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    MA03 - Clinomics and Genomics (ID 119)

    • Event: WCLC 2019
    • Type: Mini Oral Session
    • Track: Advanced NSCLC
    • Presentations: 1
    • Now Available
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      MA03.05 - BRAF Mutations Are Associated with Increased Benefit from PD1/PDL1 Blockade Compared with Other Oncogenic Drivers in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (Now Available) (ID 1472)

      10:30 - 12:00  |  Author(s): Bonnie Glisson

      • Abstract
      • Presentation
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      Background

      PD-1/PD-L1 immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) has revolutionized the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), but only a minority of patients achieve durable clinical benefit. Although classic EGFR/ALK alterations are correlated with ICB resistance, it is unknown if patients with other molecular subtypes of NSCLC also derive poorer outcomes from ICB. We investigated if there are oncogene-driven NSCLC associated with higher response rates (RR) and progression-free survival (PFS) to ICB.

      Method

      Two independent retrospective cohorts of oncogene-driven NSCLC treated with ICB monotherapy were analyzed for clinical outcome: MD Anderson (MDACC) and Flatiron Health-Foundation Medicine Clinico-Genomic Database (FH-CGDB). PD-L1 expression (Dako 22C3 - FoundationCore) and tumor mutational burden (TMB - FoundationCore; TCGA and MSK-IMPACT – cbioportal.org) were compared across distinct molecular subtypes of NSCLC to determine differences in clinical outcome.

      Result

      Among five oncogene defined groups from the MDACC cohort, BRAF-mutant NSCLC had the highest response rate (RR) (RECIST 1.1) (P<0.01) and PFS (P<0.01) when treated with ICB (Table). These differences remained significant after adjusting for PD-L1 expression. Classic EGFR and HER-2 mutant NSCLC had the lowest RR and PFS (Table). Similar results were observed in the independent FH-CGDB cohort where BRAF-mutant NSCLC had longer real-world (rw) PFS and OS to ICB monotherapy (Table). PD-L1 expression (tumor score ≥1% and ≥50%) and TMB were higher in BRAF-mutant NSCLC compared to EGFR and HER-2 (P<0.01). BRAF V600E NSCLC had lower TMB compared to non-V600E (5.9 vs 13.7 mut/Mb, P<0.01), but both had high PD-L1 expression (≥1%: 72% vs 61%; ≥50%: 42% vs 32%).

      KRAS

      BRAF

      Classic EGFR

      EGFR exon 20

      HER2

      MDACC cohort

      Patients – N

      87

      10 (V600E 3 / non-V600E 7)

      28

      25

      15

      RR – %

      24.3

      62.5

      4.5b

      10b

      8.3

      Median PFS – mo (95% CI)

      2.76

      (2.23-3.30)

      7.37 (not estimable)a

      1.78 (1.18-2.37)

      2.73 (1.71-3.75)

      1.88 (1.63-2.12)

      FH-CGDB

      Patients – N

      503

      68 (V600E 32 / non-V600E 36)

      52

      42

      25

      Median rwPFS -

      mo (95% CI)

      3.55

      (3.15-4.24)

      6.0

      (2.89-11.6)

      2.17b

      (1.77-2.63)

      2.66b

      (2.23-5.13)

      1.87b (1.31-4.34)

      Median rwOS – mo (95% CI)

      10.28

      (8.51-12.02)

      16.07

      (8.64-NA)

      5.29b

      (3.25-17.68)

      9.89b

      (3.68-20.86)

      10.81

      (4.17-NA)

      FoundationCore cohort – N

      NA

      188 (V600E 74 / non-V600E 114)

      386

      96

      57

      TMB – mean (mut/Mb)

      NA

      10.6a

      3.7

      3.8

      5.8

      PD-L1 TPS ≥ 50% (%)

      NA

      36a

      19

      23

      16

      a: P<0.01 vs all groups; b: P<0.05 for pairwise comparison vs BRAF.

      Conclusion

      NSCLCs with BRAF mutations are associated with increased benefit from ICB when compared to tumors harboring other targetable oncogenic drivers. Oncogene driver mutations are associated with distinct patterns of TMB and PD-L1 expression. These findings highlight the importance of developing mutation-specific clinical trials in NSCLC.

