Detection of circulating tumor DNA with ultradeep sequencing of plasma cell-free DNA for monitoring minimal residual disease and early detection of recurrence in early-stage lung cancer

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BACKGROUND: In early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), recurrence is frequently observed. Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) has emerged as a noninvasive tool to risk stratify patients for recurrence after curative intent therapy. This study aimed to risk stratify patients with early-stage NSCLC via a personalized, tumor-informed multiplex polymerase chain reaction (mPCR) next-generation sequencing assay.

METHODS: This retrospective cohort study included patients with stage I-III NSCLC. Recruited patients received standard-of-care management (surgical resection with or without adjuvant chemotherapy, followed by surveillance). Whole-exome sequencing of NSCLC resected tissue and matched germline DNA was used to design patient-specific mPCR assays (Signatera, Natera, Inc) to track up to 16 single-nucleotide variants in plasma samples.

RESULTS: The overall cohort with analyzed plasma samples consisted of 57 patients. Stage distribution was 68% for stage I and 16% each for stages II and III. Presurgery (i.e., at baseline), ctDNA was detected in 15 of 57 patients (26%). ctDNA detection presurgery was significantly associated with shorter recurrence-free survival (RFS; hazard ratio [HR], 3.54; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.00-12.62; p = .009). In the postsurgery setting, ctDNA was detected in seven patients, of whom 100% experienced radiological recurrence. ctDNA positivity preceded radiological findings by a median lead time of 2.8 months (range, 0-12.9 months). Longitudinally, ctDNA detection at any time point was associated with shorter RFS (HR, 16.1; 95% CI, 1.63-158.9; p < .0001).

CONCLUSIONS: ctDNA detection before surgical resection was strongly associated with a high risk of relapse in early-stage NSCLC in a large unique Asian cohort. Prospective studies are needed to assess the clinical utility of ctDNA status in this setting.

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Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Cancer - (2024) vom: 29. Feb.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tan, Aaron C [VerfasserIn]
Lai, Gillianne G Y [VerfasserIn]
Saw, Stephanie P L [VerfasserIn]
Chua, Kevin L M [VerfasserIn]
Takano, Angela [VerfasserIn]
Ong, Boon-Hean [VerfasserIn]
Koh, Tina P T [VerfasserIn]
Jain, Amit [VerfasserIn]
Tan, Wan Ling [VerfasserIn]
Ng, Quan Sing [VerfasserIn]
Kanesvaran, Ravindran [VerfasserIn]
Rajasekaran, Tanujaa [VerfasserIn]
Kalashnikova, Ekaterina [VerfasserIn]
Renner, Derrick [VerfasserIn]
Sudhaman, Sumedha [VerfasserIn]
Malhotra, Meenakshi [VerfasserIn]
Sethi, Himanshu [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Minetta C [VerfasserIn]
Aleshin, Alexey [VerfasserIn]
Lim, Wan-Teck [VerfasserIn]
Tan, Eng-Huat [VerfasserIn]
Skanderup, Anders J [VerfasserIn]
Ang, Mei-Kim [VerfasserIn]
Tan, Daniel S W [VerfasserIn]

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Circulating tumor DNA
Early-stage lung cancer
Journal Article
Liquid biopsy
Non-small cell lung cancer

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Date Revised 29.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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doi:

10.1002/cncr.35263

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NLM36911938X