scholarly journals KEAP1/NFE2L2 Mutations of Liquid Biopsy as Prognostic Biomarkers in Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Results From Two Multicenter, Randomized Clinical Trials

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongyuan Zhu ◽  
Daipeng Xie ◽  
Yunfang Yu ◽  
Lintong Yao ◽  
Bin Xu ◽  
...  

PurposeThe KEAP1-NFE2L2 (Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (KEAP1)-Nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 (NFE2L2)) mutations are associated with resistance to chemotherapy or immunotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Conversely, it has been reported that NFE2L2 mutations potentiate improved clinical outcome with immunotherapy. However, therapeutic benefits for patients with KEAP1/NFE2L2 mutations remain unclear. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between KEAP1/NFE2L2 and NSCLC prognosis, and to explore whether immunotherapy can improve prognosis in populations with KEAP1/NFE2L2 mutations.Experimental DesignThe impact of KEAP1/NFE2L2 mutations on survival outcomes in NSCLC patients received immunotherapy and chemotherapy was verified in the randomized phase II/III POPLAR/OAK trials (blood-based sequencing, bNGS cohort, POPLAR (n = 211) and OAK (n = 642)). The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) NSCLC cohort (n=998) and an in-house Chinese NSCLC cohort (n=733) was used For the analysis of immune-related markers.ResultsCompared with KEAP1/NFE2L2 wild-type, patients with KEAP1/NFE2L2 mutations were significantly associated with poorer overall survival (OS, HR = 1.97, 95% CI 1.48–2.63, P < 0.001) on atezolizumab and docetaxel (HR = 1.66, 95% CI 1.28–2.16, P < 0.001). In KEAP1/NFE2L2 mutant group, there was no significant difference in median OS between atezolizumab and docetaxel (HR 0.74, 95% CI 0.53–1.03, P = 0.07). NFE2L2/KEAP1 mutations were significantly associated with higher TMB values and PD-L1 expression in the OAK/POPLAR and in-house Chinese NSCLC cohorts. GSEA revealed that KEAP1/NFE2L2mutant subgroup was associated with deficient infiltration of CD4+ T cells, NK T cells and natural Treg cells, and lower expression of DNA damage response genes in TCGA NSCLC cohort.ConclusionsOur study revealed that patients with KEAP1/NFE2L2 mutations have a worse prognosis than wild-type patients, both on immunotherapy and chemotherapy. In addition, in patients with KEAP1/NFE2L2 mutations, immunotherapy did not significantly improve prognosis compared to chemotherapy.

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e21064-e21064
Author(s):  
Shencun Fang ◽  
Wanwan Cheng ◽  
Yingming Zhang ◽  
Haitao Zhang ◽  
Si Li ◽  
...  

e21064 Background: Pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis (PLC) occurs in 6%-8% of intrathoracic metastases among malignant tumor. The median survival was only 2.0 months from time of pulmonary symptoms to death in cases during 2000-2018, which is a poor prognosis. Effective interventions were needed besides standard chemotherapy and symptomatic support. Anlotinib showed a critical effect on lymphangiogenesis, and lymphatic metastasis in mouse models of lung adenocarcinoma, it might be a therapeutic option for tumor lymphatic metastasis. In this study, we retrospectively analyzed the efficacy and safety of anlotinib for PLC in patients with Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC). Methods: We retrospectively investigated NSCLC patients with PLC at our hospital between May 2018 and November 2020, who received anlotinib monotherapy or combined therapy for PLC. Data were analyzed for progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), objective response rate(ORR), disease control rate(DCR) and adverse events (AE). The impact of clinical and genomic factors on PFS and OS were also assessed. Results: A total of 14 patients were enrolled with a median age of 64 years. 10(71.4%) were male, 4(28.6%) has smoking history, 10(71.4%) of patients had a performance status of 2-3. 9, 3, 2 patients had TP53 mutation, EGFR mutation, ALK fusion respectively. 9(64.3%) patients received anlotinib monotherapy. Of 14 patients, 8 achieved partial response (PR), 5 presented stable disease (SD), 1 had progressed disease. The ORR and DCR were 57.1% and 92.9% respectively. The median PFS was 3.1 months (95% CI: 2.0-4.2), the median OS for 1, 2, ≥3 line were 13 months, 7.2 months, 5.2 months, respectively. Median PFS and OS (≥3 line) were significantly longer for patients with TP53-mutant tumors compared with those with TP53–wild-type tumors (median PFS: 7 vs. 1.1 months, median OS (≥3 line): 6.8 vs. 1.9 months). No difference of PFS and OS (≥3 line) was found between EGFR or ALK alteration and the corresponding wild type patients. The most frequently reported AEs were high blood pressure (11, 78.6%), hand foot syndrome (6, 42.9%), diarrhea (5, 35.7%), fatigue (4, 28.6%), hoarseness (3, 21.4%), proteinuria (2, 14.3%) and stomatitis (2, 14.3%). Conclusions: Anlotinib presented favorable efficacy in patients with pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis and conferred considerable survival benefit compared with previous studies, especially in patients harboring TP53 mutations. The AEs were manageable. These indicated that anlotinib can be a promising therapeutic treatment of PLC. More clinical data is needed to validate this finding.