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    OA03 - Systemic Therapies for SCLC: Novel Targets and Patients' Selection (ID 121)

    • Event: WCLC 2019
    • Type: Oral Session
    • Track: Small Cell Lung Cancer/NET
    • Presentations: 1
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      OA03.06 - ASCL1, NEUROD1, and POU2F3 Drive Distinct Subtypes of Small Cell Lung Cancer with Unique Therapeutic Vulnerabilities (Now Available) (ID 1433)

      13:30 - 15:00  |  Author(s): Bonnie Glisson

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      Background

      Background: Accounting for 15% of all lung cancer diagnoses, small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is an aggressive malignancy with dismal clinical outcomes, due in part to failure to define clinical biomarkers predictive of unique, targetable vulnerabilities. Recent data has begun to delineate molecular subsets of SCLC by uncovering inter-tumoral heterogeneity in features such as DNA damage response, EMT, and neuroendocrine (NE) status. However, it remains unclear whether the subsets defined by these features are predictive of response to cancer therapies and could be employed as patient selection criteria.

      Method

      Methods: Using RNAseq data from 81 resected SCLC tumor samples and 62 SCLC cell lines, we applied non-negative matrix factorization (NMF) to optimize delineation of transcriptionally defined clusters. Reverse phase protein array (RPPA) and drug response data for cell lines were analyzed post-clustering to compare features between clusters. Clustering analyses were validated in vivo using CTC-derived patient xenograft (CDX) models, while single-cell RNAseq (scRNAseq) from these same models was used to assess intratumoral heterogeneity among clusters.

      Result

      Results: NMF identifies four biologically distinct clusters among SCLC tumor samples and cell lines, each defined almost solely by differential expression of the transcription factors ASCL1 (SCLC-A, 36%), NEUROD1 (SCLC-N, 31%), and POU2F3 (SCLC-P, 16%), including a cluster defined by the absence of all three (SCLC-Inflamed/Mesenchymal, or SCLC-IM, 17%). SCLC-A are neuroendocrine, epithelial tumors with susceptibility to drug classes including BCL-2 inhibitors. SCLC-N are neuroendocrine, cMYC-high tumors with susceptibilities including Aurora kinase inhibitors that are neither epithelial nor mesenchymal. SCLC-P are non-neuroendocrine, epithelial tumors vulnerable to PARP inhibitors and nucleoside analogs. Lastly, SCLC-IM consists of mesenchymal, non-neuroendocrine tumors with high-expression of immune checkpoints, STING-related genes, and inflammatory markers that may represent those SCLC which are sensitive to immune checkpoint blockade. scRNAseq reveals intratumoral heterogeneity among cluster assignment within tumors that fluctuates coincident with the onset of therapeutic resistance.

      Conclusion

      Conclusions: SCLC tumors can be assigned to one of four molecular subtypes on the basis of differential expression of three transcription factors. These subtype assignments reflect profound distinctions in underlying biology and susceptibility to a range of candidate drug classes. While subtype assignment on a single-cell basis within a tumor is largely homogeneous, rare cells from distinct subtypes (or representing multiple subtypes), as well as shifting assignments following treatment indicate the possibility of subtype-switching, or subtype-selection, as mechanisms of therapeutic resistance.

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    OA13 - Ideal Approach to Lung Resection and Novel Perioperative Therapy (ID 146)

    • Event: WCLC 2019
    • Type: Oral Session
    • Track: Treatment of Early Stage/Localized Disease
    • Presentations: 1
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      OA13.06 - Surgical Outcomes Following Neoadjuvant Nivolumab or Nivolumab Plus Ipilimumab in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer - NEOSTAR Study (Now Available) (ID 2041)

      11:30 - 13:00  |  Author(s): Bonnie Glisson

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      Background

      Surgical outcomes following neoadjuvant immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are limited. We report 90-day perioperative results of the NEOSTAR phase II trial of neoadjuvant nivolumab or nivolumab/ipilimumab in resectable non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLCs).

      Method

      44 pts with stage I-IIIA NSCLC (AJCC 7th) were randomized to nivolumab (3 mg/kg IV, days 1, 15, 29, n=23) or nivolumab/ipilimumab (1 mg/kg IV, day 1, n=21) with resection planned between 3-6 weeks after last dose. Surgical approach and extent of resection were at surgeons’ discretion.

      Result

      39 (89%) patients underwent R0 resection, of those 2 (5%) were resected off trial after additional induction chemotherapy (1 nivolumab, 1 nivolumab/ipilimumab). Among 37 patients, 21 underwent surgery following nivolumab and 16 following nivolumab/ipilimumab. Median age 66 (43-83) years, 24 (65%) male, 33 (89%) white, 22 (59%) adenocarcinoma, 22 (59%) stage I, 9 (24%) stage II, 6 (16%) stage IIIA.

      5 (11%) were not resected, 1 (1/23, 4%) after nivolumab (stage II), 4 (4/21, 19%) after nivolumab/ipilimumab (1 stage I, 1 stage II, 2 stage IIIA). Reasons for unresectability were change in surgeon’s judgement (n=2), toxicity (n=1), progression (n=1), and declining pneumonectomy (n=1). Median time to surgery was 31 days (range 21-87). 8 (22%) operations were delayed beyond 42 days, 5 after nivolumab/ipilimumab (5/16, 31%) and 3 after nivolumab (3/21, 14%).

