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Hoegen-Saßmannshausen P, Naumann P, Hoffmeister-Wittmann P, Ben Harrabi S, Seidensaal K, Weykamp F, Mielke T, Ellerbrock M, Habermehl D, Springfeld C, Dill MT, Longerich T, Schirmacher P, Mehrabi A, Chang DH, Hörner-Rieber J, Jäkel O, Haberer T, Combs SE, Debus J, Herfarth K, Liermann J. Carbon ion radiotherapy of hepatocellular carcinoma provides excellent local control: The prospective phase I PROMETHEUS trial. JHEP Rep 2024; 6:101063. [PMID: 38737600 PMCID: PMC11087711 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhepr.2024.101063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2023] [Revised: 02/22/2024] [Accepted: 03/07/2024] [Indexed: 05/14/2024] Open
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Background & Aims Inoperable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) can be treated by stereotactic body radiotherapy. However, carbon ion radiotherapy (CIRT) is more effective for sparing non-tumorous liver. High linear energy transfer could promote therapy efficacy. Japanese and Chinese studies on hypofractionated CIRT have yielded excellent results. Because of different radiobiological models and the different etiological spectrum of HCC, applicability of these results to European cohorts and centers remains questionable. The aim of this prospective study was to assess safety and efficacy and to determine the optimal dose of CIRT with active raster scanning based on the local effect model (LEM) I. Methods CIRT was performed every other day in four fractions with relative biological effectiveness (RBE)-weighted fraction doses of 8.1-10.5 Gy (total doses 32.4-42.0 Gy [RBE]). Dose escalation was performed in five dose levels with at least three patients each. The primary endpoint was acute toxicity after 4 weeks. Results Twenty patients received CIRT (median age 74.7 years, n = 16 with liver cirrhosis, Child-Pugh scores [CP] A5 [n = 10], A6 [n = 4], B8 [n = 1], and B9 [n = 1]). Median follow up was 23 months. No dose-limiting toxicities and no toxicities exceeding grade II occurred, except one grade III gamma-glutamyltransferase elevation 12 months after CIRT, synchronous to out-of-field hepatic progression. During 12 months after CIRT, no CP elevation occurred. The highest dose level could be applied safely. No local recurrence developed during follow up. The objective response rate was 80%. Median overall survival was 30.8 months (1/2/3 years: 75%/64%/22%). Median progression-free survival was 20.9 months (1/2/3 years: 59%/43%/43%). Intrahepatic progression outside of the CIRT target volume was the most frequent pattern of progression. Conclusions CIRT of HCC yields excellent local control without dose-limiting toxicity. Impact and implications To date, safety and efficacy of carbon ion radiotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma have only been evaluated prospectively in Japanese and Chinese studies. The optimal dose and fractionation when using the local effect model for radiotherapy planning are unknown. The results are of particular interest for European and American particle therapy centers, but also of relevance for all specialists involved in the treatment and care of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, as we present the first prospective data on carbon ion radiotherapy in hepatocellular carcinoma outside of Asia. The excellent local control should encourage further use of carbon ion radiotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma and design of randomized controlled trials. Clinical Trials Registration The study is registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01167374).
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- Philipp Hoegen-Saßmannshausen
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Heidelberg Institute of Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Heidelberg, Germany
- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
- Clinical Cooperation Unit Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Heidelberg Institute of Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Heidelberg, Germany
- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
- Xcare Praxis für Strahlentherapie, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Heidelberg Institute of Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Heidelberg, Germany
- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Heidelberg Institute of Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Heidelberg, Germany
- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg Ion Beam Therapy Center (HIT), Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Heidelberg Institute of Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Heidelberg, Germany
- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg Ion Beam Therapy Center (HIT), Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Heidelberg Institute of Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Heidelberg, Germany
- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
- Clinical Cooperation Unit Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Heidelberg Institute of Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg Ion Beam Therapy Center (HIT), Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Heidelberg Institute of Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg Ion Beam Therapy Center (HIT), Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Wilhelm-Conrad-Röntgen-Klinik Gießen, Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg GmbH, Gießen, Germany
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- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Medical Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Liver Cancer Centre Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Liver Cancer Centre Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases, Intoxication, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Experimental Hepatology, Inflammation and Cancer Research Group, German Cancer Research Centre (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Liver Cancer Centre Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Institute of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Liver Cancer Centre Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Institute of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Liver Cancer Centre Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of General, Visceral & Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Liver Cancer Centre Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Heidelberg Institute of Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Heidelberg, Germany
- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
- Clinical Cooperation Unit Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Heidelberg Institute of Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Heidelberg, Germany
- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg Ion Beam Therapy Center (HIT), Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Medical Physics in Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Heidelberg Institute of Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg Ion Beam Therapy Center (HIT), Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Munich, Germany
- Institute of Radiation Medicine (IRM), Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Heidelberg Institute of Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Heidelberg, Germany
- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
- Clinical Cooperation Unit Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg Ion Beam Therapy Center (HIT), Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Liver Cancer Centre Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Heidelberg Institute of Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Heidelberg, Germany
- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg Ion Beam Therapy Center (HIT), Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Heidelberg Institute of Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Heidelberg, Germany
- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg Ion Beam Therapy Center (HIT), Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Liver Cancer Centre Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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Springfeld C, Bailey P, Büchler MW, Neoptolemos JP. ESMO 2023 pancreatic cancer guidelines signal stepwise progress. Hepatobiliary Surg Nutr 2024; 13:362-365. [PMID: 38617485 PMCID: PMC11007323 DOI: 10.21037/hbsn-24-37] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2024] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
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- Christoph Springfeld
- Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Applied Bioinformatics, The German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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Santoro A, Assenat E, Yau T, Delord JP, Maur M, Knox J, Cattan S, Lee KH, Del Conte G, Springfeld C, Leo E, Xyrafas A, Fairchild L, Mardjuadi F, Chan SL. A phase Ib/II trial of capmatinib plus spartalizumab vs. spartalizumab alone in patients with pretreated hepatocellular carcinoma. JHEP Rep 2024; 6:101021. [PMID: 38617599 PMCID: PMC11009449 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhepr.2024.101021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2023] [Revised: 12/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024] Open
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Background & aims This phase Ib/II trial evaluated the safety and efficacy of capmatinib in combination with spartalizumab or spartalizumab alone in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Methods Eligible patients who had progressed or were intolerant to sorafenib received escalating doses of capmatinib 200 mg, 300 mg, and 400 mg twice a day (bid) plus spartalizumab 300 mg every 3 weeks (q3w) in the phase Ib study. Once the recommended phase II dose (RP2D) was determined, the phase II study commenced with randomised 1:1 treatment with either capmatinib + spartalizumab (n = 32) or spartalizumab alone (n = 30). Primary endpoints were safety and tolerability (phase Ib) and investigator-assessed overall response rate per RECIST v1.1 for combination vs. single-agent arms using a Bayesian logistic regression model (phase II). Results In phase Ib, the RP2D for capmatinib in combination with spartalizumab was determined to be 400 mg bid. Dose-limiting toxicity consisting of grade 3 diarrhoea was reported in one patient at the capmatinib 400 mg bid + spartalizumab 300 mg q3w dose level. The primary endpoint in the phase II study was not met. The observed overall response rate in the capmatinib + spartalizumab arm was 9.4% vs. 10% in the spartalizumab arm. The most common any-grade treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs, ≥20%) were nausea (37.5%), asthenia and vomiting (28.1% each), diarrhoea, pyrexia, and decreased appetite (25.0% each) in the combination arm; TRAEs ≥10% were pruritus (23.3%), and rash (10.0%) in the spartalizumab-alone arm. Conclusion Capmatinib at 400 mg bid plus spartalizumab 300 mg q3w was established as the RP2D, with manageable toxicities and no significant safety signals, but the combination did not show superior clinical activity compared with spartalizumab single-agent treatment in patients with advanced HCC who had previously been treated with sorafenib. Impact and implications Simultaneous targeting of MET and programmed cell death protein 1 may provide synergistic clinical benefit in patients with advanced HCC. This is the first trial to report a combination of capmatinib (MET inhibitor) and spartalizumab (programmed cell death protein 1 inhibitor) as second-line treatment after sorafenib for advanced HCC. The combination did not show superior clinical activity compared with spartalizumab single-agent treatment in patients with advanced HCC who had previously been treated with sorafenib. The results indicate that there is a clear need to identify a reliable predictive marker of response for HCC and to identify patients with HCC that would benefit from the combination of checkpoint inhibitor +/- targeted therapy. Clinical trial number NCT02795429.
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- Armando Santoro
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, Pieve Emanuele – Milan, Italy
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Humanitas Cancer Center, Via Manzoni 56, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Hopital Arnaud de Villeneuve Montpellier Cedex 5, Herault, France
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- Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China
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- Oncology Unit, AOU Policlinico Modena and University Study of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Oncology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Nat. Centrum f. Tumorerkrankungen, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland
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- Oncology Data Science, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, USA
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- Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Translational Oncology, Department of Clinical Oncology, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Olkus A, Tomczak A, Berger AK, Rauber C, Puchas P, Wehling C, Longerich T, Mehrabi A, Chang DH, Liermann J, Schäfer S, Pfeiffenberger J, Jäger D, Michl P, Springfeld C, Dill MT. Durvalumab Plus Gemcitabine and Cisplatin in Patients with Advanced Biliary Tract Cancer: An Exploratory Analysis of Real-World Data. Target Oncol 2024; 19:213-221. [PMID: 38416377 DOI: 10.1007/s11523-024-01044-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/29/2024]
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BACKGROUND The combination of gemcitabine and cisplatin (gem/cis) with the anti-PD-L1-antibody durvalumab was recently approved as first line therapy for biliary tract cancer (BTC) based on the results of the TOPAZ-1 trial. OBJECTIVE We aim to analyse the feasibility and efficacy of the triple combination therapy in patients with BTC in a real-world setting and in correspondence with the genetic alterations of the cancer. METHODS In this single-centre retrospective analysis, all patients with BTC and treated with durvalumab plus gem/cis from April 2022 to September 2023 were included. Survival and treatment response were investigated, within the context of the inclusion and exclusion criteria of TOPAZ-1 and in correspondence with genetic alterations of the cancer. RESULTS In total, 35 patients, of which 51% met the inclusion criteria of the TOPAZ-1 trial, were analysed. Patients treated within TOPAZ-1 criteria did not have a significantly different median overall survival and progression free survival than the rest of the patients (10.3 versus 9.7 months and 5.3 versus 5 months, respectively). The disease control rate of patients within the TOPAZ-1 criteria was 61.1%, in comparison to 58.8% in the rest of patients. A total of 51 grade 3 and 4 adverse events were observed without significant differences in the subgroups. No specific correlating patterns of genetic alterations with survival and response were observed. CONCLUSIONS The treatment of advanced patients with BTC with durvalumab and gem/cis, even beyond the inclusion criteria of the TOPAZ-1 trial, shows promising safety.
