Molecular and Histological Changes in Post-Treatment Biopsies of Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Retrospective Study

Targeted Oncology
S VatranoS Novello

Abstract

Recently, in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), standard chemotherapy was flanked by biological agents directed against genomic abnormalities, including EGFR and ALK alterations, that significantly improved patient outcome. Despite these achievements, tumour progression almost always occurs and a reassessment of the tumour genetic profile may contribute to modulating the therapeutic regimen. Resampling may provide tissue for additional tests to detect acquired resistance and/or new genetic alterations, but the currently available information is limited. Histological and genetic reassessments of biopsy or surgical tissue samples from 50 non-squamous NSCLC patients before and after at least one systemic treatment were performed. EGFR, KRAS, BRAF, PIK3CA and HER2 mutations were sequenced, p.T790M was identified with real-time PCR, and ALK and MET genomic alterations by fluorescence in situ hybridization. Overall in baseline biopsies, 37/50 (74 %) tumours had genetic alterations, either single (52 %) or multiple (22 %). Among them, 16 were EGFR mutations and 6 ALK rearrangements. In the second tissue sampling, 54 % of cases had additional genomic changes, including newly acquired alterations (81 %) or losses (18 %). The c...Continue Reading

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