2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 3536-3536
Author(s):  
Ying Jin ◽  
Yamei Chen ◽  
Huarong Tang ◽  
Qian Li ◽  
Pansong Li ◽  
...  

3536 Background: Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is an aggressive tumor with poor prognosis. Chemotherapy and / or radiotherapy is the main choice of SCLC treatment. Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) has received substantial attention in recent years owing to the potential of patient stratification and monitoring. Here, we assessed the value of prediction and prognosis using ctDNA in SCLC. Methods: SCLC patients (pts) with limited-stage disease (LD) receiving chemoradiotherapy and extensive-stage disease (ED) receiving chemotherapy were enrolled. Baseline plasma samples were collected for NGS using a 1021-gene-panel. Mutational features and blood-based tumor mutation burden (bTMB) were analyzed using ctDNA. pyClone software was used to cluster the mutations. The mutations in the cluster with the highest cancer cell fraction (CCF) were defined as clonal mutations. Progression-free survival (PFS) was followed. Results: 58 SCLC pts (35 LD and 23 ED) and 58 plasma samples were enrolled. Smoking pts accounted for 84% (49/58). In all samples, recurrent genes were TP53 (86%), RB1 (57%), LRP1B (34%), CREBBP (26%), and MLL3 (22%). The median of bTMB and clone count were 7.9 [0-26] and 7 [0-25]. Significant higher bTMB and clone count were observed in ED pts compared with LD (Mann Whitney test, p = 0.019 and p = 0.041, respectively). Mutated CREBBP (10/23 ED versus 5/35 LD) was enriched in ED (Fisher exact test, p = 0.017 and OR = 0.223). Mutations in NOTCH signaling pathway were enriched in ED (l6/23 ED versus 13/35 LD, p = 0.031, OR = 0.265). In LD group, there were trend toward prolonged PFS in pts with higher bTMB(p = 0.065), and pts with higher clonal bTMB (cbTMB) exhibited significant longer PFS (p = 0.016, HR 0.37, 95% CI [0.12-1.11]). Patients with alteration in PIK3CA showed shorter PFS than wild type (p < 0.001, HR 0.11, 95% CI [0-2.86]). There were no significant difference in median PFS in LD stage pts with any detectable pathway alterations. Whereas, LD pts whose ctDNA contained RTK-RAS signaling pathway alterations exhibited shorter PFS than pts without those alterations (p = 0.135). In ED pts, NOTCH1 gene wild type displayed longer PFS than mutant type (p = 0.036, HR 0.38, 95% CI [0.1-1.53]). There were no difference in PFS between pts with higher and lower bTMB and cbTMB. Conclusions: ctDNA can characterize the mutational feature of SCLC. There are differences in the molecular characteristics between ED and LD pts. Clonal bTMB is a potential prognostic biomarker for LD SCLC chemoradiotherapy. The prognostic marker of ED chemotherapy is different from LD.