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- Alexander Olkus
- Department of Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases and Intoxication, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Institute of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), NCT Heidelberg, a partnership between DKFZ and Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases and Intoxication, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases and Intoxication, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases and Intoxication, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Institute of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Medical Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), NCT Heidelberg, a partnership between DKFZ and Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Clinical Cancer Registry, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases and Intoxication, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Medical Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), NCT Heidelberg, a partnership between DKFZ and Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases and Intoxication, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Medical Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), NCT Heidelberg, a partnership between DKFZ and Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases and Intoxication, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), NCT Heidelberg, a partnership between DKFZ and Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) Heidelberg, Research Group Experimental Hepatology, Inflammation and Cancer, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Drilon A, Camidge DR, Lin JJ, Kim SW, Solomon BJ, Dziadziuszko R, Besse B, Goto K, de Langen AJ, Wolf J, Lee KH, Popat S, Springfeld C, Nagasaka M, Felip E, Yang N, Velcheti V, Lu S, Kao S, Dooms C, Krebs MG, Yao W, Beg MS, Hu X, Moro-Sibilot D, Cheema P, Stopatschinskaja S, Mehta M, Trone D, Graber A, Sims G, Yuan Y, Cho BC. Repotrectinib in ROS1 Fusion-Positive Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer. N Engl J Med 2024; 390:118-131. [PMID: 38197815 DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2302299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2024]
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BACKGROUND The early-generation ROS1 tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) that are approved for the treatment of ROS1 fusion-positive non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) have antitumor activity, but resistance develops in tumors, and intracranial activity is suboptimal. Repotrectinib is a next-generation ROS1 TKI with preclinical activity against ROS1 fusion-positive cancers, including those with resistance mutations such as ROS1 G2032R. METHODS In this registrational phase 1-2 trial, we assessed the efficacy and safety of repotrectinib in patients with advanced solid tumors, including ROS1 fusion-positive NSCLC. The primary efficacy end point in the phase 2 trial was confirmed objective response; efficacy analyses included patients from phase 1 and phase 2. Duration of response, progression-free survival, and safety were secondary end points in phase 2. RESULTS On the basis of results from the phase 1 trial, the recommended phase 2 dose of repotrectinib was 160 mg daily for 14 days, followed by 160 mg twice daily. Response occurred in 56 of the 71 patients (79%; 95% confidence interval [CI], 68 to 88) with ROS1 fusion-positive NSCLC who had not previously received a ROS1 TKI; the median duration of response was 34.1 months (95% CI, 25.6 to could not be estimated), and median progression-free survival was 35.7 months (95% CI, 27.4 to could not be estimated). Response occurred in 21 of the 56 patients (38%; 95% CI, 25 to 52) with ROS1 fusion-positive NSCLC who had previously received one ROS1 TKI and had never received chemotherapy; the median duration of response was 14.8 months (95% CI, 7.6 to could not be estimated), and median progression-free survival was 9.0 months (95% CI, 6.8 to 19.6). Ten of the 17 patients (59%; 95% CI, 33 to 82) with the ROS1 G2032R mutation had a response. A total of 426 patients received the phase 2 dose; the most common treatment-related adverse events were dizziness (in 58% of the patients), dysgeusia (in 50%), and paresthesia (in 30%), and 3% discontinued repotrectinib owing to treatment-related adverse events. CONCLUSIONS Repotrectinib had durable clinical activity in patients with ROS1 fusion-positive NSCLC, regardless of whether they had previously received a ROS1 TKI. Adverse events were mainly of low grade and compatible with long-term administration. (Funded by Turning Point Therapeutics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb; TRIDENT-1 ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT03093116.).
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- Alexander Drilon
- From Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medical College (A.D.) and the NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center (V.V.) - all in New York; the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora (D.R.C.); Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (J.J.L.); Asan Medical Center (S.-W.K.) and Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine (B.C.C.), Seoul, and Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju-si (K.H.L.) - all in South Korea; the Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, Melbourne, VIC (B.J.S.), and the Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Camperdown, NSW (S.K.) - both in Australia; the Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy and Early Clinical Trials Center, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland (R.D.); Paris-Saclay University, Gustave Roussy Cancer Center, Villejuif (B.B.), and Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble-Alpes, La Tronche (D.M.-S.) - both in France; National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan (K.G.); the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (A.J.L.); the Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne (J.W.), and the Department of Medical Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg (C.S.) - both in Germany; the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and the Institute of Cancer Research, London (S.P.), and the University of Manchester and the Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester (M.G.K.) - all in the United Kingdom; the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange (M.N.), and Turning Point Therapeutics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb, San Diego (S.S., M.M., D.T., A.G., G.S.) - both in California; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona (E.F.); Hunan Cancer Hospital, Hunan (N.Y.), the Department of Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai (S.L.), Sichuan Cancer Hospital and Institute, Chengdu (W.Y.), and Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou (X.H.) - all in China; the Respiratory Oncology Unit, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (C.D.); UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (M.S.B.); William Osler Health System, University of Toronto, Toronto (P.C.); and Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ (Y.Y.)
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- From Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medical College (A.D.) and the NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center (V.V.) - all in New York; the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora (D.R.C.); Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (J.J.L.); Asan Medical Center (S.-W.K.) and Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine (B.C.C.), Seoul, and Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju-si (K.H.L.) - all in South Korea; the Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, Melbourne, VIC (B.J.S.), and the Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Camperdown, NSW (S.K.) - both in Australia; the Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy and Early Clinical Trials Center, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland (R.D.); Paris-Saclay University, Gustave Roussy Cancer Center, Villejuif (B.B.), and Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble-Alpes, La Tronche (D.M.-S.) - both in France; National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan (K.G.); the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (A.J.L.); the Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne (J.W.), and the Department of Medical Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg (C.S.) - both in Germany; the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and the Institute of Cancer Research, London (S.P.), and the University of Manchester and the Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester (M.G.K.) - all in the United Kingdom; the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange (M.N.), and Turning Point Therapeutics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb, San Diego (S.S., M.M., D.T., A.G., G.S.) - both in California; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona (E.F.); Hunan Cancer Hospital, Hunan (N.Y.), the Department of Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai (S.L.), Sichuan Cancer Hospital and Institute, Chengdu (W.Y.), and Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou (X.H.) - all in China; the Respiratory Oncology Unit, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (C.D.); UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (M.S.B.); William Osler Health System, University of Toronto, Toronto (P.C.); and Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ (Y.Y.)
| | - Jessica J Lin
- From Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medical College (A.D.) and the NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center (V.V.) - all in New York; the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora (D.R.C.); Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (J.J.L.); Asan Medical Center (S.-W.K.) and Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine (B.C.C.), Seoul, and Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju-si (K.H.L.) - all in South Korea; the Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, Melbourne, VIC (B.J.S.), and the Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Camperdown, NSW (S.K.) - both in Australia; the Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy and Early Clinical Trials Center, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland (R.D.); Paris-Saclay University, Gustave Roussy Cancer Center, Villejuif (B.B.), and Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble-Alpes, La Tronche (D.M.-S.) - both in France; National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan (K.G.); the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (A.J.L.); the Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne (J.W.), and the Department of Medical Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg (C.S.) - both in Germany; the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and the Institute of Cancer Research, London (S.P.), and the University of Manchester and the Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester (M.G.K.) - all in the United Kingdom; the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange (M.N.), and Turning Point Therapeutics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb, San Diego (S.S., M.M., D.T., A.G., G.S.) - both in California; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona (E.F.); Hunan Cancer Hospital, Hunan (N.Y.), the Department of Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai (S.L.), Sichuan Cancer Hospital and Institute, Chengdu (W.Y.), and Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou (X.H.) - all in China; the Respiratory Oncology Unit, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (C.D.); UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (M.S.B.); William Osler Health System, University of Toronto, Toronto (P.C.); and Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ (Y.Y.)
| | - Sang-We Kim
- From Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medical College (A.D.) and the NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center (V.V.) - all in New York; the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora (D.R.C.); Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (J.J.L.); Asan Medical Center (S.-W.K.) and Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine (B.C.C.), Seoul, and Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju-si (K.H.L.) - all in South Korea; the Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, Melbourne, VIC (B.J.S.), and the Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Camperdown, NSW (S.K.) - both in Australia; the Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy and Early Clinical Trials Center, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland (R.D.); Paris-Saclay University, Gustave Roussy Cancer Center, Villejuif (B.B.), and Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble-Alpes, La Tronche (D.M.-S.) - both in France; National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan (K.G.); the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (A.J.L.); the Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne (J.W.), and the Department of Medical Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg (C.S.) - both in Germany; the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and the Institute of Cancer Research, London (S.P.), and the University of Manchester and the Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester (M.G.K.) - all in the United Kingdom; the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange (M.N.), and Turning Point Therapeutics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb, San Diego (S.S., M.M., D.T., A.G., G.S.) - both in California; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona (E.F.); Hunan Cancer Hospital, Hunan (N.Y.), the Department of Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai (S.L.), Sichuan Cancer Hospital and Institute, Chengdu (W.Y.), and Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou (X.H.) - all in China; the Respiratory Oncology Unit, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (C.D.); UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (M.S.B.); William Osler Health System, University of Toronto, Toronto (P.C.); and Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ (Y.Y.)
