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Ref Type | Journal Article | ||||||||||||
PMID | (32859654) | ||||||||||||
Authors | Ortiz-Cuaran S, Mezquita L, Swalduz A, Aldea M, Mazieres J, Leonce C, Jovelet C, Pradines A, Avrillon V, Chumbi Flores WR, Lacroix L, Loriot Y, Westeel V, Ngo-Camus M, Tissot C, Raynaud C, Gervais R, Brain E, Monnet I, Giroux Leprieur E, Caramella C, Mahier-Aït Oukhatar C, Hoog-Labouret N, de Kievit F, Howarth K, Morris C, Green E, Friboulet L, Chabaud S, Guichou JF, Perol M, Besse B, Blay JY, Saintigny P, Planchard D | ||||||||||||
Title | Circulating Tumor DNA Genomics Reveal Potential Mechanisms of Resistance to BRAF-Targeted Therapies in Patients with BRAF-Mutant Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. | ||||||||||||
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Abstract Text | The limited knowledge on the molecular profile of patients with BRAF-mutant non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who progress under BRAF-targeted therapies (BRAF-TT) has hampered the development of subsequent therapeutic strategies for these patients. Here, we evaluated the clinical utility of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA)-targeted sequencing to identify canonical BRAF mutations and genomic alterations potentially related to resistance to BRAF-TT, in a large cohort of patients with BRAF-mutant NSCLC.This was a prospective study of 78 patients with advanced BRAF-mutant NSCLC, enrolled in 27 centers across France. Blood samples (n = 208) were collected from BRAF-TT-naïve patients (n = 47), patients nonprogressive under treatment (n = 115), or patients at disease progression (PD) to BRAF-TT (24/46 on BRAF monotherapy and 22/46 on BRAF/MEK combination therapy). ctDNA sequencing was performed using InVisionFirst-Lung. In silico structural modeling was used to predict the potential functional effect of the alterations found in ctDNA.BRAFV600E ctDNA was detected in 74% of BRAF-TT-naïve patients, where alterations in genes related with the MAPK and PI3K pathways, signal transducers, and protein kinases were identified in 29% of the samples. ctDNA positivity at the first radiographic evaluation under treatment, as well as BRAF-mutant ctDNA positivity at PD were associated with poor survival. Potential drivers of resistance to either BRAF-TT monotherapy or BRAF/MEK combination were identified in 46% of patients and these included activating mutations in effectors of the MAPK and PI3K pathways, as well as alterations in U2AF1, IDH1, and CTNNB1.ctDNA sequencing is clinically relevant for the detection of BRAF-activating mutations and the identification of alterations potentially related to resistance to BRAF-TT in BRAF-mutant NSCLC. |
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FGFR2 | A553D | missense | unknown | FGFR2 A553D lies within the protein kinase domain of the Fgfr2 protein (UniProt.org). A553D has been predicted to affect Fgfr2 protein stability by structural modeling (PMID: 32859654), but has not been biochemically characterized and therefore, its effect on Fgfr2 protein function is unknown (PubMed, Nov 2024). | |
PTEN | R14K | missense | unknown | PTEN R14K lies within the phosphatase tensin-type domain of the Pten protein (UniProt.org). R14K has been predicted to have no effect on protein stability by structural modeling (PMID: 32859654) and results in phosphatase activity similar to wild-type Pten in a yeast assay (PMID: 25875300), but results in impaired nuclear localization in cultured cells (PMID: 25875300), and therefore, its effect on Pten protein function is unknown. |
Molecular Profile | Indication/Tumor Type | Response Type | Therapy Name | Approval Status | Evidence Type | Efficacy Evidence | References |
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BRAF V600E PIK3CA E545K | lung non-small cell carcinoma | predicted - sensitive | Vemurafenib | Case Reports/Case Series | Actionable | In a clinical study, Zelboraf (vemurafenib) treatment resulted in stable disease for 6.4 months in a non-small cell lung cancer patient harboring BRAF V600E, tested in tissue and plasma, and PIK3CA E545K, tested in plasma only (PMID: 32859654). | 32859654 |
BRAF V600E FGFR2 A553D | lung non-small cell carcinoma | predicted - sensitive | Vemurafenib | Case Reports/Case Series | Actionable | In a clinical study, Zelboraf (vemurafenib) treatment resulted in stable disease for 3.3 months in a non-small cell lung cancer patient harboring BRAF V600E, tested in tissue and plasma, and FGFR2 A553D, tested in plasma only (PMID: 32859654). | 32859654 |