2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e20607-e20607
Author(s):  
Angel Qin ◽  
Gregory Peter Kalemkerian ◽  
Bryan J. Schneider ◽  
Khaled Aref Hassan ◽  
Kemp Bailey Cease ◽  
...  

e20607 Background: The PD-1 inhibitors nivolumab and pembrolizumab are approved for the treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), but little is known about patterns of disease progression when these agents fail. Understanding patterns of failure is key to developing strategies to improve duration of response to these agents. Methods: We gathered clinical and radiographic data on patients treated at the University of Michigan and the Ann Arbor VA for advanced NSCLC with standard-dose nivolumab (n = 68) or pembrolizumab (n = 23) after progression on platinum-based chemotherapy. Sites of disease progression were described as local (within the same lobe as primary disease), nodal (thoracic), or distant. Results: 91 patients were evaluable, of whom 56 (61.5%) had progression of disease after an average duration of therapy of 3.2 months (95%CI, 2.6-3.8). 10 (17.9%) patients had progression at local sites alone, 3 (5.4%) at nodal sites alone, 12 (21.4%) at distant sites alone, and 31 (55.4%) at a combination of sites. Overall, 41 (73.2%) had progression at distant sites. There was no statistically significant difference in clinical factors ( i.e. age, histology, comorbidity index) between progressors vs. non-progressors or distant-progressors vs. non-distant progressors. Of 37 patients who had prior radiation, 17 (45.9%) had progression at an irradiated site, with patients who had local and/or nodal progression more likely to have received radiation at site of progression (p = 0.01). The most common distant sites of progression were liver (13), bone (10), and brain (9). Conclusions: The most common site of disease progression was distant, with the liver being the most commonly involved site. This may be due to the immunotolerogenic environment of the liver, which is characterized by high IL-10 concentration and propagation of suppressive regulatory T cells, which can dampen activation of cytotoxic T cells. Prior irradiation did not seem to prevent disease progression. Our preliminary analysis suggests that the efficacy of checkpoint inhibitors is hindered in immune-privileged sites. Strategies to overcome immune tolerance should be investigated to improve duration of response to these agents.


2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e21551-e21551
Author(s):  
Hongyuan Zhu ◽  
Yunfang Yu ◽  
Yating Zheng ◽  
Bin Xu ◽  
Shaopeng Zheng ◽  
...  

e21551 Background: Molecular characterization studies revealed recurrent KEAP1/ NFE2L2 alterations in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Previous studies have confirmed that KEAP1/NFE2L2 mutations are a poor prognostic factor for chemotherapy in patients with NSCLC. Nevertheless, it is unclear whether KEAP1/NFE2L2 mutations (MUT) of liquid biopsy can predict the efficacy of immunotherapy in NSCLC. Methods: Two independent cohorts (the OAK and POPLAR study cohort) with data from approximately 853 patients with advanced NSCLC were used to analyze the prognostic effect of KEAP1/NFE2L2 on immunotherapy. In addition, based on a deconvolution algorithm (known as CIBERSORT), we comprehensively analyzed the tumor-infiltrating immune cells present in NSCLC. The fraction of 22 immune cells subpopulations was evaluated to determine the associations between each cell type and KEAP1/NFE2L2 mutation status utilizing data from 1268 patients by lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) and squamous cell lung carcinoma (LUSC) in TCGA pan-cancer cohort. Results: The OAK and POPLAR study cohort of NSCLC patients showed that KEAP1/NFE2L2 MUT was associated with poorer overall survival (OS), and progression-free survival (PFS) (OS: HR = 1.7, P < 0.001; PFS:HR = 1.4, P < 0.001) on immunotherapy, even after EGFR and ALK mutations were excluded, significant difference can also be gained (OS:HR = 1.8, P < 0.001; PFS:HR = 1.5, P < 0.001). Then, the NSCLC patients were subdivided into LUAD and LUSC, the OS and PFS of patients with KEAP1/NFE2L2 MUT is lower than wild-type (WT) (OS:HR = 1.8, P < 0.001; PFS:HR = 1.4, P = 0.0014) in LUAD, significant differences were obtained even when EGFR and ALK mutations were excluded (OS:HR = 1.9, P < 0.001;PFS:HR = 1.6, P < 0.001). In LUSC, patients with KEAP1/NFE2L2 MUT have lower OS (HR = 1.4, P = 0.0473),and there was no difference on PFS (HR = 1.2, P = 0.1588) between KEAP1/NFE2L2 MUT and WT, when EGFR and ALK mutations were excluded, the survival results did not change significantly. In addition, KEAP1/NFE2L2 MUT was positively correlated with infiltrating levels of plasma cells, T cells CD4 memory activated, T cells follicular helper, and Macrophages M1, but negatively correlated with infiltrating levels of T cells CD4 memory resting, monocytes, Dendritic cells activated, Mast cells resting, and Neutrophils in NSCLC. The immunoinfiltration of LUAD was significantly different from that of LUSC. Conclusions: These findings suggest that KEAP1/NFE2L2 can be used as a poorer biomarker for determining prognosis on immunotherapy and immune infiltration in NSCLC.