| | - Benjamin J Solomon
- From Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medical College (A.D.) and the NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center (V.V.) - all in New York; the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora (D.R.C.); Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (J.J.L.); Asan Medical Center (S.-W.K.) and Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine (B.C.C.), Seoul, and Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju-si (K.H.L.) - all in South Korea; the Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, Melbourne, VIC (B.J.S.), and the Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Camperdown, NSW (S.K.) - both in Australia; the Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy and Early Clinical Trials Center, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland (R.D.); Paris-Saclay University, Gustave Roussy Cancer Center, Villejuif (B.B.), and Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble-Alpes, La Tronche (D.M.-S.) - both in France; National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan (K.G.); the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (A.J.L.); the Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne (J.W.), and the Department of Medical Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg (C.S.) - both in Germany; the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and the Institute of Cancer Research, London (S.P.), and the University of Manchester and the Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester (M.G.K.) - all in the United Kingdom; the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange (M.N.), and Turning Point Therapeutics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb, San Diego (S.S., M.M., D.T., A.G., G.S.) - both in California; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona (E.F.); Hunan Cancer Hospital, Hunan (N.Y.), the Department of Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai (S.L.), Sichuan Cancer Hospital and Institute, Chengdu (W.Y.), and Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou (X.H.) - all in China; the Respiratory Oncology Unit, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (C.D.); UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (M.S.B.); William Osler Health System, University of Toronto, Toronto (P.C.); and Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ (Y.Y.)
| | - Rafal Dziadziuszko
- From Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medical College (A.D.) and the NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center (V.V.) - all in New York; the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora (D.R.C.); Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (J.J.L.); Asan Medical Center (S.-W.K.) and Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine (B.C.C.), Seoul, and Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju-si (K.H.L.) - all in South Korea; the Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, Melbourne, VIC (B.J.S.), and the Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Camperdown, NSW (S.K.) - both in Australia; the Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy and Early Clinical Trials Center, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland (R.D.); Paris-Saclay University, Gustave Roussy Cancer Center, Villejuif (B.B.), and Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble-Alpes, La Tronche (D.M.-S.) - both in France; National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan (K.G.); the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (A.J.L.); the Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne (J.W.), and the Department of Medical Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg (C.S.) - both in Germany; the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and the Institute of Cancer Research, London (S.P.), and the University of Manchester and the Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester (M.G.K.) - all in the United Kingdom; the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange (M.N.), and Turning Point Therapeutics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb, San Diego (S.S., M.M., D.T., A.G., G.S.) - both in California; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona (E.F.); Hunan Cancer Hospital, Hunan (N.Y.), the Department of Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai (S.L.), Sichuan Cancer Hospital and Institute, Chengdu (W.Y.), and Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou (X.H.) - all in China; the Respiratory Oncology Unit, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (C.D.); UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (M.S.B.); William Osler Health System, University of Toronto, Toronto (P.C.); and Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ (Y.Y.)
| | - Benjamin Besse
- From Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medical College (A.D.) and the NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center (V.V.) - all in New York; the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora (D.R.C.); Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (J.J.L.); Asan Medical Center (S.-W.K.) and Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine (B.C.C.), Seoul, and Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju-si (K.H.L.) - all in South Korea; the Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, Melbourne, VIC (B.J.S.), and the Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Camperdown, NSW (S.K.) - both in Australia; the Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy and Early Clinical Trials Center, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland (R.D.); Paris-Saclay University, Gustave Roussy Cancer Center, Villejuif (B.B.), and Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble-Alpes, La Tronche (D.M.-S.) - both in France; National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan (K.G.); the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (A.J.L.); the Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne (J.W.), and the Department of Medical Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg (C.S.) - both in Germany; the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and the Institute of Cancer Research, London (S.P.), and the University of Manchester and the Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester (M.G.K.) - all in the United Kingdom; the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange (M.N.), and Turning Point Therapeutics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb, San Diego (S.S., M.M., D.T., A.G., G.S.) - both in California; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona (E.F.); Hunan Cancer Hospital, Hunan (N.Y.), the Department of Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai (S.L.), Sichuan Cancer Hospital and Institute, Chengdu (W.Y.), and Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou (X.H.) - all in China; the Respiratory Oncology Unit, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (C.D.); UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (M.S.B.); William Osler Health System, University of Toronto, Toronto (P.C.); and Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ (Y.Y.)
| | - Koichi Goto
- From Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medical College (A.D.) and the NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center (V.V.) - all in New York; the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora (D.R.C.); Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (J.J.L.); Asan Medical Center (S.-W.K.) and Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine (B.C.C.), Seoul, and Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju-si (K.H.L.) - all in South Korea; the Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, Melbourne, VIC (B.J.S.), and the Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Camperdown, NSW (S.K.) - both in Australia; the Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy and Early Clinical Trials Center, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland (R.D.); Paris-Saclay University, Gustave Roussy Cancer Center, Villejuif (B.B.), and Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble-Alpes, La Tronche (D.M.-S.) - both in France; National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan (K.G.); the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (A.J.L.); the Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne (J.W.), and the Department of Medical Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg (C.S.) - both in Germany; the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and the Institute of Cancer Research, London (S.P.), and the University of Manchester and the Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester (M.G.K.) - all in the United Kingdom; the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange (M.N.), and Turning Point Therapeutics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb, San Diego (S.S., M.M., D.T., A.G., G.S.) - both in California; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona (E.F.); Hunan Cancer Hospital, Hunan (N.Y.), the Department of Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai (S.L.), Sichuan Cancer Hospital and Institute, Chengdu (W.Y.), and Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou (X.H.) - all in China; the Respiratory Oncology Unit, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (C.D.); UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (M.S.B.); William Osler Health System, University of Toronto, Toronto (P.C.); and Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ (Y.Y.)
| | - Adrianus Johannes de Langen
- From Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medical College (A.D.) and the NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center (V.V.) - all in New York; the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora (D.R.C.); Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (J.J.L.); Asan Medical Center (S.-W.K.) and Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine (B.C.C.), Seoul, and Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju-si (K.H.L.) - all in South Korea; the Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, Melbourne, VIC (B.J.S.), and the Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Camperdown, NSW (S.K.) - both in Australia; the Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy and Early Clinical Trials Center, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland (R.D.); Paris-Saclay University, Gustave Roussy Cancer Center, Villejuif (B.B.), and Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble-Alpes, La Tronche (D.M.-S.) - both in France; National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan (K.G.); the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (A.J.L.); the Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne (J.W.), and the Department of Medical Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg (C.S.) - both in Germany; the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and the Institute of Cancer Research, London (S.P.), and the University of Manchester and the Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester (M.G.K.) - all in the United Kingdom; the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange (M.N.), and Turning Point Therapeutics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb, San Diego (S.S., M.M., D.T., A.G., G.S.) - both in California; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona (E.F.); Hunan Cancer Hospital, Hunan (N.Y.), the Department of Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai (S.L.), Sichuan Cancer Hospital and Institute, Chengdu (W.Y.), and Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou (X.H.) - all in China; the Respiratory Oncology Unit, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (C.D.); UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (M.S.B.); William Osler Health System, University of Toronto, Toronto (P.C.); and Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ (Y.Y.)
| | - Jürgen Wolf
- From Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medical College (A.D.) and the NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center (V.V.) - all in New York; the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora (D.R.C.); Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (J.J.L.); Asan Medical Center (S.-W.K.) and Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine (B.C.C.), Seoul, and Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju-si (K.H.L.) - all in South Korea; the Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, Melbourne, VIC (B.J.S.), and the Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Camperdown, NSW (S.K.) - both in Australia; the Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy and Early Clinical Trials Center, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland (R.D.); Paris-Saclay University, Gustave Roussy Cancer Center, Villejuif (B.B.), and Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble-Alpes, La Tronche (D.M.-S.) - both in France; National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan (K.G.); the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (A.J.L.); the Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne (J.W.), and the Department of Medical Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg (C.S.) - both in Germany; the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and the Institute of Cancer Research, London (S.P.), and the University of Manchester and the Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester (M.G.K.) - all in the United Kingdom; the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange (M.N.), and Turning Point Therapeutics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb, San Diego (S.S., M.M., D.T., A.G., G.S.) - both in California; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona (E.F.); Hunan Cancer Hospital, Hunan (N.Y.), the Department of Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai (S.L.), Sichuan Cancer Hospital and Institute, Chengdu (W.Y.), and Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou (X.H.) - all in China; the Respiratory Oncology Unit, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (C.D.); UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (M.S.B.); William Osler Health System, University of Toronto, Toronto (P.C.); and Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ (Y.Y.)
| | - Ki Hyeong Lee
- From Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medical College (A.D.) and the NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center (V.V.) - all in New York; the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora (D.R.C.); Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (J.J.L.); Asan Medical Center (S.-W.K.) and Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine (B.C.C.), Seoul, and Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju-si (K.H.L.) - all in South Korea; the Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, Melbourne, VIC (B.J.S.), and the Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Camperdown, NSW (S.K.) - both in Australia; the Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy and Early Clinical Trials Center, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland (R.D.); Paris-Saclay University, Gustave Roussy Cancer Center, Villejuif (B.B.), and Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble-Alpes, La Tronche (D.M.-S.) - both in France; National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan (K.G.); the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (A.J.L.); the Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne (J.W.), and the Department of Medical Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg (C.S.) - both in Germany; the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and the Institute of Cancer Research, London (S.P.), and the University of Manchester and the Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester (M.G.K.) - all in the United Kingdom; the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange (M.N.), and Turning Point Therapeutics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb, San Diego (S.S., M.M., D.T., A.G., G.S.) - both in California; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona (E.F.); Hunan Cancer Hospital, Hunan (N.Y.), the Department of Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai (S.L.), Sichuan Cancer Hospital and Institute, Chengdu (W.Y.), and Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou (X.H.) - all in China; the Respiratory Oncology Unit, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (C.D.); UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (M.S.B.); William Osler Health System, University of Toronto, Toronto (P.C.); and Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ (Y.Y.)
