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    P1.04 - Poster Session/ Biology, Pathology, and Molecular Testing (ID 233)

    • Event: WCLC 2015
    • Type: Poster
    • Track: Biology, Pathology, and Molecular Testing
    • Presentations: 1
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      P1.04-101 - Utility of Patient-Derived Cell Line Models Using Conditional Reprogramming for in Vitro Pharmacogenomics Platform (ID 963)

      09:30 - 17:00  |  Author(s): S. Paik

      • Abstract
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      Background:
      To evaluate the potential of conditional reprogrammed cells (CRCs) established from biopsy or effusion samples of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) for in vitro pharmacologic screen and identification of drug resistance mechanisms.

      Methods:
      A total of 48 tumor specimens obtained from 46 patients with NSCLC were cultured with irradiated fibroblast feeder cells and Rho kinase inhibitor (Y-27632) to induce tumor cells to proliferate indefinitely. The cell lines established from patients harboring EGFR mutation or other druggable oncogenes were subjected to genetic analyses and pharmacologic screen. Corresponding tumor cells were injected into nude mice to test for tumorigenicity and efficacy of targeted agents in vivo.

      Results:
      Twenty one male patients and twenty five female patients were assessed for establishment of CRC. Adenocarcinoma was the most frequent histologic type (84.7%). There were 21 patients (46%) who harbored an active EGFR mutation. There were four patients with ALK fusion and five with ROS1 fusion. Twenty-six patients experienced disease progressed while on treatment with EGFR (20), ALK (2) or ROS1 (4) tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Tumor cells came from primary or distant metastases in 48% and 52%, respectively. Thirty one (65%) samples were obtained by tumor biopsy and 17 from malignant pleural effusion. Nine CRC model were successfully established (18.7%, 9/48). The successful growth was not dependent on the clinicopathologic characteristics. Both cells from pleural effusion (4 of 17) and biopsy (5 of 31) and adenocarcinoma (8 of 41) and squamous cell carcinoma (1 of 3) were successfully cultured. For biopsy samples, the success rate of cells obtained from primary lung lesion was 21.7% (5 of 23) and cells from metastatic site outside lung was 0% (0 of 8) (P = 0.3). For effusion samples, volume of effusion required for CRC was not significant factors for establishment (success vs. failure cases: mean volume 500 ml vs. 267 ml). The genetic characteristics of patients with non-squamous cell carcinoma did not affect the success rate of CRC (EGFR mutation, 4 of 21; ALK translocation, 0 of 4; ROS1 translocation, 2 of 5; wild or unknown, 2 of 15). Two xenograft models with CRC were successfully established and passaged to maintain tumor in vivo.

      Conclusion:
      The CRC models derived from NSCLC patients provide useful in vitro platforms of preclinical studies evaluating novel targeted therapies and uncovering the drug resistance mechanisms.

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