Serial cell-free DNA (cfDNA) sampling in advanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) patients may predict therapeutic outcome.

Authors

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Gehan Botrus

Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, AZ

Gehan Botrus , Yu Fu , Mohamad Bassam Sonbol , Leylah Drusbosky , Daniel H. Ahn , Mitesh J. Borad , Jason S. Starr , Jeremy Clifton Jones , Puneet Raman , Kabir Mody , Tanios S. Bekaii-Saab

Organizations

Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, Guardant Health, Los Angeles, CA, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, NantHealth, Culver City, CA, Ohio State University Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute, Columbus, OH, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Tempe, AZ, University of Florida Health Cancer Center, Jacksonville, FL, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ

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Background: Advanced PDAC remains a deadly disease with a 5-year survival rate of less than 10%. cfDNA - based next generation sequencing (NGS) may identify actionable alterations in patients with PDAC. In this study, we aim to determine the feasibility of utilizing serial cfDNA NGS testing and its potential relevance in predicting therapeutics outcomes. Methods: A total of 23 PDAC patients with PDAC cfDNA isolated from plasma collected at diagnosis and upon disease progression to first line SOC therapy and were analyzed on a 73-74 gene NGS panel (Guardant Health). Changes in molecular profiles from baseline to progression were analyzed for overall survival, progression free survival (PFS), and treatment response. PFS and OS were analyzed using the Kaplan-Meier method and the log-rank test was used to compare the survival of different groups of patients. All p-values were two-sided. Analyses were performed using R (version 3.5.1, R Foundation, Vienna, Austria). Results: In this retrospective study, the 1-year probability of survival was 71% (median 473 days) and the 1-year PFS was 14% (median 212 days). TP53 and KRAS were the most frequently mutated genes identified in baseline samples, with 78% prevalence for each. Patients with clearance of TP53 17% (3/18) patients and/or KRAS 33% (6/18) patients clones after first line therapy significantly increases PFS (p=0.0056 and p=0.037, with HR of 0.087 and 0.32, respectively). However, appearance of TP53 or KRAS alterations upon progression does not significantly affect overall survival or PFS. Conclusions: The preliminary results from this study suggest that cfDNA clearance of TP53 and/or KRAS alterations may predict for improved PFS in PDAC. Confirmation of these findings in larger studies is warranted.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2021 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Poster Session: Pancreatic Cancer

Track

Pancreatic Cancer

Sub Track

Translational Research

Citation

J Clin Oncol 39, 2021 (suppl 3; abstr 423)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2021.39.3_suppl.423

Abstract #

423

Poster Bd #

Online Only

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