):  
Sung Kyu Hong ◽  
Byung Kyu Han ◽  
In Ho Chang ◽  
June Hyun Han ◽  
Ji Hyung Yu ◽  
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