Tumor mutational burden (TMB) and co-existing actionable mutations in biliary tract cancers (BTC).

Authors

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Apurva Jain

Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Apurva Jain , Rachna T. Shroff , Mingxin Zuo , Jacqueline Weatherly , Funda Meric-Bernstam , Randi Isaacs , Siraj Mahamed Ali , Tanios S. Bekaii-Saab , Milind M. Javle

Organizations

Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, GI Medical Oncology Department, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, Department of Investigational Cancer Therapeutics (Phase I Program), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA, Foundation Medicine, Inc., Cambridge, MA, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, Phoenix, AZ, Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Research Funding

Other

Background: Mutations in DNA repair pathway were identified in 13% of Biliary Tract Cancers (BTC) [Cancer2016;122:3838–3847]. High TMB tumors including melanoma, lung cancer and those with microsatellite instability (MSI-H) are associated with susceptibility to immune blockade using checkpoint inhibitors. TMB data in BTC is limited and its association with actionable somatic mutation (mut) profiles in BTC is unknown. Methods: Comprehensive genomic profiling (CGP) of 309 FFPE tissue blocks of BTC pts with a hybrid capture of all coding exons of 236 cancer-related genes and 47 introns of 19 genes rearranged in cancer was done using FoundationOne. Base substitutions, indels, gene fusion/rearrangements, TMB, and MSI status were assessed. TMB was calculated by counting mutations across a 1.25Mb region and classified into high (TMBH;≥20 mut/Mb), intermediate (TMBI; 6 - 19mut/Mb) and low (TMBL;< 6mut/Mb). MSI high (MSIH) and Stable (MSS) status was assigned by a computational algorithm examining 114 intronic homopolymer loci. Patients with TMB ≥6 mut/Mb (N = 60) were included in the clinical correlative portion of this study. Results: Sixty patients with TMB ≥6 mut were identified out of 309 pts of which 9 (15%) were TMBH and 51 (85%) were TMBI. These included 3 (5%) MSIH and 18 (30 %) MSS. The median age was 59 years (range: 29-86), 35 (58%) were females, majority were intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (n = 31; 52%) and 28 (47%) presented with advanced disease at diagnosis. Twenty three (38%) pts had received radiation therapy, 28 (47%) surgery and 3 (5%) received immunotherapy. Most frequent co-existing mut seen was TP53 (N = 35; 58%). APC mut was seen in 7 (12%) pts. DNA repair pathway muts (MSH6, BRCA1,BRCA2, ATM, MLH1, or MSH2 genes) were identified in 78% of TMBH versus 16% in TMBI cases (p < 0.0001). Frequency of PIK3CA mut differed significantly between TMBH and TMBI (44% vs 10%, p < 0.0001). Pts with TMBI had a significantly better median OS (110 weeks) as compared to TMBH (43 weeks) (p = 0.003). Conclusions: DNA repair pathway and PIK3CA mut maybe associated with TMBH in BTC. A better understanding of TMB and associated actionable mutations in BTC may be of value for the management of BTC patients with targeted agents and immunotherapy.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2017 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Gastrointestinal (Noncolorectal) Cancer

Track

Gastrointestinal Cancer—Gastroesophageal, Pancreatic, and Hepatobiliary

Sub Track

Hepatobiliary Cancer

Citation

J Clin Oncol 35, 2017 (suppl; abstr 4086)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2017.35.15_suppl.4086

Abstract #

4086

Poster Bd #

78

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