Large scale, prospective screening of EGFR mutations in the blood of advanced NSCLC patients to guide treatment decisions
Large scale, prospective screening of EGFR mutations in the blood of advanced NSCLC patients to guide treatment decisions
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DOI:
10.1093/annonc/mdx288
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发表时间:
2017-09-01
影响因子:
50.5
通讯作者:
Molina-Vila, M. A.
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Mayo-de-las-Casas, C.;Jordana-Ariza, N.;Molina-Vila, M. A.
Background: In a significant percentage of advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients, tumor tissue is unavailable or insufficient for genetic analyses. We prospectively analyzed if circulating-free DNA (cfDNA) purified from blood can be used as a surrogate in this setting to select patients for treatment with epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs).Patients and methods: Blood samples were collected in 119 hospitals from 1138 advanced NSCLC patients at presentation (n = 1033) or at progression to EGFR-TKIs (n = 105) with no biopsy or insufficient tumor tissue. Serum and plasma were sent to a central laboratory, cfDNA purified and EGFR mutations analyzed and quantified using a real-time PCR assay. Response data from a subset of patients (n = 18) were retrospectively collected.Results: Of 1033 NSCLC patients at presentation, 1026 were assessable; with a prevalence of males and former or current smokers. Sensitizing mutations were found in the cfDNA of 113 patients (11%); with a majority of females, never smokers and exon 19 deletions. Thirty-one patients were positive only in plasma and 11 in serum alone and mutation load was higher in plasma and in cases with exon 19 deletions. More than 50% of samples had