| Literature DB >> 32613070 |
Erica B Bernhardt1, Mary D Chamberlin2, Ivan P Gorlov3, Francine B de Abreu4, Katarzyna J Bloch5, Jason D Peterson4, Gregory J Tsongalis4, Keisuke Shirai6, Konstantin H Dragnev6, Todd W Miller7, Laura J Tafe4.
Abstract
Matching of actionable tumor mutations with targeted therapy increases response rates and prolongs survival in lung cancer patients. Drug development and trials targeting genetic alterations are expanding rapidly. We describe the role of a Molecular Tumor Board (MTB) in the design of molecularly informed treatment strategies in our lung cancer patient population. Tumor DNA was sequenced using a 50-gene targeted next-generation sequencing panel. Cases were evaluated by a multidisciplinary MTB who suggested a course of treatment based on each patient's molecular findings. During a three-year period, 21 lung cancer patients were presented at the MTB. All patients lacked common activating EGFR mutations and ALK rearrangements. One patient had Stage IIIb disease; all others were Stage IV; 18 patients had received ≥1 prior line of therapy (range 0-5). Suggestions for treatment with a targeted therapy were made for 19/21 (90.5%) patients, and four patients (21%) underwent treatment with a targeted agent, two as part of a clinical trial. Identified barriers to treatment with targeted therapy included: ineligibility for clinical trials (n = 2), lack of interest in study/distance to travel (n = 2), lack of disease progression (n = 2), poor performance status (n = 5), decision to treat next with immunotherapy (n = 3), and unknown (n = 1). For the majority of lung cancer patients, the MTB provided recommendations based on tumor genetic profiles. Identified barriers to treatment suggest that presentation to the MTB at earlier stages of disease may increase the number of patients eligible for treatment with a genetically informed targeted agent.Entities:
Keywords: Lung cancer; Molecular tumor board; Personalized medicine; Targeted therapies; Tumor genotyping
Year: 2020 PMID: 32613070 PMCID: PMC7322356 DOI: 10.1016/j.plabm.2020.e00174
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pract Lab Med ISSN: 2352-5517
Levels of evidence supporting targeted therapies recommended by Molecular Tumor Board [5].
| Level | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1 | FDA-approved agent for given indication; demonstration that patients with tumors bearing specific genetic alterations are more likely to respond than those without such alterations. |
| 2 | Agent met a clinical endpoint in a trial (objective response, PFS, or OS) with evidence of target inhibition; plausible evidence that tumors bearing a specific genetic alteration are predicted to respond. |
| 3 | Agent demonstrated evidence of clinical activity with evidence of target inhibition; some evidence that tumors bearing a specific genetic alteration are predicted to respond. |
| 4 | Preclinical evidence of anti-tumor activity and evidence of target inhibition; hypothesis that tumors bearing a specific alteration will respond. |
Lung cancer patients presented to the Molecular Tumor Board, mutations present, final recommendations, and barriers to treatment.
| Patient Number | Tumor Board Date | Pathology | Stage | Mutations | AA change | DNA mutation | Prior Treatments | TB Recommendations - final recs | Targeted Therapy | Level of evidence | Barriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12/19/13 | Adenocarcinoma | IV | EGFR | p.E709_710 delinsD | c.2126_2129 delinsA | 0 | First line chemotherapy | no | n/a | n/a |
| PIK3CA | p.E545K | c.1633 g > A | |||||||||
| 2 | 12/19/13 | Adenocarcinoma | IV | BRAF | p.V600E | c.1799T > A | 1 | Consider BRAF inhibitor trial. | yes | 3 | n/a |
| MET | p.T9921 | c. 2975C > T | |||||||||
| 3 | 12/18/14 | Adenocarcinoma | IV | KRAS | p.G12R | c.34G > C | 2 | NCT01798485 if willing to travel, CDK4/6 inhibitor trial for KRAS mutation NSCLC after progression on 2nd line therapy. | no | 4 | 1 |
| SMO | p.C193Y | c.578G > A | |||||||||
| 4 | 12/19/13 | Adenocarcinoma | IV | TP53 | p.Y88C | c.263A > G | 1 | Patient with poor performance status thus second line chemotherapy recommended, not fit for clinical trial. | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| JAK3 | p.V722I | c.2164G > A | |||||||||
