Plasma-only multiomic minimal residual disease (MRD) testing in 2,000 consecutive patients with colorectal cancer (CRC).

Authors

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Katrina Sophia Pedersen

Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO;

Katrina Sophia Pedersen , Benjamin R. Tan , Xiaotong Zuo , Lesli A. Kiedrowski , Leslie Bucheit

Organizations

Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO; , Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; , Guardant Health, Inc., Redwood City, CA; , Guardant Health, Redwood City, CA;

Research Funding

No funding received
None.

Background: Use and impact of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) testing for MRD detection has been infrequently reported outside clinical trials. We report clinical use of a validated plasma-only multi-omic MRD assay in a large, unselected CRC cohort, including clinically annotated cases. Methods: The first 2,000 US patients (pts) with documented stage (stg) and Guardant Reveal MRD test results since clinical launch in Feb 2021 were queried; all tests per pt were analyzed (data cut-off: July 2022). Pts could be enrolled in a post-operative program (POP, up to 3 tests 3-16 weeks post-resection) or a surveillance program (SP, after treatment) for recurrent tests; pts could also have one-time tests. Programs were analyzed for stg II/III only. Clinical factors were extracted from test requisition forms; pts from Siteman Cancer Center had additional data extracted from medical records. Results: 1994 pts met criteria for analysis with median age of 64 (range 21-95); 1,112 (56%) were male. ctDNA was detected in 27%, with detection increasing by stg (Table). 30% of positive samples were detected by methylation only, a 43% increased detection over genomic only analysis. 505/544 positive pts had >1 test: 20% had ctDNA first detected on a subsequent test, a 25% increase when testing serially. Most stg II/III pts were tested in the SP. Stg II pts tested POP had a median turnaround time of 10 days (range 6-42); 96% had results prior to 12 weeks post-resection. In the annotated subgroup of 28 pts (65 tests), 8/28 (28%) had ctDNA detected. 13 pts had rectal- and 15 had colon cancer. 11/28 (39%) were stg II, 13 (46%) stg III, 4 (14%) stg IV. 26/28 had surgery, 7/13 rectal pts had neoadjuvant chemotherapy and/or radiation prior to ctDNA testing. 8 (29%) pts recurred. At data cut-off, assay sensitivity to predict or confirm recurrence was 80% (95%CI: 44.4-97.5%), specificity 100% (95%CI: 81.5-100%), PPV 100%, NPV 90% (95%CI:72.26-96.9%). Two pts with recurrence and negative ctDNA had their last test >6 months prior to recurrence. Testing informed clinical decision-making in 11 (39%) pts to proceed with systemic therapy (5), repeat scans sooner (2), proceed with biopsy (1), or confirm recurrence (3). Conclusions: Through real-word data, we confirm prior studies showing multi-omic plasma-only MRD testing has high sensitivity and specificity for recurrence and now show use of the assay in clinical decision-making. Notably, methylation analysis and serial testing both improved detection of MRD and impacted clinical care. These findings should continue to be studied in larger cohorts and randomized trials.

Test and detection trends by stage.

StagectDNA detectedFirst test setting
I1/22 (5%)NA
II147/744 (20%)POP: 192 (26%)
SP: 330 (44%)
OneTime: 222 (30%)
III358/1127 (32%)POP: 186 (17%)
SP: 587(52%)
OneTime: 354 (31%)
IV38/101 (38%)NA
Total
544/1994 (27%)POP: 378 (20%)
SP: 917 (49%)
OneTime: 576 (31%)

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2023 ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Poster Session C: Cancers of the Colon, Rectum, and Anus

Track

Colorectal Cancer,Anal Cancer

Sub Track

Diagnostics

Citation

J Clin Oncol 41, 2023 (suppl 4; abstr 28)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2023.41.4_suppl.28

Abstract #

28

Poster Bd #

B3

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