Circulating tumor DNA dynamics to predict cancer recurrence/metastasis in Chinese pathologic stage I lung adenocarcinoma.

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 3537-3537
Author(s):  
Chao Cheng ◽  
Weixiong Yang ◽  
Na You ◽  
Minghan Jia ◽  
Sai-Ching Yeung ◽  
...  

3537 Background: Pathologic(p)stage I lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) patients exhibit high levels of genetic heterogeneity and the association between the genomic characteristics of (p)stage I LUADs and tumor recurrence remains poorly understood. Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) monitoring after resection represents a useful tool to predict response to therapy and tumor recurrence but its application in (p)stage I LUAD patients remains controversial. In addition, it is of great clinical interest to decipher the difference of genetic features between ground-glass opacity (GGO) and solid nodules (non-GGO) subgroups. Methods: Tumor tissues and matched post-operative plasma samples were collected from a total of 86 Chinese (p)stage I LUAD patients who were enrolled in a clinical study (NCT03172156). Comprehensive genomic profiling was performed using capture-based hybrid next generation sequencing by targeting 422 cancer relevant genes. Results: EGFR and TP53 represent commonly mutated genes in this cohort of (p)stage I lung adenocarcinoma, followed by alterations in ALK, PIK3CA, STK11and MYC. For a median follow up period of 21.54 months after surgical resection, we observed that ctDNA positivity significantly correlated with an increased probability of early tumor recurrence or metastasis ( P= 0.03, HR = 7.9), and in particular, the EGFR mutation status of ctDNA samples rather than that of primary tumor samples significantly correlated with shorter disease-free survival (DFS). Further comparison between GGO and non-GGO subgroups indicated that the frequency of TP53 mutations in non-GGO was markedly higher than that in GGO (48% vs 20%, P< 0.05). In addition, pathway analysis showed that the epigenetic regulation pathway was more frequently affected in the GGO subgroup, while impaired apoptosis/cell cycle pathway was more enriched in the non-GGO LUADs. Conclusions: Our data show that ctDNA positivity, including the EGFR mutation status, significantly correlated with early relapse or metastasis after surgery, representing a useful tool to predict treatment response and tumor relapse in (p)stage I LUAD patients. Mutated TP53 was more abundant in non-GGO comparing to GGO (p)stage I LUADs that may act as potential oncogenic driver in LUAD development and/or disease progression. Clinical trial information: NCT03172156 .

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Weiwei Feng ◽  
Nan Jia ◽  
Haining Jiao ◽  
Jun Chen ◽  
Yan Chen ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Currently, there is no reliable blood-based marker to track tumor recurrence in endometrial cancer (EC) patients. Liquid biopsies, specifically, circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) analysis emerged as a way to monitor tumor metastasis. The objective of this study was to examine the feasibility of ctDNA in recurrence surveillance and prognostic evaluation of high-risk EC. Methods Tumor tissues from nine high-risk EC patients were collected during primary surgery and tumor DNA was subjected to next generation sequencing to obtain the initial mutation spectrum using a 78 cancer-associated gene panel. Baseline and serial post-operative plasma samples were collected and droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) assays for patient-specific mutations were developed to track the mutations in the ctDNA in serial plasma samples. Log-rank test was used to assess the association between detection of ctDNA before or after surgery and disease-free survival. Results Somatic mutations were identified in all of the cases. The most frequent mutated genes were PTEN, FAT4, ARID1A, TP53, ZFHX3, ATM, and FBXW7. For each patient, personalized ddPCR assays were designed for one-to-three high-frequent mutations. DdPCR analysis and tumor panel sequencing had a high level of agreement in the assessment of the mutant allele fractions in baseline tumor tissue DNA. CtDNA was detected in 67% (6 of 9) of baseline plasma samples, which was not predictive of disease-free survival (DFS). CtDNA was detected in serial post-operative plasma samples (ctDNA tracking) of 44% (4 of 9) of the patients, which predicted tumor relapse. The DFS was a median of 9 months (ctDNA detected) versus median DFS undefined (ctDNA not detected), with a hazard ratio of 17.43 (95% CI, 1.616–188.3). The sensitivity of post-operative ctDNA detection in estimating tumor relapse was 100% and specificity was 83.3%, which was superior to CA125 or HE4. Conclusions Personalized ctDNA detection was effective and stable for high-risk EC. CtDNA tracking in post-operative plasma is valuable for predicting tumor recurrence.


