Virtual Library
Start Your Search
E. Asteggiano
Author of
-
+
P1.04 - Poster Session/ Biology, Pathology, and Molecular Testing (ID 233)
- Event: WCLC 2015
- Type: Poster
- Track: Biology, Pathology, and Molecular Testing
- Presentations: 1
- Moderators:
- Coordinates: 9/07/2015, 09:30 - 17:00, Exhibit Hall (Hall B+C)
-
+
P1.04-104 - Lung Cancer Patients Derived Xenografts: Prospective Molecular Profiling and Potential Evaluation of Drug Resistance (ID 1278)
09:30 - 17:00 | Author(s): E. Asteggiano
- Abstract
Background:
The discovery of “driver mutations” such as the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) and the Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK) has led to a remarkable improvement in the outcomes of lung adenocarcinoma, which accounts 50% of the non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) diagnoses. Up today, no druggable molecular targets have been identified for squamous carcinoma or small cell lung cancer, which are still treated with the “one-fits-all” therapeutic approach, as it is for a relevant percentage of adenocarcinomas too. The precise definition of molecular profile and, possibly, the description of predictive factors are research priority in the thoracic oncology field. The vast majority of preclinical data are based on in vitro studies, but cell lines models do not entirely reflect tumour characteristics and are hampered by genetic divergence from primary tumours. Patient derived tumour xenografts (PDTX) are a valuable alternative to closely reproduce tumour biology and to prospectively characterize in vivo mechanisms of cancer growth and therapeutic response. Through the generation of a cohort of lung cancer xenopatients, the project aims to confirm the reliability of such models in this disease and to prospectively characterize its biomolecular features.
Methods:
Metastatic and early stages lung cancer cases are considered for the enrolment. Written informed consent is requested from each patient. Fresh tumour tissue from lung biopsies or lung resections is collected and kept in serum free medium (4° C), embedded in 20% matrigel and subcutaneously engrafted into NSG and NOD SCID mice, within 24 hours from sample collection. The exponentially growing tumours are passaged subcutaneously to other mice for a second passage after which they are archived for subsequent analyses (formalin fixed, snap frozen and RNA later). Each sample from surgical resection is also stored to create a DNA lung cancer bank.
Results:
Fourteen samples from TC-guided lung biopsies and sixty-six from radically resected NSCLC were engrafted in NSG and NOD SCID mice lineage in a 1:1 ratio. Due to the low engraftment rate and high morbidity observed in NGS mice in the first 73 samples, subsequent engraftments and expansions were performed in NOD SCID mice only. The overall engraftment rate in biopsy samples was 0 % in NGS and 7.14 % in NOD SCID mice as opposed to 0 % in NGS and 27,27 % in NOD SCID for surgical samples (50% adenocarcinomas, 44,45% squamous carcinomas and 5,55% sarcomatoid carcinomas). Nineteen samples underwent the second passage: of those, 10 samples have been archived after the second successful passage and will be used for further analyses.
Conclusion:
The trial is still ongoing and a longer follow-up is needed. In biopsy-derived samples, engraftment is deeply limited by the paucity of tissue. The results of this study will possibly confirm the reliability of PDTX in lung cancer and provide prospective biomolecular characterization for different histological types.
