Molecular characteristics and treatment strategy in advanced, EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer with concomitant BRAF variations.

Authors

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Xue-Wu Wei

Guangdong Lung Cancer Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China

Xue-Wu Wei , Jia-Yi Deng , Chongrui Xu , Zhihong Chen , Dongqin Zhu , Qian Wu , Xuchao Zhang , Yang Shao , Yi-Long Wu , Qing Zhou

Organizations

Guangdong Lung Cancer Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine in Lung Cancer, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China, Geneseeq Research Institute, Nanjing Geneseeq Technology Inc., Nanjing, China, Nanjing Geneseeq Technology Inc., Nanjing, China, Department of Guangdong Lung Cancer Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital and Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China, Guangdong Lung Cancer Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital & Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China

Research Funding

Other Government Agency
Other Foundation, Other Government Agency

Background: BRAF variants were reported resistant mechanisms to epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) in EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, concomitant somatic variations other than BRAF variants and efficacy of subsequent treatment remained unclear. Methods: From October 2016 to May 2020, advanced NSCLC patients who underwent next-generation sequencing and were detected with co-mutation of BRAF and EGFR activating mutations are retrospectively included. Since June 2020, EGFR-mutant patients with acquired BRAF V600E after progression from previous Osimertinib are prospectively arranged to explore efficacy of the EGFR-BRAF co-inhibition. Results: Fifty-eight patients were retrospectively identified and five patients were prospectively included. BRAF variants was acquired after a median time of 22.7 months from initial diagnosis. Variations of TP53, PIK3CA, RB1, MET, LRP1B, APC, CDKN2A, MYC, ERBB2 and SMAD4 were over 10%, which were enriched in cell cycle/p53 pathway, EGFR downstream and bypass pathway. Subsequently, median progression-free survival was 5.0 months for chemotherapy and 2.1 months for TKI treatment without targeting both EGFR and BRAF respectively (p = 0.019). Osimertinib plus vemurafenib (n = 4) or dabrafenib + trametinib (n = 1) was prospectively administrated in five patients. Median PFS was 7.8 months. Grade 3 rash was observed in one patient. Upon disease progression, activation of RAS signaling was observed. Conclusions: Variations of EGFR downstream or bypass pathway were also frequent in patient with co-mutation of EGFR and BRAF. Efficacy of subsequent TKI without targeting both EGFR and BRAF was inferior to chemotherapy. EGFR-BRAF co-inhibition showed improved efficacy. More treatment strategy should be explored in the future.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2022 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Publication Only

Session Title

Lung Cancer—Non-Small Cell Metastatic

Track

Lung Cancer

Sub Track

Biologic Correlates

Citation

J Clin Oncol 40, 2022 (suppl 16; abstr e21021)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2022.40.16_suppl.e21021

Abstract #

e21021

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