Cancers ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 803 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming-Szu Hung ◽  
Jr-Hau Lung ◽  
Yu-Ching Lin ◽  
Yu-Hung Fang ◽  
Shu-Yi Huang ◽  
...  

Mutations in the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) are associated with various solid tumors. This study aimed to compare two methods for the detection of EGFR mutations in circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) from lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) patients and to evaluate the clinical significance of EGFR mutations in ctDNA. In this prospective cohort study, the EGFR mutation status of 77 patients with stage IIIB or IV LUAD was first determined using lung cancer tissue. The amplification refractory mutation system (ARMS) and single allele base extension reaction combined with mass spectroscopy (SABER/MassARRAY) methods were also used to detect EGFR mutations in plasma ctDNA from these patients and then compared using the EGFR mutation status in lung cancer tissue as a standard. Furthermore, the relationship between the presence of EGFR mutations in ctDNA after receiving first-line EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitor (EGFR-TKI) therapy and survival was evaluated. The overall sensitivity and specificity for the detection of EGFR mutations in plasma ctDNA by ARMS and SABER/MassARRAY were 49.1% vs. 56% and 90% vs. 95%, respectively. The agreement level between these methods was very high, with a kappa-value of 0.88 (95% CI 0.77–0.99). Moreover, 43 of the patients who carried EGFR mutations also received first-line EGFR-TKI therapy. Notably, patients with EGFR mutations in plasma ctDNA had significantly shorter progression-free survival (9.0 months, 95% CI 7.0–11.8, vs. 15.0 months, 95% CI 11.7–28.2; p = 0.02) and overall survival (30.6 months, 95% CI 12.4–37.2, vs. 55.6 months, 95% CI 25.8–61.8; p = 0.03) compared to those without detectable EGFR mutations. The detection of EGFR mutations in plasma ctDNA is a promising, minimally invasive, and reliable alternative to tumor biopsy, and the presence of EGFR mutations in plasma ctDNA after first-line EGFR-TKI therapy is associated with poor prognosis.


Medicine ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 94 (42) ◽  
pp. e1784 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tetsuya Isaka ◽  
Tomoyuki Yokose ◽  
Hiroyuki Ito ◽  
Masashi Nagata ◽  
Hideyuki Furumoto ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e20032-e20032
Author(s):  
Qin Feng

e20032 Background: Tumor tissue is currently used for EGFR testing non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients, but the detection of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) is being actively investigated as a new method for the detection and longitudinal monitoring of actionable mutations in plasma samples. Around 30% patients with EGFR mutation presented inconsistent status of EGFR mutation between in tissues and plasma. We compared EGFR mutation detection in circulating tumor DNA from blood to that in matched tissue. Methods: EGFR mutation status were assessed by the Human EGFR Gene Mutations Detection Kit (Beijing ACCB Biotech Ltd.) both in tissue and plasma. Retrospective analysis to evaluate the concordance of tissue and plasma EGFR determination for assessing eligibility for EGFR-TKIs therapy in NSCLC patients. 10 mL tubes of blood were collected from patients who never had been treated by EGFR TKI, and plasma circulating tumor DNA were extracted from plasma by Biomark Circulating DNA Kit. Qubit2.0 Fluorometer was used to make plasma circulating DNA tumor quantitation. The concentration of final DNA sample is ≦2ng/μl. Results: A total of 224 NSCLC patients were detected by Amplification Refractory Mutation System (ARMS), with 92 tissue positive and 49 blood positive. Results showed 53.3% sensitivity in overall samples, but 81.4% sensitivity in ⅢB~Ⅲ patients. The specificity is 100%. Conclusions: The high sensitivity and specificity between tissue and plasma EGFR determination supports the blood-based EGFR mutation testing to determinate the eligibility of NSCLC patients for EGFR-TKIs treatment, especialy in ⅢB~Ⅲ NSCLC patients. Blood, in particular plasma, is a good screening substitute when tumor tissue is absent or insufficient for testing EGFR mutations to guide EGFR TKIs treatment in patients with NSCLC. EGFR mutation positivity in blood could be used to recommend EGFR TKIs treatment, but the blood negativity should be confirmed with other sample, biopsy tissue, pleural effusion, etc..


