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    P1.03 - Biology (ID 161)

    • Event: WCLC 2019
    • Type: Poster Viewing in the Exhibit Hall
    • Track: Biology
    • Presentations: 1
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    • Coordinates: 9/08/2019, 09:45 - 18:00, Exhibit Hall
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      P1.03-15 - Non-Invasive Detection of Secondary Resistance Mutations in ALK-Positive NSCLC Patients by Next-Generation Sequencing (ID 1658)

      09:45 - 18:00  |  Author(s): José Miguel Sánchez

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      Background

      ALK inhibitors have led to important improvements in ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patient’s survival and quality of life. However, despite the good responses, resistance mutations inevitably emerge. Several resistance mutations in ALK domain have been describe. Remarkably different mutations can confer different sensitivities to different ALK inhibitors. However, 2nd and 3rd line treatment is often prescribe empirically without knowing the molecular mechanism underlying treatment failure.

      Method

      21 samples from ALK-positive NSCLC patients were collected at disease progression. Circulating Nucleic Acids were isolated from platelets, exosomes and plasma. Libraries were prepared using 20ng of template and Oncomine™ Pan-Cancer Cell-Free Assay. Samples were sequenced on an Ion GeneStudio S5 Plus System. Sequencing data was first analyzed using Torrent Suite software. Subsequently variant calling, annotation and filtering was performed on the Ion Reporter (v5.10) platform using the Oncomine TagSeq Pan-Cancer Liquid Biopsy w2.1 workflow.

      Result

      In 14 (67%) patients a somatic mutation was identified in the plasma sample collected at disease progression. The average number of mutations detected per sample was 2.6. Noteworthy, 14 mutations were found in oncogenes that have been previously associated with ALK inhibitors resistance (5 mutations in ALK locus, 4 mutations in PIK3CA, 1 mutation in EGFR, 1 mutation in KIT, 1 mutation in KRAS, 1 mutation in MTOR and 1 mutation in MYC). The rest of mutations (N=21) were found in TP53 gene. Secondary resistance mutation in ALK locus occurred in 24% of the cases. Specifically, p.G1269A (N=2), p.G1202E (N=1), p.R1275Q (N=1) mutations were found in ALK-positive NSCLC who had progressed on crizotinib and p.G1202R mutation was found in 1 ALK-positive NSCLC who had progressed on ceritinib.

      Conclusion

      Secondary ALK-TKI resistance mutations could be detected using liquid biopsies in a high proportion of patients. Non-invasive molecular profiling of samples collected at disease progression is feasible being useful for further treatment selection in ALK-positive NSCLC patients.

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    P2.03 - Biology (ID 162)

    • Event: WCLC 2019
    • Type: Poster Viewing in the Exhibit Hall
    • Track: Biology
    • Presentations: 1
    • Moderators:
    • Coordinates: 9/09/2019, 10:15 - 18:15, Exhibit Hall
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      P2.03-33 - ctDNA Levels Significantly Predicts Survival in NSCLC Patients with an EGFR Activating Mutation (ID 2016)

      10:15 - 18:15  |  Author(s): José Miguel Sánchez

      • Abstract

      Background

      Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) have been shown to be useful for non-invasive biomarker testing in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). In addition, there is growing evidence supporting that ctDNA levels can be useful for tumor response to treatment monitoring. Nevertheless, data from large prospective clinical longitudinal studies still limited.

      Method

      300 plasma samples from 100 advanced NSCLC patients, with tumors harboring an EGFR activating mutation and treated with a first line tyrosine Kinase inhibitor were analyzed. Samples were collected before the start of treatment, at first follow up evaluation, at 7 month and at disease progression. ctDNA was analyzed by dPCR.

      Result

      Median follow up was 11.3 months. There were not significant differences in progression free survival (PFS) or overall survival (OS) according to treatment (erlotinib, afatinib or gefitinib). Patients harboring a deletion in exon 19 or a mutation in exon 21 exhibited better survival than those with an insertion in exon 20 (P<0.001). dPCR detected EGFR sensitizing mutation in 77% of the pre-treatment samples. ctDNA levels before the start of the treatment did not significantly predict survival, although a tendency was observed, with patients with high levels of ctDNA showing poorer outcome. On the contrary, patients in which the EGFR sensitizing mutation was undetectable at first follow up had a markedly better PFS and OS (HR=2.7; 95IC= 1.4-5.5 and HR= 5.5 95IC: 1.8-17 respectively). In the same way, patients in which the EGFR sensitizing mutation remained negative at 7months had a significantly increased PFS (HR: 2.8; 95IC: 1.2-6.6). None of the patients with undetectable levels at 7 months has deceased.

      Conclusion

      ctDNA levels is of prognostic significance in EGFR positive NSCLC patients with advance disease and can be useful to monitor treatment outcome

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    P2.05 - Interventional Diagnostic/Pulmonology (ID 168)

    • Event: WCLC 2019
    • Type: Poster Viewing in the Exhibit Hall
    • Track: Interventional Diagnostics/Pulmonology
    • Presentations: 1
    • Moderators:
    • Coordinates: 9/09/2019, 10:15 - 18:15, Exhibit Hall
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      P2.05-10 - Liquid Biopsy: Association Between the Burden of Disease in Patients with EGFR-Mutated NSCLC and the Frequency of Its Detection in Blood (ID 2384)

      10:15 - 18:15  |  Author(s): José Miguel Sánchez

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      Background

      In the management of patient’s whit non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with EGFR mutations after progression to first and second generation tyrosine kinasa inhibitors (TKI), the mechanism of resistance is very important. Our objective is to analyse the appearance kinetics of the T790M by means of digital PCR techniques in liquid biopsy.

      Method

      We conducted a multicenter study with 100 patients with EGFR-mutated NSCLC, treated with first-line TKI therapy. We analyze the ctDNA by dPCR before the start of treatment, at first follow up evaluation, at 6 months and at disease progression.

      Result

      We included a total of 100 patients from July 2016 to December of 2017. Seven patients with Exon 20 insertion in EGFR were excluded (final sample 93). The median of follow-up was 12 months. There were not significant differences in progression free survival (PFS) or overall survival (OS) according to treatment (erlotinib, gefitinib or afatinib). dPCR detected EGFR sensitizing mutation in 77% of the pre-treatment samples. Of these cases, EGFR sensitizing mutation was detected in 75% of the patients with stage IVA and 85% in stage IVB respectively, p=0,075. The resistance mutation p.T790M was detected in 52% of the samples collected at disease progression. The probability to detect the resistance mutation p.T790M by liquid biopsy, is greater if the pre-treatment sample was positive for EGFR sensitizing mutation (11% vs 62%) p 0,009. In cases with progression of the disease the percent of detection of p.T790M was 52% and 54% in patients with Exon 19 deletion and L858R mutation respectively. The OS in patients with progression of the disease and p.T790M negative was 85% at 12 months (95%CI: 60%-94%) and 75% with p.T790M positive (95%CI: 49%-88%), p=0,01.

      Conclusion

      The burden of disease in patients with NSCLC mutated with EGFR is related to the appearance of sensitivity and resistance mutations in liquid biopsy. The probability to detect the resistance mutation p.T790M in blood, is greater if the pre-treatment sample was positive for EGFR sensitizing mutation.

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