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Association of genetic and immuno-characteristics with clinical outcomes in patients with RET-rearranged non-small cell lung cancer: a retrospective multicenter study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Rearranged during transfection (RET) has been proven to be a tumorigenic target in non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLCs). In RET-rearranged NSCLCs, molecular features and their impact on prognosis were not well illustrated, and the activity of mainstay therapeutics has not currently been well compared. METHODS:Patients diagnosed with NSCLCs with RET rearrangements were analyzed for concomitant mutations, tumor mutation burden (TMB), PD-L1 expression, T cell receptor repertoire and clinical outcomes with chemotherapy, immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), and multikinase inhibitors (MKIs). RESULTS:Among 129 patients with RET-rearranged NSCLC who were analyzed, 41.1% (53/129) had co-occurring genetic alterations by next-generation sequencing, and concomitant TP53 mutation appeared most frequently (20/53, 37.7%). Patients with concurrent TP53 mutation (n = 15) had shorter overall survival than those without (n = 30; median, 18.4 months [95% CI, 8.6-39.1] vs 24.8 months [95% CI, 11.7-52.8]; P < 0.05). Patients with lower peripheral blood TCR diversity (n = 5) had superior overall survival compared with those with higher diversity (n = 6; median, 18.4 months [95% CI, 16.9-19.9] vs 4.8 months [95% CI, 4.5-5.3]; P = 0.035). An association with overall survival was not observed for PD-L1 expression nor for tumor mutation burden level. Median progression-free survival was not significantly different across chemotherapy, ICIs, and MKIs (median, 3.5 vs 2.5 vs 3.8 months). For patients treated with ICIs, the disease control rate was 60% (6/10) and the objective response rate was 20% (2/10). CONCLUSIONS:RET-rearranged lung cancers can be heterogeneous in terms of concomitant genetic alterations. Patients with concurrent TP53 mutation or high peripheral blood TCR repertoire diversity have relatively inferior overall survival in this series. Outcomes with traditional systemic therapies in general are suboptimal.

SUBMITTER: Lu C

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7160902 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Association of genetic and immuno-characteristics with clinical outcomes in patients with RET-rearranged non-small cell lung cancer: a retrospective multicenter study.

Lu Chang C Dong Xiao-Rong XR Zhao Jun J Zhang Xu-Chao XC Chen Hua-Jun HJ Zhou Qing Q Tu Hai-Yan HY Ai Xing-Hao XH Chen Xiao-Feng XF An Gai-Li GL Bai Jun J Shan Jin-Lu JL Wang Yi-Na YN Yang Shuan-Ying SY Liu Xiang X Zhuang Wu W Wu Hui-Ta HT Zhu Bo B Xia Xue-Feng XF Chen Rong-Rong RR Gu De-Jian DJ Xu Hua-Min HM Wu Yi-Long YL Yang Jin-Ji JJ

Journal of hematology & oncology 20200415 1

<h4>Background</h4>Rearranged during transfection (RET) has been proven to be a tumorigenic target in non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLCs). In RET-rearranged NSCLCs, molecular features and their impact on prognosis were not well illustrated, and the activity of mainstay therapeutics has not currently been well compared.<h4>Methods</h4>Patients diagnosed with NSCLCs with RET rearrangements were analyzed for concomitant mutations, tumor mutation burden (TMB), PD-L1 expression, T cell receptor repe ...[more]

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Project description:BackgroundRET rearrangements are targetable, oncogenic lung cancer drivers. While previous series have shown durable clinical benefit with pemetrexed-based therapies in ALK- and ROS1-rearranged lung cancers, the benefits of pemetrexed-based treatments in patients with RET-rearranged lung cancers relative to other genomic subsets have not previously been explored.Patients and methodsA retrospective review of patients with pathologically confirmed stage IIIB/IV lung adenocarcinomas and evidence of a RET, ROS1, or ALK rearrangement, or a KRAS mutation was conducted. Patients were eligible if they received treatment with pemetrexed alone or in combination. The primary outcome of progression-free survival (PFS), and secondary outcomes of overall response rate (ORR, RECIST v1.1), time to progression (TTP), and time to treatment discontinuation were compared between RET-rearranged and groups of ROS1-rearranged, ALK-rearranged, and KRAS-mutant lung cancers.ResultsWe evaluated 104 patients. Patients with RET-rearranged lung cancers (n = 18) had a median PFS of 19 months [95% confidence interval (CI) 12-not reached (NR)] that was comparable with patients with ROS1- (23 months, 95% CI 14-NR, n = 10) and ALK-rearranged (19 months, 95% CI 15-36, n = 36) lung cancers, and significantly improved compared with patients with KRAS-mutant lung cancers (6 months, 95% CI 5-9, P < 0.001, n = 40). ORR (45%), median TTP (20 months, 95% CI 17-NR), and median time to treatment discontinuation (21 months, 95% CI 6-NR) in patients with RET-rearranged lung cancers were not significantly different compared with patients with ALK- and ROS1-rearranged lung cancers, and improved compared with patients with KRAS-mutant lung cancers.ConclusionDurable benefits with pemetrexed-based therapies in RET-rearranged lung cancers are comparable with ALK- and ROS1-rearranged lung cancers. When selecting therapies for patients with RET-rearranged lung cancers, pemetrexed-containing regimens should be considered.

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Association of genetic and immuno-characteristics with clinical outcomes in patients with RET-rearranged non-small cell lung cancer: a retrospective multicenter study.

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Association of genetic and immuno-characteristics with clinical outcomes in patients with RET-rearranged non-small cell lung cancer: a retrospective multicenter study.

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