Detection of EGFR T790M mutation using liquid biopsy for non-small cell lung cancer : Utility of droplet digital polymerase chain reaction vs. cobas real-time polymerase chain reaction

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BACKGROUND: Digital platforms for mutation detection yield higher sensitivity than non-digital platforms but lack universal positive cut-off values that correlate with the outcome of osimertinib treatment. This study determined compared droplet digital polymerase chain reaction (ddPCR) to the standard cobas assay for epithelial growth factor receptor (EGFR) T790M mutation detection in patients with non-small cell lung cancer.

METHODS: Study patients had EGFR-mutant tumours with disease progression on first/second generation EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors, and osimertinib treatment after T790M mutation detection. T790M status was tested by cobas assay using liquid biopsy, and only by ddPCR if an EGFR mutation was identified but T790M was negative. Clinical efficacy of osimertinib was compared between patients with T790M detected by cobas vs. only by ddPCR. A positive cut-off value for ddPCR was determined by assessing efficacy with osimertinib.

RESULTS: 61 patients had tumors with an acquired T790M mutation, 38 detected by cobas and an additional 23 only by ddPCR. The median progression-free survival (PFS) for the cobas- and ddPCR-positive groups was 9.5 and 7.8 months, respectively (p=0.43). For ddPCR, a fractional abundance (FA) of 0.1% was used as a cut-off value. The median PFS of patients with FA ≥0.1% and <0.1% was 8.3 and 4.6 months, respectively (p=0.08). FA ≥0.1% was independently associated with a longer PFS.

CONCLUSION: Using ddPCR to follow up the cobas assay yielded more cases (38% of total) with a T790M mutation. A cut-off value of FA ≥0.1% identified patients who responded as well to osimertinib as those identified by cobas assay. This sequential approach should detect additional patients who might benefit from osimertinib treatment.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:255

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Pathology, research and practice - 255(2024) vom: 29. März, Seite 155213

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zungsontiporn, Nicha [VerfasserIn]
Ouwongprayoon, Pongsakorn [VerfasserIn]
Boonsirikamchai, Piyaporn [VerfasserIn]
Leelayuwatanakul, Nophol [VerfasserIn]
Vinayanuwattikun, Chanida [VerfasserIn]
Moonai, Kantika [VerfasserIn]
Khongkhaduead, Ekkachai [VerfasserIn]
Thorner, Paul Scott [VerfasserIn]
Shuangshoti, Shanop [VerfasserIn]
Teerapakpinyo, Chinachote [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

3C06JJ0Z2O
Acrylamides
Aniline Compounds
Cell-free DNA
Cobas
Droplet digital PCR
EC 2.7.10.1
EGFR protein, human
ErbB Receptors
Indoles
Journal Article
Non-small cell lung cancer
Osimertinib
Protein Kinase Inhibitors
Pyrimidines
T790M mutation

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Date Completed 11.03.2024

Date Revised 11.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.prp.2024.155213

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NLM368847950