| | - Sanjay Popat
- From Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medical College (A.D.) and the NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center (V.V.) - all in New York; the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora (D.R.C.); Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (J.J.L.); Asan Medical Center (S.-W.K.) and Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine (B.C.C.), Seoul, and Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju-si (K.H.L.) - all in South Korea; the Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, Melbourne, VIC (B.J.S.), and the Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Camperdown, NSW (S.K.) - both in Australia; the Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy and Early Clinical Trials Center, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland (R.D.); Paris-Saclay University, Gustave Roussy Cancer Center, Villejuif (B.B.), and Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble-Alpes, La Tronche (D.M.-S.) - both in France; National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan (K.G.); the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (A.J.L.); the Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne (J.W.), and the Department of Medical Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg (C.S.) - both in Germany; the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and the Institute of Cancer Research, London (S.P.), and the University of Manchester and the Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester (M.G.K.) - all in the United Kingdom; the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange (M.N.), and Turning Point Therapeutics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb, San Diego (S.S., M.M., D.T., A.G., G.S.) - both in California; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona (E.F.); Hunan Cancer Hospital, Hunan (N.Y.), the Department of Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai (S.L.), Sichuan Cancer Hospital and Institute, Chengdu (W.Y.), and Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou (X.H.) - all in China; the Respiratory Oncology Unit, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (C.D.); UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (M.S.B.); William Osler Health System, University of Toronto, Toronto (P.C.); and Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ (Y.Y.)
| | - Christoph Springfeld
- From Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medical College (A.D.) and the NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center (V.V.) - all in New York; the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora (D.R.C.); Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (J.J.L.); Asan Medical Center (S.-W.K.) and Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine (B.C.C.), Seoul, and Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju-si (K.H.L.) - all in South Korea; the Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, Melbourne, VIC (B.J.S.), and the Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Camperdown, NSW (S.K.) - both in Australia; the Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy and Early Clinical Trials Center, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland (R.D.); Paris-Saclay University, Gustave Roussy Cancer Center, Villejuif (B.B.), and Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble-Alpes, La Tronche (D.M.-S.) - both in France; National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan (K.G.); the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (A.J.L.); the Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne (J.W.), and the Department of Medical Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg (C.S.) - both in Germany; the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and the Institute of Cancer Research, London (S.P.), and the University of Manchester and the Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester (M.G.K.) - all in the United Kingdom; the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange (M.N.), and Turning Point Therapeutics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb, San Diego (S.S., M.M., D.T., A.G., G.S.) - both in California; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona (E.F.); Hunan Cancer Hospital, Hunan (N.Y.), the Department of Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai (S.L.), Sichuan Cancer Hospital and Institute, Chengdu (W.Y.), and Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou (X.H.) - all in China; the Respiratory Oncology Unit, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (C.D.); UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (M.S.B.); William Osler Health System, University of Toronto, Toronto (P.C.); and Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ (Y.Y.)
| | - Misako Nagasaka
- From Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medical College (A.D.) and the NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center (V.V.) - all in New York; the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora (D.R.C.); Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (J.J.L.); Asan Medical Center (S.-W.K.) and Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine (B.C.C.), Seoul, and Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju-si (K.H.L.) - all in South Korea; the Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, Melbourne, VIC (B.J.S.), and the Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Camperdown, NSW (S.K.) - both in Australia; the Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy and Early Clinical Trials Center, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland (R.D.); Paris-Saclay University, Gustave Roussy Cancer Center, Villejuif (B.B.), and Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble-Alpes, La Tronche (D.M.-S.) - both in France; National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan (K.G.); the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (A.J.L.); the Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne (J.W.), and the Department of Medical Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg (C.S.) - both in Germany; the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and the Institute of Cancer Research, London (S.P.), and the University of Manchester and the Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester (M.G.K.) - all in the United Kingdom; the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange (M.N.), and Turning Point Therapeutics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb, San Diego (S.S., M.M., D.T., A.G., G.S.) - both in California; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona (E.F.); Hunan Cancer Hospital, Hunan (N.Y.), the Department of Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai (S.L.), Sichuan Cancer Hospital and Institute, Chengdu (W.Y.), and Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou (X.H.) - all in China; the Respiratory Oncology Unit, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (C.D.); UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (M.S.B.); William Osler Health System, University of Toronto, Toronto (P.C.); and Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ (Y.Y.)
| | - Enriqueta Felip
- From Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medical College (A.D.) and the NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center (V.V.) - all in New York; the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora (D.R.C.); Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (J.J.L.); Asan Medical Center (S.-W.K.) and Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine (B.C.C.), Seoul, and Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju-si (K.H.L.) - all in South Korea; the Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, Melbourne, VIC (B.J.S.), and the Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Camperdown, NSW (S.K.) - both in Australia; the Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy and Early Clinical Trials Center, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland (R.D.); Paris-Saclay University, Gustave Roussy Cancer Center, Villejuif (B.B.), and Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble-Alpes, La Tronche (D.M.-S.) - both in France; National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan (K.G.); the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (A.J.L.); the Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne (J.W.), and the Department of Medical Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg (C.S.) - both in Germany; the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and the Institute of Cancer Research, London (S.P.), and the University of Manchester and the Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester (M.G.K.) - all in the United Kingdom; the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange (M.N.), and Turning Point Therapeutics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb, San Diego (S.S., M.M., D.T., A.G., G.S.) - both in California; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona (E.F.); Hunan Cancer Hospital, Hunan (N.Y.), the Department of Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai (S.L.), Sichuan Cancer Hospital and Institute, Chengdu (W.Y.), and Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou (X.H.) - all in China; the Respiratory Oncology Unit, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (C.D.); UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (M.S.B.); William Osler Health System, University of Toronto, Toronto (P.C.); and Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ (Y.Y.)
| | - Nong Yang
- From Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medical College (A.D.) and the NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center (V.V.) - all in New York; the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora (D.R.C.); Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (J.J.L.); Asan Medical Center (S.-W.K.) and Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine (B.C.C.), Seoul, and Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju-si (K.H.L.) - all in South Korea; the Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, Melbourne, VIC (B.J.S.), and the Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Camperdown, NSW (S.K.) - both in Australia; the Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy and Early Clinical Trials Center, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland (R.D.); Paris-Saclay University, Gustave Roussy Cancer Center, Villejuif (B.B.), and Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble-Alpes, La Tronche (D.M.-S.) - both in France; National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan (K.G.); the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (A.J.L.); the Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne (J.W.), and the Department of Medical Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg (C.S.) - both in Germany; the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and the Institute of Cancer Research, London (S.P.), and the University of Manchester and the Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester (M.G.K.) - all in the United Kingdom; the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange (M.N.), and Turning Point Therapeutics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb, San Diego (S.S., M.M., D.T., A.G., G.S.) - both in California; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona (E.F.); Hunan Cancer Hospital, Hunan (N.Y.), the Department of Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai (S.L.), Sichuan Cancer Hospital and Institute, Chengdu (W.Y.), and Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou (X.H.) - all in China; the Respiratory Oncology Unit, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (C.D.); UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (M.S.B.); William Osler Health System, University of Toronto, Toronto (P.C.); and Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ (Y.Y.)
| | - Vamsidhar Velcheti
- From Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medical College (A.D.) and the NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center (V.V.) - all in New York; the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora (D.R.C.); Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (J.J.L.); Asan Medical Center (S.-W.K.) and Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine (B.C.C.), Seoul, and Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju-si (K.H.L.) - all in South Korea; the Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, Melbourne, VIC (B.J.S.), and the Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Camperdown, NSW (S.K.) - both in Australia; the Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy and Early Clinical Trials Center, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland (R.D.); Paris-Saclay University, Gustave Roussy Cancer Center, Villejuif (B.B.), and Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble-Alpes, La Tronche (D.M.-S.) - both in France; National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan (K.G.); the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (A.J.L.); the Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne (J.W.), and the Department of Medical Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg (C.S.) - both in Germany; the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and the Institute of Cancer Research, London (S.P.), and the University of Manchester and the Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester (M.G.K.) - all in the United Kingdom; the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange (M.N.), and Turning Point Therapeutics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb, San Diego (S.S., M.M., D.T., A.G., G.S.) - both in California; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona (E.F.); Hunan Cancer Hospital, Hunan (N.Y.), the Department of Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai (S.L.), Sichuan Cancer Hospital and Institute, Chengdu (W.Y.), and Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou (X.H.) - all in China; the Respiratory Oncology Unit, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (C.D.); UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (M.S.B.); William Osler Health System, University of Toronto, Toronto (P.C.); and Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ (Y.Y.)
| | - Shun Lu
- From Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medical College (A.D.) and the NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center (V.V.) - all in New York; the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora (D.R.C.); Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (J.J.L.); Asan Medical Center (S.-W.K.) and Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine (B.C.C.), Seoul, and Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju-si (K.H.L.) - all in South Korea; the Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, Melbourne, VIC (B.J.S.), and the Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Camperdown, NSW (S.K.) - both in Australia; the Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy and Early Clinical Trials Center, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland (R.D.); Paris-Saclay University, Gustave Roussy Cancer Center, Villejuif (B.B.), and Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble-Alpes, La Tronche (D.M.-S.) - both in France; National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan (K.G.); the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (A.J.L.); the Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne (J.W.), and the Department of Medical Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg (C.S.) - both in Germany; the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and the Institute of Cancer Research, London (S.P.), and the University of Manchester and the Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester (M.G.K.) - all in the United Kingdom; the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange (M.N.), and Turning Point Therapeutics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb, San Diego (S.S., M.M., D.T., A.G., G.S.) - both in California; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona (E.F.); Hunan Cancer Hospital, Hunan (N.Y.), the Department of Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai (S.L.), Sichuan Cancer Hospital and Institute, Chengdu (W.Y.), and Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou (X.H.) - all in China; the Respiratory Oncology Unit, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (C.D.); UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (M.S.B.); William Osler Health System, University of Toronto, Toronto (P.C.); and Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ (Y.Y.)
| | - Steven Kao
- From Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medical College (A.D.) and the NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center (V.V.) - all in New York; the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora (D.R.C.); Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (J.J.L.); Asan Medical Center (S.-W.K.) and Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine (B.C.C.), Seoul, and Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju-si (K.H.L.) - all in South Korea; the Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, Melbourne, VIC (B.J.S.), and the Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Camperdown, NSW (S.K.) - both in Australia; the Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy and Early Clinical Trials Center, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland (R.D.); Paris-Saclay University, Gustave Roussy Cancer Center, Villejuif (B.B.), and Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble-Alpes, La Tronche (D.M.-S.) - both in France; National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan (K.G.); the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (A.J.L.); the Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne (J.W.), and the Department of Medical Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg (C.S.) - both in Germany; the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and the Institute of Cancer Research, London (S.P.), and the University of Manchester and the Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester (M.G.K.) - all in the United Kingdom; the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange (M.N.), and Turning Point Therapeutics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb, San Diego (S.S., M.M., D.T., A.G., G.S.) - both in California; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona (E.F.); Hunan Cancer Hospital, Hunan (N.Y.), the Department of Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai (S.L.), Sichuan Cancer Hospital and Institute, Chengdu (W.Y.), and Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou (X.H.) - all in China; the Respiratory Oncology Unit, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (C.D.); UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (M.S.B.); William Osler Health System, University of Toronto, Toronto (P.C.); and Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ (Y.Y.)