| 5 | 06/19/14 | Adenocarcinoma | IV | MET | p.P814L | c.2441C > T | 3 | Continue maintenance chemotherapy, phase I MET inhibitor trial at progression. followed by MET inhibitor on trial at progression. | No | 4 | 5 |
| TP53 | p.G134E | c.401G > A | |||||||||
| 6 | 07/17/14 | Sarcomatoid | IV | TP53 | p.G134E | c.401G > A | 0 | Consider EGFR inhibitor as second line therapy. | No | n/a | 4 |
| No | |||||||||||
| 7 | 09/18/14 | Adenocarcinoma | IV | RET | p.S653C | c.1958C > G | 2 | Evaluate tumor for KIF5B-RET fusion. Consider RET inhibitor. | No | 4 | 4 |
| TP53 | p.L111R | c.332T > G | |||||||||
| 8 | 10/16/14 | Adenocarcinoma | IV | KRAS | p.G12C | c.34G > T | 1 | Continue first line chemotherapy. On progression, recommend treatment with RET/multi-kinase inhibitor Dovitinib. | No | 4 | 2 |
| RET | p.E884V | c.2651A > T | |||||||||
| 9 | 12/18/14 | Adenocarcinoma | IV | KRAS | p.G12R | c.34G > C | 1 | Downstream KRAS target with Ganetespib clinical trial. | no | 4 | 6 |
| SMO | p.C193Y | c.578G > A | |||||||||
| 10 | 02/19/15 | Adenocarcinoma | IIIB | CDKN2A | Exon 2 loss | c.∗74-1G > T | 1 | Treatment with CDK4/6 inhibitor, on clinical trial such as LEE011. | no | 3 | 1 |
| TP53 | p.C110F | c.725G > T | |||||||||
| 11 | 03/19/15 | Adenocarcinoma | IV | FGFR1 | p.A268P | c.802G > C | 3 | Continue chemotherapy, upon progression consider Signature trial arm for cancer FGFR dysregulation | yes | 4 | n/a |
| TP53 | p.A159P | c.475G > C | |||||||||
| 12 | 05/21/15 | Adenocarcinoma | IV | EGFR | p.L747S | c.2240T > C | 2 | EGFR mutation likely not activating and associated with erlotinib resistance. Consider off label treatment with JAK3 inhibitor. (V722I subsequently ckassified as polymorphism) | no | 4 | 5 |
| JAK3 | p.V722I | c.2164G > A | |||||||||
| 13 | 05/21/15 | Poorly differentiated carcinoma | IV | APC | p.E1299Q | c.3895G > C | 2 | APC and SMO mutations likely not drivers. Consider TP 53 clinical trials if patient is willing to travel. | no | 4 | 3 |
| SMO | p.G529A | c.1586G > C | |||||||||
| TP53 | p.S241Y | c.722C > A | |||||||||
| 14 | 09/24/15 | Adenocarcinoma | IV | BRAF | p.G469V | c.1406G > T | 2 | PIK3CA inhibitor + MEK inhib combination trial, if available, otherwise MATCH EAY 131-R trial. | no | 3 | 4 |
| PICK3CA | p.E545K | c.1633G > A | |||||||||
| STK11 | p.F204fs | c.612delC | |||||||||
| 15 | 10/22/15 | Squamous | IV | PIK3CA | p.E542K | c.1624G > A | 3 | Continue immunotherapy, consider combination trial of PIK3CA/EGFR inhibitors or MATCH trial at progression | no | 4 | 5 |
| 16 | 11/19/15 | Adenocarcinoma | IV | KRAS | p.G12V | c.35G > T | 1 | MET change likely SNP, consider FISH for MET amplification, if present F15153 trial, Phase IB NCT01999972, or crizotinib. If MET amplification not present consider ATR or PARP inhibitor. | yes | 4 | n/a |
| MET | p. R970C | c.2908C > T | |||||||||
| ATM | p.D2725E | c.8175T > C | |||||||||
| 17 | 11/19/15 | Adenocarcinoma | IV | MET | p.T992I | c.2975C > T | 2 | MET change is likely a SNP. Consider bavituximab or CDK4/6 inhibitor clinical trial. | no | 3 | 4 |
| CDKN2A | p.L63R | c.188T > G | |||||||||
| TP53 | p.C242F | c.725_726 GC > TT | |||||||||
| 18 | 01/28/16 | Adenocarcinoma | IV | SMAD4 | p.D351G | c.1052A > G | 5 | Continue immunotherapy, consider traveling to a site where NCT02423343 open (Nivolumab + TGFBR1 inhibitor). | no | 4 | 4 |
| 19 | 04/28/16 | Adenocarcinoma | IV | MET | p.P814L | c.2441C > T | 2 | Consider phase I cMET inhibitor trial, EFGR inhibitor with pre-clinical data of higher response due to MET variant. | no | 4 | 3 |
| 20 | 09/22/16 | Adenocarcinoma | IV | PI3K | p.E542K | c.1624G > A | 3 | Consider PIK3CA inhibitors, GDC-0023 (taselisib) or MATCH trial. | no | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | 11/17/16 | Adenocarcinoma | IV | EGFR | p.S768I | c.2303G > T | 0 | Continue afatinib, at progression consider CDK4/6 given CDKN2A, consider p53-refolding drugs such as PRIMA-1 (APR246). | yes | 2 | n/a |
| EGFR | p.V774 M | c.2320G > A | |||||||||
| CDKN2A | p.P81H | c.242C > A | |||||||||
| TP53 | p.G245C | c.733G > T | |||||||||
Barriers to choosing targeted therapy [1]: Ineligibility for study [2]; Lack of interest in study/travel [3]; Lack of progression [4]; Poor performance status [5]; Treated with immunotherapy [6]; Unknown.
Fig. 2Barriers to targeted treatment.
Fig. 1Clinical course of four patients who received targeted therapies.