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    MINI 17 - WT EGFR, Angiogenesis and OMD (ID 131)

    • Event: WCLC 2015
    • Type: Mini Oral
    • Track: Treatment of Advanced Diseases - NSCLC
    • Presentations: 1
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      MINI17.11 - Results of Radical Local Treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients with One or Two Synchronous Metastases (ID 581)

      16:45 - 18:15  |  Author(s): S. Burgers

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      Background:
      Stage IV non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients are considered incurable and mainly treated with palliative intent. The overall survival (OS) and disease free survival (DFS) of this patient group is considered as poor. The purpose of this study was to investigate the OS and DFS of NSCLC patients, diagnosed with synchronous oligometastatic disease treated with curative intent of the intrathoracic disease as well as the metastases.

      Methods:
      Patients treated between 2008 and 2014 were included in this retrospective cohort analysis. Main inclusion criteria were: synchronous presentation of NSCLC and oligometastatic disease at diagnosis, and multidisciplinary consent on a radical treatment of both the intrathoracic disease and the metastases. Besides systemic treatment. The intrathoracic disease was radically irradiated (> 55 Gy biological effective dose) or resected. Treatment of the metastases consisted of: radical/stereotactic radiotherapy, surgical resection or radiofrequency ablation (RFA).

      Results:
      A total of 56 patients, 31 men and 25 women, were included. The mean age was 61 years (range 36-79) and all were in good condition (WHO 0-1). Most patients had a solitary metastasis (brain (22), bone (17), adrenal gland (6), lymphe node (3), liver (2), soft tissue (1), pulmonary (1), thyroid gland (1) and breast (1)). Two patients had 2 metastases (liver and bone / pleural and bone). The intrathoracic tumor stage,ignoring M-status, was IA in 3 patients, IB in 2 patients, IIA in 8 patients, IIB in 4 patients, IIIA in 24 patients and IIIB in 15 patients. Fifty patients were treated with radiotherapy and 4 patients had a surgical intervention for the primary tumor; 2 patients only received systemical treatment for the intrathoracic disease. Fifty patients received chemotherapy (89%), of which 5 (10%) concurrent with the radiotherapy of the intrathoracic disease and 45 (90%) sequential. The metastases were treated with ablative/stereotactic radiotherapy (45), surgical intervention (2), only systemical treatment (5), combination of surgical intervention and radiotherapy (3) and RFA (1). The mean follow-up was 21 months (range 4-69). Forty-one (73%) patients developed recurrent disease of whom 29 (52%) died. Only 8 (20%) recurrences occurred within the irradiated area. Most recurrences where brain (13) and pulmonary metastases (11). For the whole group, the median DFS was 14 months (range 2-69, 95% CI 11-17) and the median OS was 32 months (range 4-69, 95% CI 16-48). The 1- and 2-year OS was 86% and 58%, respectively. The 1- and 2-year DFS was 66% and 30%, respectively.

      Conclusion:
      Radical local treatment of a highly selected group of NSCLC patients in good condition presenting with synchronous oligometastatic stage IV disease (maximum 2 metastases) resulted in excellent local control, and also in favorable long-term DFS and OS.

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    MINI 24 - Epidemiology, Early Detection, Biology (ID 140)

    • Event: WCLC 2015
    • Type: Mini Oral
    • Track: Thymoma, Mesothelioma and Other Thoracic Malignancies
    • Presentations: 1
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      MINI24.09 - Cell-Free MicroRNA miR-625-3p Is Elevated in the Blood of Patients with Thoracic Malignancies (ID 1282)

      16:45 - 18:15  |  Author(s): S. Burgers

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      Background:
      In most instances definitive diagnosis of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) requires a tissue biopsy of sufficient size. As a biopsy is not always feasible, the identification of an accurate biomarker easily measured in blood would represent an important step forward. A recent study indicated that microRNA miR-625-3p was present in elevated concentration in plasma or serum of MPM patients compared to healthy controls and asbestosis patients. (Kirschner et al, JTO; 7:1184). In this study, we have further investigated the diagnostic potential of miR-625-3p.

      Methods:
      MiR-625-3p and other microRNAs were measured by RT-qPCR in two independent series of MPM patients and controls. After exclusion of haemolysed samples and those yielding RNA of insufficient quality, series 1 consisted of serum samples from 73 MPM patients, 69 healthy volunteers and 64 patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) collected at the Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI) between 1994 and 2013. The second series consisted of plasma samples from 29 MPM patients and 35 healthy volunteers collected in Vienna and Hungary (V/H) between 2011 and 2013. Additionally levels of soluble mesothelin-related protein (SMRP) were assessed (ELISA) in the NKI series.

      Results:
      Analyses of samples from patients and controls in the NKI series revealed that serum miR-625-3p concentrations were on average 5.35-fold higher (p=0.0054) in MPM, and 3.47-fold (p=0.003) in NSCLC than in control samples. Levels in MPM patients were 1.54-fold higher than in NSCLC patients but this did not reach statistical significance (p=0.273). Compared to healthy controls, the areas under the ROC curve (AUC) were 0.82 (95% CI: 0.75-0.89) for MPM and 0.75 (95% CI: 0.67-0.84) for NSCLC. In the samples of the V/H series, plasma miR-625-3p concentrations were on average 1.98-fold (p<0.001) higher in MPM patients than in healthy volunteers, with an AUC of 0.80 (95% CI: 0.69-0.91). Assessment of SMRP in the NKI series revealed AUCs of 0.69 (95% CI: 0.59-0.78) differentiating MPM from healthy individuals and 0.65 (95% CI: 0.54-0.75) separating MPM from NSCLC, comparable to AUC values reported earlier.

      Conclusion:
      Data from two independent validation series confirms the previously observed increased abundance of miR-625-3p in blood from MPM patients. However, the miR-625-3p levels observed in NSCLC patients show that elevation of the level of this microRNA in plasma/serum is not restricted to MPM. Further studies into combinations of microRNAs and SMRP (diagnostic signature) in MPM are warranted.

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