Prognostic biomarkers and clinical outcomes in neuroendocrine prostate cancer (NEPC).

Authors

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Richard Gagnon

University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine, Calgary, AB, Canada

Richard Gagnon , Ealia Khosh Kish , Sarah Cook , Kosuke Takemura , Brian Yu Chieh Cheng , Kamiko Bressler , Daniel Yick Chin Heng , Nimira S. Alimohamed , Joseph D. Ruether , Richard M. Lee-Ying , Pinaki Bose , Catalina Vasquez , Divya Samuel , John D Lewis , Rehan Faridi , Minal Borkar , Adrian S. Fairey , Tarek A. Bismar , Steven M. Yip , Michael Paul Kolinsky

Organizations

University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine, Calgary, AB, Canada, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, AB, Canada, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, Tom Baker Cancer Center, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, AB, Canada

Research Funding

Pharmaceutical/Biotech Company
Jansen Canada and Bayer Canada

Background: NEPC includes both pure small cell carcinoma and mixed tumors with varying degrees of adenocarcinoma and neuroendocrine histology. It arises de novo or is treatment associated (TA) post androgen deprivation therapy. Clinical outcome data and prognostic biomarkers are limited and were thus explored. Methods: Patients with high grade prostate cancer and morphologic and/or immunohistochemical (IHC) NEPC features were included in this retrospective multicentre study. Clinical stage, Gleason score, and serum biomarkers were recorded. Kaplan-Meier method and log-rank test calculated and compared overall survival (OS) from time of NEPC diagnosis.Cox proportional hazards regression assessed prognostic impact of serum biomarkers at diagnosis and de novo vs TA status, adjusting for clinical stage and castration resistance. Results: 135 NEPC cases were identified. 124 (92%) were mixed tumors. 56 (41%) arose de novo. 79 (59%) were TA. 77% of those with a Gleason score (N=85/110) were grade group 5. Median PSA pre-NEPC biopsy was 11.6 ng/mL. At NEPC diagnosis, 19 (14%) had localized disease (median OS 123.0 mo); 33 (24%) non-metastatic castrate-sensitive disease (median OS 42.3 mo); 6 (4%) non-metastatic castrate-resistant disease (median OS 14.3 mo); 35 (26%) metastatic castrate-sensitive disease (median OS 17.6 mo); and 42 (31%) metastatic castrate-resistant disease (median OS 9.6 mo). Median OS for those with visceral metastases was 8.6 mo (95% CI 6.0 – 14.6), compared to patients with non-visceral metastases (11.1 mo; 95% CI 13.7 – 21.5) and no metastases (42.3 mo; 95% CI 47 – 89). Anemia (adjusted HR 1.66; 95% CI 1.05 - 2.16, p = 0.031) and NLR >3 (adjusted HR 1.51; 95% CI 1.01 - 2.52, p = 0.045) were associated with increased risk of death. De novo disease, elevated LDH, serum PSA, and Gleason score were not prognostic. Conclusions: This study identifies NEPC clinical outcomes by stage, with survival poorer than expected in pure prostate adenocarcinoma. Anemia and elevated NLR >3 are prognostic biomarkers that may help risk stratify and guide treatment intensification, including platinum-based chemotherapy. Further biomarker characterization of NEPC through IHC-staining pattern and genomic analysis is currently underway by this group.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2023 ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Poster Session B: Prostate Cancer and Urothelial Carcinoma

Track

Urothelial Carcinoma,Prostate Cancer - Advanced

Sub Track

Translational Research, Tumor Biology, Biomarkers, and Pathology

Citation

J Clin Oncol 41, 2023 (suppl 6; abstr 209)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2023.41.6_suppl.209

Abstract #

209

Poster Bd #

F9

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