2009 ◽  
Vol 27 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 7523-7523
Author(s):  
Y. Y. Janjigian ◽  
B. J. Park ◽  
M. G. Kris ◽  
V. A. Miller ◽  
G. J. Riely ◽  
...  

7523 Background: Patients with stage IV adenocarcinoma whose tumors harbor EGFR mutations have high rates of response (∼ 75%) and prolonged progression free survival after EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) treatment. Adjuvant cisplatin-based chemotherapy improves disease free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) in patients with resected stages IB-IIIA NSCLC. To see if adjuvant treatment with EGFR TKI (gefitinib or erlotinib) improves DFS in patients with EGFR mutation NSCLC, we conducted a retrospective review of patients with resected lung adenocarcinoma harboring EGFR mutations, some of whom received EGFR TKIs postoperatively. Methods: With Institutional Review Board approval, clinical information was obtained on all patients with stage I-III lung adenocarcinoma harboring EGFR exon 19 or 21 mutations that underwent resection at MSKCC between May 2002 and August 2008. Age, gender, type of surgery, histology, EGFR mutation status (exon 19 deletions and exon 21 L858R), stage, perioperative therapy and survival were recorded. Kaplan-Meier analysis and Cox regression analysis were performed. Results: We studied 150 patients (112 women, 38 men) with completely resected stage I-III lung adenocarcinoma whose resection specimens contained EGFR activating mutations in exon 19 or 21. Median age was 69. Forty two patients (28%) received cytotoxic chemotherapy. Forty eight (32%) received either erlotinib (n=26) or gefitinib (n=22) postoperatively. The median time on TKI was 16 months. The median DFS was 43 months in the group that received a TKI vs. 31 months for those that did not. After controlling for stage, individuals who received adjuvant gefitinib or erlotinib had a better DFS (HR=0.38, 95%CI: 0.16–0.90) than the non-TKI group (p=0.03). The median overall survival has not been reached. Conclusions: These data indicate that the adjuvant use of either gefitinib or erlotinib improves DFS in patients with completely resected stage I -III lung adenocarcinomas with mutations in EGFR exons 19 and 21. These data justify a randomized trial in similar patients. [Table: see text]


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weiwei Feng ◽  
Nan Jia ◽  
Hai-ning Jiao ◽  
Jun Chen ◽  
Yan Chen ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Currently, there is no reliable blood-based marker to track tumor recurrence in endometrial cancer (EC) patients. Liquid biopsies, specifically, circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) analysis emerged as a way to monitor tumor metastasis. The objective of this study was to examine the feasibility of ctDNA in recurrence surveillance and prognostic evaluation of high-risk EC.Methods Tumor tissues from nine high-risk EC patients were collected during primary surgery and tumor DNA was subjected to next generation sequencing to obtain the initial mutation spectrum using a 78 cancer-associated gene panel. Baseline and serial post-operative plasma samples were collected and droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) assays for patient-specific mutations were developed to track the mutations in the ctDNA in serial plasma samples. Log-rank test was used to assess the association between detection of ctDNA before or after surgery and disease-free survival.Results Somatic mutations were identified in all of the cases. The most frequent mutated genes were PTEN, FAT4, ARID1A, TP53, ZFHX3, ATM, and FBXW7. For each patient, personalized ddPCR assays were designed for one-to-three high-frequent mutations. DdPCR analysis and tumor panel sequencing had a high level of agreement in the assessment of the mutant allele fractions in baseline tumor tissue DNA. CtDNA was detected in 67% (6 of 9) of baseline plasma samples, which was not predictive of disease-free survival (DFS). CtDNA was detected in serial post-operative plasma samples (ctDNA tracking) of 44% (4 of 9) of the patients, which predicted tumor relapse. The DFS was a median of 9 months (ctDNA detected) versus median DFS undefined (ctDNA not detected), with a hazard ratio of 17.43 (95% CI, 1.616–188.3). The sensitivity of post-operative ctDNA detection in estimating tumor relapse was 100% and specificity was 83.3%, which was superior to CA125 or HE4.Conclusions Personalized ctDNA detection was effective and stable for high-risk EC. CtDNA tracking in post-operative plasma is valuable for predicting tumor recurrence.


2021 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiang-Liang Liu ◽  
Ri-Lan Bai ◽  
Xiao Chen ◽  
Yu-Guang Zhao ◽  
Xu Wang ◽  
...  

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