Prospective Molecular Profiling of Circulating Tumor Cells from Patients with Melanoma Receiving Combinatorial Immunotherapy

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BACKGROUND: Blood molecular profiling of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) can enable monitoring of patients with metastatic melanoma during checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy (CII) and in combination with targeted therapies. We developed a microfluidics-based CTC platform to explore CTC profiling utility in CII-treated patients with melanoma using a melanoma messenger RNA (mRNA)/DNA biomarker panel.

METHODS: Blood samples (n = 213) were collected prospectively from 75 American Joint Committee on Cancer-staged III/IV melanoma patients during CII treatment and those enriched for CTCs. CTC profiling was performed using 5 known melanoma mRNA biomarkers and BRAF V600E DNA mutation. CTC biomarker status associations with clinical outcomes were assessed.

RESULTS: CTCs were detected in 88% of blood samples from patients with melanoma. CTC-derived biomarkers and clinical variables analyzed using classification and regression tree analysis revealed that a combination of lactate dehydrogenase, CTC-mRNA biomarkers, and tumor BRAF-mutation status was indicative of clinical outcomes for patients with stage IV melanoma (n = 52). The panel stratified low-risk and high-risk patients, whereby the latter had poor disease-free (P = 0.03) and overall survival (P = 0.02). Incorporation of a DNA biomarker with mRNA profiling increased overall CTC-detection capability by 57% compared to mRNA profiling only. RNA sequencing of isolated CTCs identified significant catenin beta 1 (CTNNB1) overexpression (P <0.01) compared to nondisease donor blood. CTC-CTNNB1 was associated with progressive disease/stable disease compared to complete-responder patient status (P = 0.02). Serial CTC profiling identified subclinical disease in patients who developed progressive disease during treatment/follow-up.

CONCLUSIONS: CTC-derived mRNA/DNA biomarkers have utility for monitoring CII, targeted, and combinatorial therapies in metastatic melanoma patients.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:66

Enthalten in:

Clinical chemistry - 66(2020), 1 vom: 01. Jan., Seite 169-177

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lin, Selena Y [VerfasserIn]
Chang, Shu-Ching [VerfasserIn]
Lam, Stella [VerfasserIn]
Irene Ramos, Romela [VerfasserIn]
Tran, Kevin [VerfasserIn]
Ohe, Shuichi [VerfasserIn]
Salomon, Matthew P [VerfasserIn]
Bhagat, Ali Asgar S [VerfasserIn]
Teck Lim, Chwee [VerfasserIn]
Fischer, Trevan D [VerfasserIn]
Foshag, Leland J [VerfasserIn]
Boley, Christine L [VerfasserIn]
O'Day, Steven J [VerfasserIn]
Hoon, Dave S B [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
BRAF protein, human
Beta Catenin
Biomarkers, Tumor
CTNNB1 protein, human
DPT0O3T46P
EC 2.7.11.1
Journal Article
Pembrolizumab
Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf
RNA, Messenger
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 24.07.2020

Date Revised 03.11.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1373/clinchem.2019.307140

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM302773215