Molecular features and actionable targets for testicular germ cell tumors in a real-world setting.

Authors

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Rafael Morales-Grimany

Universidad Central del Caribe, Bayamon, PR

Rafael Morales-Grimany , Cesar Delgado , Fady Baky , Armon Amini , Thomas Gerald , Rohit R Badia , Jacob Taylor , Luke Wang , Juan Javier-Desloges , Vitaly Margulis , Solomon L. Woldu , Amir Salmasi , Fred Millard , Rana R. McKay , Aditya Bagrodia

Organizations

Universidad Central del Caribe, Bayamon, PR, University of California San Diego Health, La Jolla, CA, The University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, UTSW Medical Center, Dallas, TX, University of California San Diego, Department of Urology, La Jolla, CA, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, UC San Diego Health, La Jolla, CA

Research Funding

Other Government Agency
Cancer prevention and Research Institute of Texas

Background: Molecular features of testicular germ cell tumors (GCT) in various clinical states (pre- vs post-chemotherapy, localized versus metastatic) may inform treatment options for patients with recurrence after definitive therapy. In his study, we describe molecular features and potential therapeutic targets in a cohort of patients with testicular GCT. Methods: We retrospectively examined clinicopathologic and next-generation sequencing (NGS) data from 27 patients with GCT. Tumors were sequenced using the Tempus|xT solid tumor assay, which includes DNA sequencing of 595-648 genes at 500x coverage and RNA sequencing for all human coding genes. Tumor mutational burden (TMB) was measured for all tumors and PD-L1 levels were assessed qualitatively by 22C3 pharmDx immunohistochemistry assay in 8 patients. All genetic variants detected were quantified and analyzed to identify potentially actionable targets. Results: We identified 13 (48%) stage I GCT, 11 (41%) stage II, and 3 (11%) stage III. There were 7 seminomas and 20 nonseminomas. 12 tumor specimen resections were obtained from orchiectomy, and 15 from retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND), of which, 8 were chemotherapy-naïve and 7 were post-chemotherapy. Chemo-naïve RPLND histology showed a combination of teratoma, seminoma, and mixed GCT, while post-chemo histology revealed 6 teratomas and 9 benign pathologies. The median TMB for the cohort was 0.75 mutations/megabase. Somatic mutations were identified in 55% of patients and most commonly within: KRAS (25.9%), KIT (11.1%), and PIK3CB (7.4%). PD-L1 expression was observed in 75% of the tumors measured (60% positivity at stage I and 100% positivity at stage III). Microsatellite stability was stable in 18 tumors tested. DNA alterations- [single base pair substitutions, insertions, and deletions]- in KRAS (GTPase) proto-oncogenes were detected in 7 tumors and tyrosine kinase receptor gene variants (KIT, P1K3CB) were found at similar frequencies across disease stages. Whole transcriptome NGS RNA expression assays were performed on 21 untreated specimens revealing overexpression of MTOR (33%), MAPK1(14%), and MET (8.0%). Actionable targets with FDA-approved therapies in other organ tissues were detected in 11 patients (40.7%). Incidental germline mutations, including MSH6, RB1, and MSH2, were identified in 9 patients though all were variants of unknown significance. Conclusions: In our study, a significant proportion of patients had potentially actionable molecular targets across the disease spectrum. The identified genetic alterations provide a genomic landscape for risk stratification, future therapies, and molecularly informed treatment paradigms for GCT patients.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2023 ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Poster Session C: Renal Cell Cancer; Adrenal, Penile, Urethral and Testicular Cancers

Track

Renal Cell Cancer,Adrenal Cancer,Penile Cancer,Testicular Cancer,Urethral Cancer

Sub Track

Translational Research, Tumor Biology, Biomarkers, and Pathology

Citation

J Clin Oncol 41, 2023 (suppl 6; abstr 430)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2023.41.6_suppl.430

Abstract #

430

Poster Bd #

M12

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