Haigan ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 315-319
Author(s):  
Masami Morimoto ◽  
Naoki Hino ◽  
Hisashi Matsuoka ◽  
Takanori Miyoshi ◽  
Masaru Tsuyuguchi

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-55
Author(s):  
Ahmed Nagy ◽  
Omar Abdel Rahman ◽  
Heba Abdullah ◽  
Ahmed Negida

Background: Although well established for the effective management of hematologic cancers, maintenance chemotherapy has only been recently incorportated as a treatment paradigm for advanced non–small-cell lung cancer. Maintenance chemotherapy aims to prolong a clinically favorable response state achieved after finishing induction therapy which is usually predefined in number before startng treatment. There are 2 modalities for maintenance therapy; continuation maintenance (involving a non-platinum component which was a part of the induction protocol or a targeted agent) and switch maintenance therapy (utilizing a new agent which was not a part of the induction regimen). Methods: The purpose of this article is to review the role of maintenance therapy in the treatment of advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) and provide a brief overview about induction chemotherapy in NSCLC to address the basis of maintenance therapy as a treatment option. We will also compare the impact of maintenance chemotherapy with the now evolving role of immunotherapy in NSCLC. Results: There have been 4 maintenance studies to date showing prolonged PFS and OS with statistical significance. However, Three out of the four studies (ECOG4599, JMEN, and PARAMOUNT) did not report tumor molecular analysis. As regard Immunotherapy, current data is in favour of strongly an increasing role for immunotherapy in NSCLC. Conclusion: Maintenance therapy in NSCLC continues to be an important therapeutic line to improve outcome in patients with metastatic and recurrent disease.


Cancers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 3828
Author(s):  
Anello Marcello Poma ◽  
Rossella Bruno ◽  
Iacopo Pietrini ◽  
Greta Alì ◽  
Giulia Pasquini ◽  
...  

Pembrolizumab has been approved as first-line treatment for advanced Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with tumors expressing PD-L1 and in the absence of other targetable alterations. However, not all patients that meet these criteria have a durable benefit. In this monocentric study, we aimed at refining the selection of patients based on the expression of immune genes. Forty-six consecutive advanced NSCLC patients treated with pembrolizumab in first-line setting were enrolled. The expression levels of 770 genes involved in the regulation of the immune system was analysed by the nanoString system. PD-L1 expression was evaluated by immunohistochemistry. Patients with durable clinical benefit had a greater infiltration of cytotoxic cells, exhausted CD8, B-cells, CD45, T-cells, CD8 T-cells and NK cells. Immune cell scores such as CD8 T-cell and NK cell were good predictors of durable response with an AUC of 0.82. Among the immune cell markers, XCL1/2 showed the better performance in predicting durable benefit to pembrolizumab, with an AUC of 0.85. Additionally, CD8A, CD8B and EOMES showed a high specificity (>0.86) in identifying patients with a good response to treatment. In the same series, PD-L1 expression levels had an AUC of 0.61. The characterization of tumor microenvironment, even with the use of single markers, can improve patients’ selection for pembrolizumab treatment.