      33 (89%) underwent lobectomy, 2 (5%) pneumonectomy, 1 (3%) segmentectomy and 1 (3%) wedge resection. 27 (73%) had thoracotomy, 7 (19%) thoracoscopy, 3 (8%) robotic approach. 2 (5%) were electively converted from thoracoscopy to thoracotomy. Median operative time was 147 minutes (71-315), median blood loss was 100cc (50-1000), and median length of stay was 4 days (1-18).

      Perioperatively, pulmonary complications occurred in 8 (22%) patients: 8 (22%) prolonged air leak, 2 (5%) pneumonitis/pneumonias, 1 (3%) empyema, and 1 (3%) bronchopleural fistula (BPF). 1 (3%) died from complications of BPF and steroid therapy for pneumonitis. 4 (11%) developed atrial fibrillation, 1 (3%) diarrhea, 1 (3%) ileus, and 1 (3%) transient ischemic attack.

      Surgeons subjectively judged 15/37 (40%) of operations to be more complex than usual with 7/37 (19%) lasting > 4 hours.

      Conclusion

      Following three cycles of neoadjuvant ICIs 89% of patients underwent complete R0 resection, including two patients who received additional induction chemotherapy off trial. Five marginally operable patients who didn’t proceed to resection, and one perioperative mortality highlight the importance of cautious patient selection for neoadjuvant ICIs in the management of operable NSCLC.

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    OA15 - Targeted Agents and Immunotherapy for Small Cell Lung Cancer (ID 152)

    • Event: WCLC 2019
    • Type: Oral Session
    • Track: Small Cell Lung Cancer/NET
    • Presentations: 1
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      OA15.04 - Genomic and TCR Intratumor Heterogeneity of Small-Cell Lung Cancer by Multiregion Sequencing: An Association with Survival (Now Available) (ID 1458)

      14:30 - 16:00  |  Author(s): Bonnie Glisson

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      Background

      Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is an aggressive cancer. Although sensitive to initial therapy, recurrence is almost inevitable. The molecular mechanisms underlying recurrence are unknown. We have previously demonstrated that complex genomic and T cell receptor (TCR) intratumor heterogeneity (ITH) was associated with increased risks of relapse in non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC). Genomic ITH and TCR architecture of SCLC and its clinical impact have not been well studied, largely due to lack of tumor specimens as surgery is rarely used to treat SCLC.

      Method

      We performed multiregion whole-exome sequencing and TCR sequencing of 49 tumor samples from 18 resected limited-stage SCLCs to delineate the immunogenomic ITH of SCLC. We compared the results to those in NSCLC and assessed the association of genomic and TCR attributes with patient’s survival.

      Result

      On average, 544 mutations/sample were detected. The median proportion of trunk mutations (mutations identified in all regions within the same tumors) was 80.4% versus 70% in NSCLC (TRACERx, Jamal-Hanjani, NEJM, 2017, p=0.08) and all TP53 and RB1 mutations were trunk mutations, suggesting these mutations were early events during carcinogenesis of this cohort of SCLCs. A higher non-synonymous tumor mutational burden (TMB) was associated with a higher T cell density (infiltration) in the tumor (r=0.46, p=0.005). Compared to the TCR repertoire of NSCLC (Reuben, WCLC, 2017), these SCLC tumors demonstrated significantly lower T-cell density (0.05 versus 0.24, p<0.0001), richness (diversity, 1,043 versus 3,666, p<0.0001) and clonality (reactivity, average 0.02 versus 0.15, p<0.0001) despite similar non-synonymous TMB (average 187 in SCLC versus 176 mutations/sample in NSCLC). Only 0.2% to 14.6% of T cells were detectable across all regions from the same tumors, suggesting substantial TCR ITH. Jaccard index (JI), a parameter quantifying TCR ITH was significantly lower in SCLC than in NSCLC (0.06 versus 0.1, p<0.0001) implying higher level of TCR ITH in SCLC than NSCLC. Interestingly, higher T-cell density, richness or clonality appeared to be associated with lower risk of recurrence numerically. Furthermore, higher TCR JI (less degree of ITH) was associated with significantly longer overall survival (HR=0.15, p=0.04).

      Conclusion

      Limited-stage SCLC tumors have distinct TCR repertoire and genomic ITH architecture. Overall, SCLC may have a more pronounced immunosuppressive microenvironment and higher level of TCR repertoire ITH than NSCLC. Nevertheless, higher degree of T cell infiltration and clonal expansion as well as more homogeneous T cell response may be associated with more favorable clinical outcome in patients with limited-stage SCLC.

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