Next-generation sequencing (NGS) in advanced well differentiated pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (WD pNETs): A study using MSK-IMPACT.

Authors

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Nitya Prabhakar Raj

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

Nitya Prabhakar Raj , Tara Soumerai , Emily Valentino , Jaclyn Frances Hechtman , Michael F. Berger , Diane Lauren Reidy

Organizations

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY

Research Funding

No funding sources reported

Background: Whole exome sequencing in WD pNETs demonstrated an increased number of mutations in chromatin modeling genes (MEN1, DAXX, and ATRX), and in the mTOR pathway. NGS brings this technology to the clinic but its relevance in practice has been questioned. In this prospective, IRB-approved study (NCT01775072), we used the MSK-IMPACT assay to perform NGS on WD pNETs in a routine practice setting. MSK-IMPACT, performed in a CLIA-compliant laboratory, is a multiplexed assay (Illumina HiSeq) providing full exon coverage of 410 cancer related genes, detecting base substitutions, small indels, copy number and select gene rearrangements. Methods: After written consent, tumor and germline DNA were analyzed. Genomic alterations were catalogued. Results: MSK-IMPACT results are available in 39 patients (pts). Actionable alterations were identified in 13/39 pts (33.3%). These actionable alterations included BRAF V600E (2 pts; 5.1%), and mutations in TSC1 (1 pt; 2.6%), TSC2 (5 pts; 12.8%), PTEN (4 pts; 10.3%), CDKN1B (2 pts; 5.1%), CDKN2A (2 pts; 5.1%), CDKN2B (2 pts; 5.1%), CDKN2C (1 pt; 2.6%), and ARID1A (5 pts; 12.8%). Other recurrently altered genes included MEN1 (23 pts, 59.0%), DAXX (13 pts, 33.3%), and ATRX (10 pts, 25.6%). Notably, 7 pts (17.9%) had alterations in the histone methyltransferase SETD2. All 7 pts presented with metastatic liver disease. No tumors were low grade; 6/7 (85.7%) were intermediate grade and 1/7 (14.3%) were high grade. All 7 pts received capecitabine/temozolomide (cape/tem); 6 pts (85.7%) had disease shrinkage and 1 pt (14.3%) had stable disease. Conclusions: The mutational landscape in our study was in line with prior work in pNET whole exome sequencing. In one-third of our cohort, potentially actionable alterations were identified through NGS but have not yet been shown to be therapeutically relevant. An exploratory analysis to identify responses to different therapies is ongoing. In addition, we report a novel finding of SETD2 alterations in pNETs. All pts with SETD2 alterations had intermediate to high grade tumors that responded to cape/tem. The clinical significance of SETD2 in pNETs is unknown, and evaluation using tissue microarrays is ongoing.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2016 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Poster Session B: Cancers of the Pancreas, Small Bowel, and Hepatobiliary Tract

Track

Cancers of the Pancreas, Small Bowel, and Hepatobiliary Tract

Sub Track

Translational Research

Citation

J Clin Oncol 34, 2016 (suppl 4S; abstr 246)

DOI

10.1200/jco.2016.34.4_suppl.246

Abstract #

246

Poster Bd #

C12

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