| | - Christophe Dooms
- From Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medical College (A.D.) and the NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center (V.V.) - all in New York; the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora (D.R.C.); Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (J.J.L.); Asan Medical Center (S.-W.K.) and Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine (B.C.C.), Seoul, and Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju-si (K.H.L.) - all in South Korea; the Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, Melbourne, VIC (B.J.S.), and the Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Camperdown, NSW (S.K.) - both in Australia; the Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy and Early Clinical Trials Center, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland (R.D.); Paris-Saclay University, Gustave Roussy Cancer Center, Villejuif (B.B.), and Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble-Alpes, La Tronche (D.M.-S.) - both in France; National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan (K.G.); the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (A.J.L.); the Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne (J.W.), and the Department of Medical Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg (C.S.) - both in Germany; the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and the Institute of Cancer Research, London (S.P.), and the University of Manchester and the Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester (M.G.K.) - all in the United Kingdom; the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange (M.N.), and Turning Point Therapeutics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb, San Diego (S.S., M.M., D.T., A.G., G.S.) - both in California; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona (E.F.); Hunan Cancer Hospital, Hunan (N.Y.), the Department of Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai (S.L.), Sichuan Cancer Hospital and Institute, Chengdu (W.Y.), and Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou (X.H.) - all in China; the Respiratory Oncology Unit, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (C.D.); UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (M.S.B.); William Osler Health System, University of Toronto, Toronto (P.C.); and Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ (Y.Y.)
| | - Matthew G Krebs
- From Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medical College (A.D.) and the NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center (V.V.) - all in New York; the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora (D.R.C.); Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (J.J.L.); Asan Medical Center (S.-W.K.) and Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine (B.C.C.), Seoul, and Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju-si (K.H.L.) - all in South Korea; the Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, Melbourne, VIC (B.J.S.), and the Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Camperdown, NSW (S.K.) - both in Australia; the Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy and Early Clinical Trials Center, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland (R.D.); Paris-Saclay University, Gustave Roussy Cancer Center, Villejuif (B.B.), and Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble-Alpes, La Tronche (D.M.-S.) - both in France; National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan (K.G.); the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (A.J.L.); the Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne (J.W.), and the Department of Medical Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg (C.S.) - both in Germany; the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and the Institute of Cancer Research, London (S.P.), and the University of Manchester and the Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester (M.G.K.) - all in the United Kingdom; the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange (M.N.), and Turning Point Therapeutics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb, San Diego (S.S., M.M., D.T., A.G., G.S.) - both in California; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona (E.F.); Hunan Cancer Hospital, Hunan (N.Y.), the Department of Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai (S.L.), Sichuan Cancer Hospital and Institute, Chengdu (W.Y.), and Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou (X.H.) - all in China; the Respiratory Oncology Unit, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (C.D.); UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (M.S.B.); William Osler Health System, University of Toronto, Toronto (P.C.); and Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ (Y.Y.)
| | - Wenxiu Yao
- From Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medical College (A.D.) and the NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center (V.V.) - all in New York; the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora (D.R.C.); Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (J.J.L.); Asan Medical Center (S.-W.K.) and Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine (B.C.C.), Seoul, and Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju-si (K.H.L.) - all in South Korea; the Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, Melbourne, VIC (B.J.S.), and the Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Camperdown, NSW (S.K.) - both in Australia; the Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy and Early Clinical Trials Center, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland (R.D.); Paris-Saclay University, Gustave Roussy Cancer Center, Villejuif (B.B.), and Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble-Alpes, La Tronche (D.M.-S.) - both in France; National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan (K.G.); the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (A.J.L.); the Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne (J.W.), and the Department of Medical Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg (C.S.) - both in Germany; the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and the Institute of Cancer Research, London (S.P.), and the University of Manchester and the Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester (M.G.K.) - all in the United Kingdom; the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange (M.N.), and Turning Point Therapeutics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb, San Diego (S.S., M.M., D.T., A.G., G.S.) - both in California; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona (E.F.); Hunan Cancer Hospital, Hunan (N.Y.), the Department of Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai (S.L.), Sichuan Cancer Hospital and Institute, Chengdu (W.Y.), and Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou (X.H.) - all in China; the Respiratory Oncology Unit, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (C.D.); UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (M.S.B.); William Osler Health System, University of Toronto, Toronto (P.C.); and Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ (Y.Y.)
| | - Muhammad Shaalan Beg
- From Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medical College (A.D.) and the NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center (V.V.) - all in New York; the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora (D.R.C.); Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (J.J.L.); Asan Medical Center (S.-W.K.) and Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine (B.C.C.), Seoul, and Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju-si (K.H.L.) - all in South Korea; the Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, Melbourne, VIC (B.J.S.), and the Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Camperdown, NSW (S.K.) - both in Australia; the Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy and Early Clinical Trials Center, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland (R.D.); Paris-Saclay University, Gustave Roussy Cancer Center, Villejuif (B.B.), and Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble-Alpes, La Tronche (D.M.-S.) - both in France; National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan (K.G.); the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (A.J.L.); the Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne (J.W.), and the Department of Medical Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg (C.S.) - both in Germany; the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and the Institute of Cancer Research, London (S.P.), and the University of Manchester and the Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester (M.G.K.) - all in the United Kingdom; the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange (M.N.), and Turning Point Therapeutics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb, San Diego (S.S., M.M., D.T., A.G., G.S.) - both in California; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona (E.F.); Hunan Cancer Hospital, Hunan (N.Y.), the Department of Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai (S.L.), Sichuan Cancer Hospital and Institute, Chengdu (W.Y.), and Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou (X.H.) - all in China; the Respiratory Oncology Unit, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (C.D.); UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (M.S.B.); William Osler Health System, University of Toronto, Toronto (P.C.); and Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ (Y.Y.)
| | - Xiufeng Hu
- From Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medical College (A.D.) and the NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center (V.V.) - all in New York; the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora (D.R.C.); Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (J.J.L.); Asan Medical Center (S.-W.K.) and Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine (B.C.C.), Seoul, and Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju-si (K.H.L.) - all in South Korea; the Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, Melbourne, VIC (B.J.S.), and the Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Camperdown, NSW (S.K.) - both in Australia; the Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy and Early Clinical Trials Center, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland (R.D.); Paris-Saclay University, Gustave Roussy Cancer Center, Villejuif (B.B.), and Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble-Alpes, La Tronche (D.M.-S.) - both in France; National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan (K.G.); the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (A.J.L.); the Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne (J.W.), and the Department of Medical Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg (C.S.) - both in Germany; the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and the Institute of Cancer Research, London (S.P.), and the University of Manchester and the Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester (M.G.K.) - all in the United Kingdom; the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange (M.N.), and Turning Point Therapeutics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb, San Diego (S.S., M.M., D.T., A.G., G.S.) - both in California; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona (E.F.); Hunan Cancer Hospital, Hunan (N.Y.), the Department of Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai (S.L.), Sichuan Cancer Hospital and Institute, Chengdu (W.Y.), and Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou (X.H.) - all in China; the Respiratory Oncology Unit, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (C.D.); UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (M.S.B.); William Osler Health System, University of Toronto, Toronto (P.C.); and Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ (Y.Y.)
| | - Denis Moro-Sibilot
- From Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medical College (A.D.) and the NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center (V.V.) - all in New York; the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora (D.R.C.); Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (J.J.L.); Asan Medical Center (S.-W.K.) and Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine (B.C.C.), Seoul, and Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju-si (K.H.L.) - all in South Korea; the Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, Melbourne, VIC (B.J.S.), and the Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Camperdown, NSW (S.K.) - both in Australia; the Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy and Early Clinical Trials Center, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland (R.D.); Paris-Saclay University, Gustave Roussy Cancer Center, Villejuif (B.B.), and Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble-Alpes, La Tronche (D.M.-S.) - both in France; National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan (K.G.); the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (A.J.L.); the Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne (J.W.), and the Department of Medical Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg (C.S.) - both in Germany; the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and the Institute of Cancer Research, London (S.P.), and the University of Manchester and the Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester (M.G.K.) - all in the United Kingdom; the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange (M.N.), and Turning Point Therapeutics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb, San Diego (S.S., M.M., D.T., A.G., G.S.) - both in California; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona (E.F.); Hunan Cancer Hospital, Hunan (N.Y.), the Department of Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai (S.L.), Sichuan Cancer Hospital and Institute, Chengdu (W.Y.), and Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou (X.H.) - all in China; the Respiratory Oncology Unit, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (C.D.); UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (M.S.B.); William Osler Health System, University of Toronto, Toronto (P.C.); and Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ (Y.Y.)
| | - Parneet Cheema
- From Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medical College (A.D.) and the NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center (V.V.) - all in New York; the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora (D.R.C.); Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (J.J.L.); Asan Medical Center (S.-W.K.) and Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine (B.C.C.), Seoul, and Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju-si (K.H.L.) - all in South Korea; the Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, Melbourne, VIC (B.J.S.), and the Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Camperdown, NSW (S.K.) - both in Australia; the Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy and Early Clinical Trials Center, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland (R.D.); Paris-Saclay University, Gustave Roussy Cancer Center, Villejuif (B.B.), and Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble-Alpes, La Tronche (D.M.-S.) - both in France; National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan (K.G.); the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (A.J.L.); the Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne (J.W.), and the Department of Medical Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg (C.S.) - both in Germany; the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and the Institute of Cancer Research, London (S.P.), and the University of Manchester and the Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester (M.G.K.) - all in the United Kingdom; the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange (M.N.), and Turning Point Therapeutics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb, San Diego (S.S., M.M., D.T., A.G., G.S.) - both in California; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona (E.F.); Hunan Cancer Hospital, Hunan (N.Y.), the Department of Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai (S.L.), Sichuan Cancer Hospital and Institute, Chengdu (W.Y.), and Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou (X.H.) - all in China; the Respiratory Oncology Unit, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (C.D.); UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (M.S.B.); William Osler Health System, University of Toronto, Toronto (P.C.); and Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ (Y.Y.)
