Comparison of tumor mutational burden (TMB) in PBRM1/BAP1-based subsets of advanced renal cell carcinoma (aRCC).
634 Background: Using IHC, Joseph et al (J Urol 2016) propose that 40.1%, 48.6%, 8.7% and 1.8% of patients (pts) can be characterized as PBRM1+BAP1+, PRBM1-BAP1+, PBRM1+BAP1- and PBRM1-BAP1-, respectively. We sought to confirm consistency of the frequency of genomic alterations (GAs) and IHC data and to compare TMB across subsets. Methods: DNA was extracted from 40 microns of FFPE sections from pts with aRCC. Comprehensive genomic profiling (CGP) was performed on hybridization-captured, adaptor ligation based libraries to a mean coverage depth of 688X for up to 315 cancer-related genes plus 37 introns from 14 genes frequently rearranged in cancer. TMB was determined on 1.2 million Mb of sequenced DNA; results are reported in subsets segregated by presence or absence of PBRM1 and BAP1 alteration. Results: 648 consecutive pts (459:189 M:F) with clear cell RCC (ccRCC) were assessed with a median age of 58, and 368 consecutive pts (254:114 M:F) with non-clear cell RCC (nccRCC) were assessed with a median age of 57. Mutations in BAP1 and PBRM1 were found more frequently in ccRCC vs nccRCC (P < 0.05 for both). In pts with ccRCC, average TMB was highest in pts with co-occurring PBRM1 and BAP1 GAs (4.87 muts/Mb), and lowest in pts lacking both GAs (2.77 muts/Mb) (P < 0.05). TMB was similar across PBRM1/BAP1-based subsets amongst pts with nccRCC. Conclusions: As anticipated, the frequency of PBRM1/BAP1-mutated subsets by CGP is inversely related to the frequency of subsets with PBRM1/BAP1 loss by IHC from previous reports. In addition to these confirmatory findings, this large series identifies that pts with dual PBRM1/ BAP1 GAs (associated with the worst prognosis) had the highest TMB. [Table: see text]