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (Suppl 3) ◽  
pp. A303-A303
Author(s):  
George Blumenschein ◽  
Siddhartha Devarakonda ◽  
Melissa Johnson ◽  
Victor Moreno ◽  
Justin Gainor ◽  
...  

BackgroundADP-A2M10 SPEAR T-cells are genetically engineered autologous T-cells that express a high affinity MAGE-A10-specific T-cell receptor targeting MAGE-A10+tumors in the context of HLA-A*02. This trial is now complete (NCT02592577).MethodsThis first-in-human dose escalation trial utilized a modified 3+3 design to evaluate safety and antitumor activity. Eligible patients (pts) were HLA-A*02+ with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) expressing MAGE-A10. Pts underwent apheresis; T-cells were isolated, transduced with a lentiviral vector containing the TCR targeting MAGE-A10, and expanded. Pts underwent lymphodepletion (LD) with varying doses/schedules of fludarabine (Flu) and cyclophosphamide (Cy) prior to receiving ADP-A2M10. ADP-A2M10 was administered at Dose Level (DL) 1= 0.1×109, DL2 0.5–1.2×109, and DL3/Expansion= 1.2–15×109 transduced cells.ResultsAs of Jan 10, 2020, 11 pts (6 male/5 female) with NSCLC (3 squamous cell, 7 adenocarcinoma, 1 adenosquamous) were treated. Five, 3 and 3 pts received cells at DL1, DL2, and DL3/Expansion, respectively. The most frequently reported adverse events ≥ Grade 3 were lymphopenia (11), leukopenia (9), neutropenia (8), anemia (6), thrombocytopenia (5), and hyponatremia (5). Three pts reported CRS (Grades 1, 2, and 4, respectively). One pt received the highest dose of LD (Flu 30 mg/m2 Day 1 4 and Cy 1800 mg/m2 Day 1–2) prior to a second infusion and had a partial response (PR). This pt subsequently developed aplastic anemia and died. Responses included: 1 pt – PR, 3 pts - stable disease, 2 pts – progressive disease, 1 pt - too early to determine, 4 pts - off-study prior to tumor assessment. SPEAR T-cells were detectable in peripheral blood from pts at each dose level, and in tumor tissue from pts at DL1 and DL3.ConclusionsADP-A2M10 SPEAR T-cells have shown acceptable safety and no evidence of toxicity related to off-target binding or alloreactivity. Given the minimal antitumor activity and the discovery that MAGE-A10 expression frequently overlaps with MAGE-A4 expression, the clinical program has closed. Several trials with SPEAR T-cells targeting MAGE-A4 are ongoing (https://bit.ly/35htsZK).Trial RegistrationNCT02592577Ethics ApprovalThe trial was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and the International Conference on Harmonization Good Clinical Practice guidelines and was approved by local authorities. An independent ethics committee or institutional review board approved the clinical protocol at each participating center. All the patients provided written informed consent before study entry.


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (Suppl 3) ◽  
pp. A582-A582
Author(s):  
Asma Khanniche ◽  
Ying Wang

BackgroundNon small cell lung cancer is one of the cancer types where Immune checkpoint blockade has demonstrated unprecedented clinical efficiency. However, only a fraction of patients benefit from such therapy; factors determining this response are yet to be elucidated. Here, we investigated whether the differentiation status of circulating CD8 T cells might be associated with outcome of PD1 blockade therapy in NSCLC.MethodsWe used multi-parameter flow cytometry to study CD8 T cell differentiation states in NSCLC patients at baseline and to examine the effects of blocking the PD1/PDL1 pathway on those cells.ResultsWe found that responders to PD1 blockade therapy has more peripheral PD1+ CD8 T cells with an early-like differentiated status at baseline and that this phenotype is associated with longer survival. Moreover, PD1 blockade induced reinvigoration is mostly observed in cells with this with an early-like differentiated status.ConclusionsAn early like differentiation status of peripheral CD8 T cells is associated with favorable outcome of PD1 blockade immunotherapy


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