| | - Shanna Stopatschinskaja
- From Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medical College (A.D.) and the NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center (V.V.) - all in New York; the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora (D.R.C.); Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (J.J.L.); Asan Medical Center (S.-W.K.) and Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine (B.C.C.), Seoul, and Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju-si (K.H.L.) - all in South Korea; the Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, Melbourne, VIC (B.J.S.), and the Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Camperdown, NSW (S.K.) - both in Australia; the Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy and Early Clinical Trials Center, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland (R.D.); Paris-Saclay University, Gustave Roussy Cancer Center, Villejuif (B.B.), and Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble-Alpes, La Tronche (D.M.-S.) - both in France; National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan (K.G.); the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (A.J.L.); the Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne (J.W.), and the Department of Medical Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg (C.S.) - both in Germany; the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and the Institute of Cancer Research, London (S.P.), and the University of Manchester and the Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester (M.G.K.) - all in the United Kingdom; the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange (M.N.), and Turning Point Therapeutics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb, San Diego (S.S., M.M., D.T., A.G., G.S.) - both in California; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona (E.F.); Hunan Cancer Hospital, Hunan (N.Y.), the Department of Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai (S.L.), Sichuan Cancer Hospital and Institute, Chengdu (W.Y.), and Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou (X.H.) - all in China; the Respiratory Oncology Unit, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (C.D.); UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (M.S.B.); William Osler Health System, University of Toronto, Toronto (P.C.); and Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ (Y.Y.)
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- From Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medical College (A.D.) and the NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center (V.V.) - all in New York; the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora (D.R.C.); Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (J.J.L.); Asan Medical Center (S.-W.K.) and Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine (B.C.C.), Seoul, and Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju-si (K.H.L.) - all in South Korea; the Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, Melbourne, VIC (B.J.S.), and the Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Camperdown, NSW (S.K.) - both in Australia; the Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy and Early Clinical Trials Center, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland (R.D.); Paris-Saclay University, Gustave Roussy Cancer Center, Villejuif (B.B.), and Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble-Alpes, La Tronche (D.M.-S.) - both in France; National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan (K.G.); the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (A.J.L.); the Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne (J.W.), and the Department of Medical Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg (C.S.) - both in Germany; the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and the Institute of Cancer Research, London (S.P.), and the University of Manchester and the Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester (M.G.K.) - all in the United Kingdom; the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange (M.N.), and Turning Point Therapeutics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb, San Diego (S.S., M.M., D.T., A.G., G.S.) - both in California; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona (E.F.); Hunan Cancer Hospital, Hunan (N.Y.), the Department of Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai (S.L.), Sichuan Cancer Hospital and Institute, Chengdu (W.Y.), and Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou (X.H.) - all in China; the Respiratory Oncology Unit, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (C.D.); UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (M.S.B.); William Osler Health System, University of Toronto, Toronto (P.C.); and Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ (Y.Y.)
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- From Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medical College (A.D.) and the NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center (V.V.) - all in New York; the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora (D.R.C.); Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (J.J.L.); Asan Medical Center (S.-W.K.) and Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine (B.C.C.), Seoul, and Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju-si (K.H.L.) - all in South Korea; the Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, Melbourne, VIC (B.J.S.), and the Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Camperdown, NSW (S.K.) - both in Australia; the Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy and Early Clinical Trials Center, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland (R.D.); Paris-Saclay University, Gustave Roussy Cancer Center, Villejuif (B.B.), and Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble-Alpes, La Tronche (D.M.-S.) - both in France; National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan (K.G.); the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (A.J.L.); the Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne (J.W.), and the Department of Medical Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg (C.S.) - both in Germany; the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and the Institute of Cancer Research, London (S.P.), and the University of Manchester and the Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester (M.G.K.) - all in the United Kingdom; the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange (M.N.), and Turning Point Therapeutics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb, San Diego (S.S., M.M., D.T., A.G., G.S.) - both in California; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona (E.F.); Hunan Cancer Hospital, Hunan (N.Y.), the Department of Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai (S.L.), Sichuan Cancer Hospital and Institute, Chengdu (W.Y.), and Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou (X.H.) - all in China; the Respiratory Oncology Unit, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (C.D.); UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (M.S.B.); William Osler Health System, University of Toronto, Toronto (P.C.); and Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ (Y.Y.)
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- From Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medical College (A.D.) and the NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center (V.V.) - all in New York; the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora (D.R.C.); Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (J.J.L.); Asan Medical Center (S.-W.K.) and Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine (B.C.C.), Seoul, and Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju-si (K.H.L.) - all in South Korea; the Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, Melbourne, VIC (B.J.S.), and the Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Camperdown, NSW (S.K.) - both in Australia; the Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy and Early Clinical Trials Center, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland (R.D.); Paris-Saclay University, Gustave Roussy Cancer Center, Villejuif (B.B.), and Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble-Alpes, La Tronche (D.M.-S.) - both in France; National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan (K.G.); the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (A.J.L.); the Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne (J.W.), and the Department of Medical Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg (C.S.) - both in Germany; the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and the Institute of Cancer Research, London (S.P.), and the University of Manchester and the Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester (M.G.K.) - all in the United Kingdom; the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange (M.N.), and Turning Point Therapeutics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb, San Diego (S.S., M.M., D.T., A.G., G.S.) - both in California; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona (E.F.); Hunan Cancer Hospital, Hunan (N.Y.), the Department of Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai (S.L.), Sichuan Cancer Hospital and Institute, Chengdu (W.Y.), and Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou (X.H.) - all in China; the Respiratory Oncology Unit, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (C.D.); UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (M.S.B.); William Osler Health System, University of Toronto, Toronto (P.C.); and Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ (Y.Y.)
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- From Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medical College (A.D.) and the NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center (V.V.) - all in New York; the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora (D.R.C.); Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (J.J.L.); Asan Medical Center (S.-W.K.) and Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine (B.C.C.), Seoul, and Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju-si (K.H.L.) - all in South Korea; the Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, Melbourne, VIC (B.J.S.), and the Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Camperdown, NSW (S.K.) - both in Australia; the Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy and Early Clinical Trials Center, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland (R.D.); Paris-Saclay University, Gustave Roussy Cancer Center, Villejuif (B.B.), and Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble-Alpes, La Tronche (D.M.-S.) - both in France; National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan (K.G.); the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (A.J.L.); the Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne (J.W.), and the Department of Medical Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg (C.S.) - both in Germany; the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and the Institute of Cancer Research, London (S.P.), and the University of Manchester and the Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester (M.G.K.) - all in the United Kingdom; the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange (M.N.), and Turning Point Therapeutics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb, San Diego (S.S., M.M., D.T., A.G., G.S.) - both in California; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona (E.F.); Hunan Cancer Hospital, Hunan (N.Y.), the Department of Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai (S.L.), Sichuan Cancer Hospital and Institute, Chengdu (W.Y.), and Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou (X.H.) - all in China; the Respiratory Oncology Unit, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (C.D.); UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (M.S.B.); William Osler Health System, University of Toronto, Toronto (P.C.); and Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ (Y.Y.)
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- From Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medical College (A.D.) and the NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center (V.V.) - all in New York; the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora (D.R.C.); Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (J.J.L.); Asan Medical Center (S.-W.K.) and Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine (B.C.C.), Seoul, and Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju-si (K.H.L.) - all in South Korea; the Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, Melbourne, VIC (B.J.S.), and the Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Camperdown, NSW (S.K.) - both in Australia; the Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy and Early Clinical Trials Center, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland (R.D.); Paris-Saclay University, Gustave Roussy Cancer Center, Villejuif (B.B.), and Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble-Alpes, La Tronche (D.M.-S.) - both in France; National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan (K.G.); the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (A.J.L.); the Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne (J.W.), and the Department of Medical Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg (C.S.) - both in Germany; the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and the Institute of Cancer Research, London (S.P.), and the University of Manchester and the Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester (M.G.K.) - all in the United Kingdom; the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange (M.N.), and Turning Point Therapeutics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb, San Diego (S.S., M.M., D.T., A.G., G.S.) - both in California; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona (E.F.); Hunan Cancer Hospital, Hunan (N.Y.), the Department of Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai (S.L.), Sichuan Cancer Hospital and Institute, Chengdu (W.Y.), and Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou (X.H.) - all in China; the Respiratory Oncology Unit, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (C.D.); UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (M.S.B.); William Osler Health System, University of Toronto, Toronto (P.C.); and Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ (Y.Y.)
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- From Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medical College (A.D.) and the NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center (V.V.) - all in New York; the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora (D.R.C.); Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (J.J.L.); Asan Medical Center (S.-W.K.) and Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine (B.C.C.), Seoul, and Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju-si (K.H.L.) - all in South Korea; the Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, Melbourne, VIC (B.J.S.), and the Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Camperdown, NSW (S.K.) - both in Australia; the Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy and Early Clinical Trials Center, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland (R.D.); Paris-Saclay University, Gustave Roussy Cancer Center, Villejuif (B.B.), and Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble-Alpes, La Tronche (D.M.-S.) - both in France; National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan (K.G.); the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (A.J.L.); the Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne (J.W.), and the Department of Medical Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg (C.S.) - both in Germany; the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and the Institute of Cancer Research, London (S.P.), and the University of Manchester and the Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester (M.G.K.) - all in the United Kingdom; the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange (M.N.), and Turning Point Therapeutics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb, San Diego (S.S., M.M., D.T., A.G., G.S.) - both in California; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona (E.F.); Hunan Cancer Hospital, Hunan (N.Y.), the Department of Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai (S.L.), Sichuan Cancer Hospital and Institute, Chengdu (W.Y.), and Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou (X.H.) - all in China; the Respiratory Oncology Unit, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (C.D.); UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (M.S.B.); William Osler Health System, University of Toronto, Toronto (P.C.); and Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ (Y.Y.)
