Association of androgen receptor signature and RB1, PTEN, TP53 gene expression with clinical outcome in metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer treated with docetaxel and androgen deprivation therapy.

Authors

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Laura Ferrer-Mileo

Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Laura Ferrer-Mileo , Natalia Jiménez , Oscar Reig , Miguel Ángel Climent , Sara Cros , Mariona Figols , Albert Font , Isabel Chirivella , Alejo Rodriguez-Vida , Montserrat Domenech , Enrique Gonzalez-Billalabeitia , Mayra Orrillo , Giancarlo Castellano , Leonardo Rodriguez-Carunchio , Sherley Diaz , Aleix Prat , Mercedes Marín-Aguilera , Begona Mellado

Organizations

Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica, Barcelona, Spain, Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, IVO, Valencia, Spain, Hospital de Granollers, Barcelona, Spain, Hospital de Granollers, Granollers, Spain, Institut Català d’ Oncologia, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol (HUGTiP), Barcelona, Spain, Department of Medical Oncology, INCLIVA, Hospital Clinico Universitario, Valencia, Spain, Medical Oncology Department, Hospital del Mar Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain, Hospital Althaia, Manresa, Spain, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Hospital G. Universitario Morales Meseguer, IMIB-Arrixaca, Universidad Catolica San Antonio, Murcia, Spain, Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain, Unitat de Genòmica, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain, Pathology Department, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, Department of Pathology, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona. Translational Genomics and Targeted Therapeutics in Solid Tumors, August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS). SOLTI Breast Cancer Cooperative Group, Barcelona, Spain, Hospital Clínic, Provincial de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Research Funding

Pharmaceutical/Biotech Company
Funded by a grant from Janssen- Pharmaceuticals, number 212082PCR4056, Other Government Agency, CERCA Programme/Generalitat de Catalunya

Background: Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) with docetaxel or new antiandrogens has demonstrated a survival benefit in metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC). However, treatment selection for individual patients (pts) remains a challenge. We propose that TMPRSS2-ERG and cell plasticity [neuroendocrine (NE), epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT)], immune-related, androgen receptor (AR) and tumor suppressor genes (TSG) (RB1, PTEN and TP53) expression signatures may predict clinical outcome in mHSPC pts treated with ADT+docetaxel. Methods: This is a multicenter retrospective biomarker study performed in mHSPC pts treated with ADT+docetaxel. A customized panel of 184 genes was designed and tested in total mRNA from FFPE tumor samples by nCounter platform (Nanostring Technologies). Expression levels were correlated with castration resistance-free survival (CRPC-FS) (primary endpoint) and overall survival (OS) by Kaplan Meier and multivariate Cox modeling. A predictive modeling approach was performed with Bujar R package to develop a signature able to predict CRPC-FS. R (v.3.6.3) software was used for statistical analyses. Results: 136 pts were included, and 120 of them were eligible. Median age was 66.9 years (range 46.3-83.6). Gleason score was ≥ 8 in 80.8% of pts; 87.5% and 20.8% of pts had bone and visceral metastases, respectively. Median follow-up was 30.7 months (m) (range 5.5-70.6). 76 pts (63.3%) developed castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). Median time to CRPC was 20 m (range 16.9-23.1) and median OS was not reached. High AR-signature expression independently correlated with longer CRPC-FS (HR 0.4, 95% CI 0.2-0.7, p = 0.003). Considering AR-signature individual gene expression, ARV7 was independently associated with shorter CRPC-FS (HR 1.7, 95% CI 1.2-2.4, p = 0.003). Low expression of all TSG (PTEN, RB1 and TP53) independently correlated with shorter CRPC-FS (HR 0.3, 95% CI 0.2-0.7, p = 0.003) and OS (HR 0.2, 95% CI 0.1-0.5, p < 0.001). Similarly, low expression of 2 out of the 3 TSG genes or only RB1 plus PTEN were also independently associated with shorter CRPC-FS (HR 0.5, 95% CI 0.3-0.9, p = 0.015; HR 0.4, 95% CI 0.2-0.7, p = 0.003, respectively) and OS (HR 0.4, 95% CI 0.2-0.9, p = 0.027; HR 0.2, 95% CI 0.1-0.6, p = 0.001, respectively). TMPRSS2-ERG expression, NE, EMT and immune-related signatures were not associated with clinical outcome. Bujar analysis defined a 17-gene signature (including ARV7, RB1, PTEN, BRCA2 and ATM) that was able to discriminate pts at different risk of developing early CRPC. Conclusions: High AR-signature expression correlates with a longer CRPC-FS while ARV7 expression is associated with shorter CRPC-FS. Low expression of TSG is associated with an aggressive clinical evolution in mHSPC pts treated with ADT+taxanes.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2021 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Genitourinary Cancer—Prostate, Testicular, and Penile

Track

Genitourinary Cancer—Prostate, Testicular, and Penile

Sub Track

Prostate Cancer– Advanced/Hormone-Sensitive

Citation

J Clin Oncol 39, 2021 (suppl 15; abstr 5069)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2021.39.15_suppl.5069

Abstract #

5069

Poster Bd #

Online Only

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