Multiplatform molecular profiling of 2,400 pancreatic adenocarcinomas to identify targets for therapeutic intent.

Authors

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Sherri Z. Millis

Caris Life Sciences, Phoenix, AZ

Sherri Z. Millis , David Arguello , Maeve Aine Lowery , Eileen Mary O'Reilly

Organizations

Caris Life Sciences, Phoenix, AZ, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

Research Funding

No funding sources reported

Background: Pancreas adenocarcinoma (PC) is a challenging disease with overall single digit 5-year survivorship. Few validated biomarkers exist for directing treatment in PC. Only one targeted agent (erlotinib) is FDA-approved and was developed in an unselected population (Moore, et al, J Clin Oncol, 2007). Identification of individual PC genomic and phenotypic profiles may yield targets with novel therapeutic application. Methods: 2400 cases referred internationally to Caris Life Sciences were evaluated using a combination of sequencing (Sanger or next generation sequencing (NGS)), protein expression (immunohistochemistry), and/or gene amplification (CISH or FISH). Results: The published PC molecular profile (24 cases, Jones, et al, Science, 2008) is consistent with the 2400 cases evaluated; KRAS was the most common mutation N=1190/1460 (82%) followed by TP53, N=175/310 (56%), and SMAD4, N=39/324 (12%). Mutations in BRAF, EGFR, HER2, FLT3, HRAS, PDGFRA and PTEN were identified exclusively in KRAS WT cases. Conclusions: 18% of PC cases were KRAS WT, representing a significant minority of patients with PC. Aberrant signaling through the RAS/MAPK pathway through oncogenic mutations in HRAS, BRAF, EGFR, HER2 and PDGFR was found in a very small subset of KRAS WT cases (8%), and the likely benefit of anti-EGFR-based therapies is limited to those patients with KRAS wild-type tumors lacking downstream oncogenic activation of this pathway. IHC evaluation of certain markers, e.g., RRM1, SPARC, etc. may help select drugs and refine treatment decision making for certain patients. Evaluating these profiles with clinical outcomes will provide valuable insight into the clinical behavior in genomically defined subsets and will assist in developing rational combinations of targeted agents in PC.

IHC
ISH
Sequencing
PR RRM1 SPARC HER2 BRAF cKit cMET EGFR HER2 FLT3 HRAS PDGFRA PTEN SMAD4 TP53
KRAS MT (82%)
Total N 1099 1092 1092 603 451 346 254 278 252 250 216 248 247 250 242
% Positive 2 21 35 4.5 - 1 4 - - - - - - 14 65
KRAS WT (18%)
Total N 248 248 248 111 87 71 50 54 49 50 43 49 49 49 47
% Positive 8 19 38 7.3 8 3 8 2 2 2 5 4 2 6 21

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2014 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Gastrointestinal (Noncolorectal) Cancer

Track

Gastrointestinal Cancer—Gastroesophageal, Pancreatic, and Hepatobiliary

Sub Track

Pancreatic Cancer

Citation

J Clin Oncol 32:5s, 2014 (suppl; abstr 4136)

DOI

10.1200/jco.2014.32.15_suppl.4136

Abstract #

4136

Poster Bd #

223

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