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Hohmann N, Sprick MR, Pohl M, Ahmed A, Burhenne J, Kirchner M, Le Cornet L, Kratzmann M, Hajda J, Stenzinger A, Steindorf K, Delorme S, Schlemmer H, Riethdorf S, van Schaik R, Pantel K, Siveke J, Seufferlein T, Jäger D, Haefeli WE, Trumpp A, Springfeld C. Protocol of the IntenSify-Trial: An open-label phase I trial of the CYP3A inhibitor cobicistat and the cytostatics gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel in patients with advanced stage or metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma to evaluate the combination's pharmacokinetics, safety, and efficacy. Clin Transl Sci 2023; 16:2483-2493. [PMID: 37920921 PMCID: PMC10719473 DOI: 10.1111/cts.13661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2023] [Revised: 09/22/2023] [Accepted: 09/26/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023] Open
Abstract
Expression of CYP3A5 protein is a basal and acquired resistance mechanism of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cells conferring protection against the CYP3A and CYP2C8 substrate paclitaxel through metabolic degradation. Inhibition of CYP3A isozymes restores the cells sensitivity to paclitaxel. The combination of gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel is an established regimen for the treatment of metastasized or locally advanced inoperable pancreatic cancer. Cobicistat is a CYP3A inhibitor developed for the pharmacoenhancement of protease inhibitors. The addition of cobicistat to gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel may increase the antitumor effect. We will conduct a phase I dose escalation trial with a classical 3 + 3 design to investigate the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics (PKs) of gemcitabine, nab-paclitaxel, and cobicistat. Although the doses of gemcitabine (1000 mg/m2 ) and cobicistat (150 mg) are fixed, three dose levels of nab-paclitaxel (75, 100, and 125 mg/m2 ) will be explored to account for a potential PK drug interaction. After the dose escalation phase, we will set the recommended dose for expansion (RDE) and treat up to nine patients in an expansion part of the trial. The trial is registered under the following identifiers EudraCT-Nr. 2019-001439-29, drks.de: DRKS00029409, and ct.gov: NCT05494866. Overcoming resistance to paclitaxel by CYP3A5 inhibition may lead to an increased efficacy of the gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel regimen. Safety, efficacy, PK, and RDE data need to be acquired before investigating this combination in a large-scale clinical study.
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- Nicolas Hohmann
- Department of Medical OncologyHeidelberg University Hospital, National Center for Tumor DiseasesHeidelbergGermany
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- Division of Stem Cells and CancerGerman Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)HeidelbergGermany
- Heidelberg Institute for Stem Cell Technology and Experimental Medicine (HI‐STEM gGmbH)HeidelbergGermany
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- Institute of Medical BiometryUniversity Hospital HeidelbergHeidelbergGermany
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- Department of Medical OncologyHeidelberg University Hospital, National Center for Tumor DiseasesHeidelbergGermany
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and PharmacoepidemiologyHeidelberg University HospitalHeidelbergGermany
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- Institute of Medical BiometryUniversity Hospital HeidelbergHeidelbergGermany
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- NCT Trial Center, NCTGerman Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)HeidelbergGermany
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- NCT Trial Center, NCTGerman Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)HeidelbergGermany
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- Pharmacovigilance Department, Coordination Centre for Clinical Trials (KKS)Heidelberg University HospitalHeidelbergGermany
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- Division of Physical Activity, Prevention and CancerGerman Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) HeidelbergHeidelbergGermany
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- Division of RadiologyGerman Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)HeidelbergGermany
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- Institute of Tumor BiologyUniversity Medical Center Hamburg‐EppendorfHamburgGermany
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- Department of Clinical ChemistryErasmus University Medical CenterRotterdamThe Netherlands
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- Institute of Tumor BiologyUniversity Medical Center Hamburg‐EppendorfHamburgGermany
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- Bridge Institute of Experimental Tumor Therapy, West German Cancer CenterUniversity Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg‐EssenEssenGermany
- Division of Solid Tumor Translational OncologyGerman Cancer Consortium (DKTK Partner Site Essen) and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)HeidelbergGermany
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- Department of Medical OncologyHeidelberg University Hospital, National Center for Tumor DiseasesHeidelbergGermany
- Clinical Cooperation Unit Applied Tumor ImmunityGerman Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)HeidelbergGermany
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and PharmacoepidemiologyHeidelberg University HospitalHeidelbergGermany
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- Division of Stem Cells and CancerGerman Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)HeidelbergGermany
- Heidelberg Institute for Stem Cell Technology and Experimental Medicine (HI‐STEM gGmbH)HeidelbergGermany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK)HeidelbergGermany
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- Department of Medical OncologyHeidelberg University Hospital, National Center for Tumor DiseasesHeidelbergGermany
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Scherr AL, Nader L, Xu K, Elssner C, Ridder DA, Nichetti F, Mastel M, Fritzsche S, Kelmendi E, Schmitt N, Hoffmeister-Wittmann P, Weiler SME, Korell F, Albrecht T, Schwab M, Isele H, Kessler A, Hüllein J, Seretny A, Ye L, Urbanik T, Welte S, Leblond AL, Heilig CE, Rahbari M, Ali A, Gallage S, Lenoir B, Wilhelm N, Gärtner U, Ogrodnik SJ, Springfeld C, Tschaharganeh D, Fröhling S, Longerich T, Schulze-Bergkamen H, Jäger D, Brandl L, Schirmacher P, Straub BK, Weber A, De Toni EN, Goeppert B, Heikenwalder M, Jackstadt R, Roessler S, Breuhahn K, Köhler BC. Etiology-independent activation of the LTβ-LTβR-RELB axis drives aggressiveness and predicts poor prognosis in HCC. Hepatology 2023:01515467-990000000-00631. [PMID: 37916976 DOI: 10.1097/hep.0000000000000657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 09/21/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND AIMS HCC is the most common primary liver tumor, with an increasing incidence worldwide. HCC is a heterogeneous malignancy and usually develops in a chronically injured liver. The NF-κB signaling network consists of a canonical and a noncanonical branch. Activation of canonical NF-κB in HCC is documented. However, a functional and clinically relevant role of noncanonical NF-κB and its downstream effectors is not established. APPROACH AND RESULTS Four human HCC cohorts (total n = 1462) and 4 mouse HCC models were assessed for expression and localization of NF-κB signaling components and activating ligands. In vitro , NF-κB signaling, proliferation, and cell death were measured, proving a pro-proliferative role of v-rel avian reticuloendotheliosis viral oncogene homolog B (RELB) activated by means of NF-κB-inducing kinase. In vivo , lymphotoxin beta was identified as the predominant inducer of RELB activation. Importantly, hepatocyte-specific RELB knockout in a murine HCC model led to a lower incidence compared to controls and lower maximal tumor diameters. In silico , RELB activity and RELB-directed transcriptomics were validated on the The Cancer Genome Atlas HCC cohort using inferred protein activity and Gene Set Enrichment Analysis. In RELB-active HCC, pathways mediating proliferation were significantly activated. In contrast to v-rel avian reticuloendotheliosis viral oncogene homolog A, nuclear enrichment of noncanonical RELB expression identified patients with a poor prognosis in an etiology-independent manner. Moreover, RELB activation was associated with malignant features metastasis and recurrence. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates a prognostically relevant, etiology-independent, and cross-species consistent activation of a lymphotoxin beta/LTβR/RELB axis in hepatocarcinogenesis. These observations may harbor broad implications for HCC, including possible clinical exploitation.
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- Anna-Lena Scherr
- Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General Pathology, University Hospital Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
- Computational Oncology, Molecular Diagnostics Program, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Heidelberg Institute for Stem Cell Technology and Experimental Medicine (HI-STEM gGmbH), Heidelberg, Germany
- Cancer Progression and Metastasis Group, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Radiooncology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Medicine V, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Computational Oncology, Molecular Diagnostics Program, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Helmholtz-University Group "Cell Plasticity and Epigenetic Remodeling", German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Radiooncology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular Pathology, University and University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Translational Medical Oncology, NCT Heidelberg and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Chronic Inflammation and Cancer, German Cancer Research Center Heidelberg (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Chronic Inflammation and Cancer, German Cancer Research Center Heidelberg (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Chronic Inflammation and Cancer, German Cancer Research Center Heidelberg (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Clinical Cooperation Unit "Applied Tumor Immunity", German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Clinical Cooperation Unit "Applied Tumor Immunity", German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Interfaculty Biomedical Research Facility, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Cancer Genome Research, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Helmholtz-University Group "Cell Plasticity and Epigenetic Remodeling", German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Translational Medical Oncology, NCT Heidelberg and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Medical Faculty, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General Pathology, University Hospital Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular Pathology, University and University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Chronic Inflammation and Cancer, German Cancer Research Center Heidelberg (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- The M3 Research Center, University Clinic Tübingen (UKT), Medical faculty, Tübingen, Germany
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- Heidelberg Institute for Stem Cell Technology and Experimental Medicine (HI-STEM gGmbH), Heidelberg, Germany
- Cancer Progression and Metastasis Group, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany
- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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Albrecht T, Rossberg A, Albrecht JD, Nicolay JP, Straub BK, Gerber TS, Albrecht M, Brinkmann F, Charbel A, Schwab C, Schreck J, Brobeil A, Flechtenmacher C, von Winterfeld M, Köhler BC, Springfeld C, Mehrabi A, Singer S, Vogel MN, Neumann O, Stenzinger A, Schirmacher P, Weis CA, Roessler S, Kather JN, Goeppert B. Deep Learning-Enabled Diagnosis of Liver Adenocarcinoma. Gastroenterology 2023; 165:1262-1275. [PMID: 37562657 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2023.07.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2023] [Revised: 07/18/2023] [Accepted: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND & AIMS Diagnosis of adenocarcinoma in the liver is a frequent scenario in routine pathology and has a critical impact on clinical decision making. However, rendering a correct diagnosis can be challenging, and often requires the integration of clinical, radiologic, and immunohistochemical information. We present a deep learning model (HEPNET) to distinguish intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma from colorectal liver metastasis, as the most frequent primary and secondary forms of liver adenocarcinoma, with clinical grade accuracy using H&E-stained whole-slide images. METHODS HEPNET was trained on 714,589 image tiles from 456 patients who were randomly selected in a stratified manner from a pool of 571 patients who underwent surgical resection or biopsy at Heidelberg University Hospital. Model performance was evaluated on a hold-out internal test set comprising 115 patients and externally validated on 159 patients recruited at Mainz University Hospital. RESULTS On the hold-out internal test set, HEPNET achieved an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.994 (95% CI, 0.989-1.000) and an accuracy of 96.522% (95% CI, 94.521%-98.694%) at the patient level. Validation on the external test set yielded an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.997 (95% CI, 0.995-1.000), corresponding to an accuracy of 98.113% (95% CI, 96.907%-100.000%). HEPNET surpassed the performance of 6 pathology experts with different levels of experience in a reader study of 50 patients (P = .0005), boosted the performance of resident pathologists to the level of senior pathologists, and reduced potential downstream analyses. CONCLUSIONS We provided a ready-to-use tool with clinical grade performance that may facilitate routine pathology by rendering a definitive diagnosis and guiding ancillary testing. The incorporation of HEPNET into pathology laboratories may optimize the diagnostic workflow, complemented by test-related labor and cost savings.
