Prevalence of ultra-rare undifferentiated round cells sarcoma of bone and soft tissue after genomic classification.

Authors

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Emanuela Palmerini

Osteoncology, Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcomas and Innovative Therapies, Orthopaedic Institute Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy

Emanuela Palmerini , Alberto Righi , Marta Sbaraglia , Elisa Carretta , Angelo Paolo Dei Tos , GIovanna Magagnoli , Marilena Cesari , Anna Paioli , Alessandra Longhi , Rossella Hakim , Piero Picci , Margherita Maioli , Stefania Cocchi , Katia Scotlandi , Davide Maria Donati , Toni Ibrahim , Marco Gambarotti

Organizations

Osteoncology, Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcomas and Innovative Therapies, Orthopaedic Institute Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli IRCCS, Bologna, Italy, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy, Department of Pathology, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy

Research Funding

No funding received

Background: Over the last decade, the category of undifferentiated round cell sarcomas (URCS), defined by the absence of Ewing sarcoma-associated translocations, has emerged. Aim of this study was to assess prevalence of each entity and outcome after genomic classification. Methods: Ewing sarcoma and other URCS diagnosed between 1920 and 2020 were reviewed. All URCS with available material were analyzed with FISH, RT-qPCR and/or Archer FusionPlex Sarcoma Panel. Demographic and treatment were collected. Survival was analyzed in patients with available follow-up. Results: 1995 cases identified, 20 cases lacked material for further genetic analysis and were excluded. 1975 cases were classified as follows: 1925 Ewing sarcomas (97.47%), 25 CIC-rearranged sarcomas (1.27%), 16 BCOR-CCNB3 rearranged sarcomas (0.81%), 2 EWSR1-NFATC2 sarcoma (0.1%), one each as CIC-LEUTX and FUS-NFATC2 rearranged sarcoma (0.05% each), and 5 as unclassified URCS (0.25%). A different presentation according to tumor type was shown in 43/50 ultra-rare tumors (Table). Forty-one/50 cases had available follow-up: 20/41 patients underwent surgery, 14/41 surgery+radiotherapy, 6 radiotherapy only, and no local treatment for 1 patient. Chemotherapy was administrated to 36/41 patients (Ewing sarcoma drugs in 16/22 CIC-DUX-4 and 8/11 BCOR-CCNB3; osteosarcoma drugs in 2/11 BCOR-CCNB3, and doxorubicin/ifosfamide in 2/22 CIC-DUX4 and 2/5 URCS; not specified in 6 cases). The 3-years overall survival (OS) was 32.7%f for CIC-rearranged sarcomas (75% in localize disease, 7,7% for the advanced disease, p 0.0084), 81.8% for BCOR-CCNB3 sarcomas (87.5% localized, 66.7% advanced; p 0.0734), and 60% for URCS (p 0.057). 1 patient with CIC-LEUTX sarcoma presenting with metastases died 13 months from diagnosis, 1 patient with FUS-NFATC2 and 1 with EWSR1-NFATC2 rearrenged sarcomas were alive without disease at 8 and 5 years from onset. Conclusions: Prevalence of URCS characterized by a combination of morphologic observation ad molecular techniques is provided. The majority of the cases underwent surgery or surgery combined with radiotherapy, and Ewing-like chemotherapy. The survival difference among different entities underscores the need of accurate subclassification of round cell sarcomas. Novel drugs for CIC-DUX-4 sarcomas presenting with metastases are needed.

Clinical presentation of ultra-rare sarcoma.


CIC-DUX4 (n = 23)
BCOR-CCNB3 (n = 11)
URCS (n = 5)
EWSR1-NFATC2 (n = 2)
CIC-LEUTX (n = 1)
FUS-NFATC2 (n = 1)P value *
Age y, median (range)
33 (11-76)
14 (5-58)
55 (4-61)
11, 71
69
56
0.0029
Sex, F/M
16/7
0/11
3/2
2/0
0/1
1/0
0.0002
Site, Soft tissue/Bone
21/2
2/9
5/0
0/2
1/0
0/1
<0.0001
Stage, Localized/Advanced
9/14
8/3
3/2
2/0
0/1
1/0
0.0007

*Excluding EWSR1-NFATC2 (n = 2), FUS-NFACTC2 (n = 1), CIC-LEUTX (n = 1).

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2022 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Sarcoma

Track

Sarcoma

Sub Track

Soft Tissue Tumors

Citation

J Clin Oncol 40, 2022 (suppl 16; abstr 11559)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2022.40.16_suppl.11559

Abstract #

11559

Poster Bd #

463

Abstract Disclosures