Differential genomic landscape of clinically advanced/metastatic chordomas (mChor) based on primary tumor site.
11521 Background: We queried whether comprehensive genomic profiling (CGP) could differentiate genomic alteration (GA) differences in mChor based on tumor site of origin Methods: 111 mChor FFPE tissues were sequenced using a hybrid-capture based CGP method to evaluate all classes of genomic alterations (GA). Tumor mutational burden (TMB) was determined on up to 1.1 Mbp of sequenced DNA and microsatellite instability (MSI) was determined on 114 loci. Results: 27 clivus (Cliv), 12 cervical (Cerv), 10 thoracic (Thor) and 44 lumbosacral (Sacr) mChor were compared (Table). A separate set of 18 mChor were submitted as metastasis biopsies with no primary tumor site available (Unk). mChor was generally more common in men with Sacr tumors. Cliv patients were significantly younger (p = 0.00002). GA/tumor was highest in Sacr at 2.9 and lowest Thor at 1.5. All (100%) mChor were MSI stable and the TMB was low ( < 5 mut/Mb) for all cases. CDKN2A and CDKN2B mutation frequencies were highest in Sacr (52% and 46%, p = 0.009 and 0.0109). Potentially actionable GA in PTEN were highest in Thor and Sacr. PTCH1 GA were seen in Cliv and Cerv and PBRM1 GA potentially associated with immune-oncology (IO) drug response were present in all groups. Additional noteworthy targets were seen in all groups but were found in less than 11% of cases throughout the study (Table). Conclusions: Genomic profiles of our mChor cohort differ based on the site of tumor origin in the axial spine. Sacr appear to have the highest frequency of GA and the greatest number of potentially targetable GA. Although MSI and TMB biomarker results do not predict responsiveness, a significant PBRM1 GA frequency in all groups raises the possibility of IO drug benefit for some patients. [Table: see text]