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- Thomas Albrecht
- Institute of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany; Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Institute of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, University Medical Centre Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medicine, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medicine, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
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- European Center for Angioscience, Medical Faculty of Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology and Neuropathology, Eberhard-Karls University, Tübingen, Germany
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- Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany; Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany; Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany; Else Kroener Fresenius Center for Digital Health, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Technical University Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany; Institute of Pathology and Neuropathology, RKH Hospital Ludwigsburg, Ludwigsburg, Germany; Institute of Tissue Medicine and Pathology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Khajeh E, Aminizadeh E, Moghadam AD, Ramouz A, Klotz R, Golriz M, Merle U, Springfeld C, Chang D, Longerich T, Büchler MW, Mehrabi A. Association of perioperative use of statins, metformin, and aspirin with recurrence after curative liver resection in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: A propensity score matching analysis. Cancer Med 2023; 12:19548-19559. [PMID: 37737550 PMCID: PMC10587989 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.6569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2022] [Revised: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 09/23/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Statins, metformin, and aspirin have been reported to reduce the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, the effect of their perioperative use on survival outcomes of HCC patients following curative liver resection still remains unclear. METHOD Three hundred and fifty three patients with a first diagnosis of HCC who underwent curative liver resection were included. Propensity score matching analysis with a users: nonusers ratio of 1:2 were performed for each of the medications (statins, metformin, and aspirin). Overall survival (OS) and recurrence-free survival (RFS) were evaluated and multivariable Cox proportional hazard analysis was performed. RESULTS Sixty two patients received statins, 48 patients used metformin, and 53 patients received aspirin for ≥90 days before surgery. None of the medications improved OS. RFS of statin users was significantly longer than that of nonusers (p = 0.021) in the matched cohort. Users of hydrophilic statins, but not lipophilic ones had a significantly longer RFS than nonusers. Multivariable analysis showed that statin use significantly improved RFS (hazard ratio [HR]: 0.41, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.17-0.97, p = 0.044). No difference was seen in RFS between metformin users and nonusers. Among patients with diabetes, RFS was nonsignificantly longer in metformin users than in non-metformin users (84.1% vs. 60.85%, p = 0.069) in the matched cohort. No difference in postoperative RFS was seen between aspirin users and nonusers. CONCLUSION Preoperative use of statins in patients with HCC can increase RFS after curative liver resection, but metformin and aspirin were not associated with improved survival. Randomized controlled trials are needed to confirm the findings of the present study.
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- Elias Khajeh
- Department of General, Visceral, and Transplantation SurgeryHeidelberg University HospitalHeidelbergGermany
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- Department of General, Visceral, and Transplantation SurgeryHeidelberg University HospitalHeidelbergGermany
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- Department of General, Visceral, and Transplantation SurgeryHeidelberg University HospitalHeidelbergGermany
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- Department of General, Visceral, and Transplantation SurgeryHeidelberg University HospitalHeidelbergGermany
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- Department of General, Visceral, and Transplantation SurgeryHeidelberg University HospitalHeidelbergGermany
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- Department of General, Visceral, and Transplantation SurgeryHeidelberg University HospitalHeidelbergGermany
- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg (LCCH)Heidelberg University HospitalHeidelbergGermany
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- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg (LCCH)Heidelberg University HospitalHeidelbergGermany
- Department of Internal Medicine IV, Gastroenterology & HepatologyHeidelberg University HospitalHeidelbergGermany
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- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg (LCCH)Heidelberg University HospitalHeidelbergGermany
- Department of Medical OncologyNational Center for Tumor Diseases Heidelberg University HospitalHeidelbergGermany
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- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg (LCCH)Heidelberg University HospitalHeidelbergGermany
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional RadiologyHeidelberg University HospitalHeidelbergGermany
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- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg (LCCH)Heidelberg University HospitalHeidelbergGermany
- Institute of PathologyHeidelberg University HospitalHeidelbergGermany
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- Department of General, Visceral, and Transplantation SurgeryHeidelberg University HospitalHeidelbergGermany
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- Department of General, Visceral, and Transplantation SurgeryHeidelberg University HospitalHeidelbergGermany
- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg (LCCH)Heidelberg University HospitalHeidelbergGermany
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Zhou X, An J, Kurilov R, Brors B, Hu K, Peccerella T, Roessler S, Pfütze K, Schulz A, Wolf S, Hohmann N, Theile D, Sauter M, Burhenne J, Ei S, Heger U, Strobel O, Barry ST, Springfeld C, Tjaden C, Bergmann F, Büchler M, Hackert T, Fortunato F, Neoptolemos JP, Bailey P. Persister cell phenotypes contribute to poor patient outcomes after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in PDAC. Nat Cancer 2023; 4:1362-1381. [PMID: 37679568 PMCID: PMC10518256 DOI: 10.1038/s43018-023-00628-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 08/02/2023] [Indexed: 09/09/2023]
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Neoadjuvant chemotherapy can improve the survival of individuals with borderline and unresectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma; however, heterogeneous responses to chemotherapy remain a significant clinical challenge. Here, we performed RNA sequencing (n = 97) and multiplexed immunofluorescence (n = 122) on chemo-naive and postchemotherapy (post-CTX) resected patient samples (chemoradiotherapy excluded) to define the impact of neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Transcriptome analysis combined with high-resolution mapping of whole-tissue sections identified GATA6 (classical), KRT17 (basal-like) and cytochrome P450 3A (CYP3A) coexpressing cells that were preferentially enriched in post-CTX resected samples. The persistence of GATA6hi and KRT17hi cells post-CTX was significantly associated with poor survival after mFOLFIRINOX (mFFX), but not gemcitabine (GEM), treatment. Analysis of organoid models derived from chemo-naive and post-CTX samples demonstrated that CYP3A expression is a predictor of chemotherapy response and that CYP3A-expressing drug detoxification pathways can metabolize the prodrug irinotecan, a constituent of mFFX. These findings identify CYP3A-expressing drug-tolerant cell phenotypes in residual disease that may ultimately inform adjuvant treatment selection.
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- Xu Zhou
- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Section Surgical Research, University Clinic Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Section Surgical Research, University Clinic Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Applied Bioinformatics, The German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Applied Bioinformatics, The German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Core Center Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- National Center for Tumour Disease (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Section Surgical Research, University Clinic Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Section Surgical Research, University Clinic Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Translational Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital, The German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- NGS Core Facility, The German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- NGS Core Facility, The German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacoepidemiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacoepidemiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacoepidemiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of General Surgery, Division of Visceral Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Bioscience, Early Oncology, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Section Surgical Research, University Clinic Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Section Surgical Research, University Clinic Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Botton-Champalimaud Pancreatic Cancer Center, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
- Department of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
- Section Surgical Research, University Clinic Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
- Section Surgical Research, University Clinic Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
- Botton-Champalimaud Pancreatic Cancer Center, Lisbon, Portugal.
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
- Section Surgical Research, University Clinic Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
- Botton-Champalimaud Pancreatic Cancer Center, Lisbon, Portugal.
- School of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
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Springfeld C, Büchler MW, Neoptolemos JP. Interpreting Primary End Points in Randomized Trials of Pancreatic Cancer. J Clin Oncol 2023; 41:4182-4183. [PMID: 37369095 DOI: 10.1200/jco.23.00779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2023] [Accepted: 05/10/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Christoph Springfeld
- Christoph Springfeld, MD, PhD, Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany; Markus W. Büchler, MD, FACS (hon), FRCS (hon), FASA(hon), Botton-Champalimaud Pancreatic Cancer Center, Champalimaud Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal; and John P. Neoptolemos, MA, MB, BChir, MD, FRCS, Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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- Christoph Springfeld, MD, PhD, Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany; Markus W. Büchler, MD, FACS (hon), FRCS (hon), FASA(hon), Botton-Champalimaud Pancreatic Cancer Center, Champalimaud Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal; and John P. Neoptolemos, MA, MB, BChir, MD, FRCS, Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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- Christoph Springfeld, MD, PhD, Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany; Markus W. Büchler, MD, FACS (hon), FRCS (hon), FASA(hon), Botton-Champalimaud Pancreatic Cancer Center, Champalimaud Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal; and John P. Neoptolemos, MA, MB, BChir, MD, FRCS, Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Ramouz A, Fakour S, Jafari M, Khajeh E, Golriz M, Majlesara A, Merle U, Springfeld C, Longerich T, Mieth M, Mehrabi A. Surgical management of primary liver cancers during the COVID-19 pandemic: overcoming the dilemma with standardization. HPB (Oxford) 2023:S1365-182X(23)00124-7. [PMID: 37149487 PMCID: PMC10105379 DOI: 10.1016/j.hpb.2023.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2022] [Revised: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND The present study evaluates the impact of the pandemic on outcomes after surgical treatment for primary liver cancer in a high-volume hepatopancreatobiliary surgery center. METHODS Patients, who underwent liver resection for primary liver resection between January 2019 and February 2020, comprised pre-pandemic control group. The pandemic period was divided into two timeframes: early pandemic (March 2020-January 2021) and late pandemic (February 2021-December 2021). Liver resections during 2022 were considered as the post-pandemic period. Peri-, and postoperative patient data were gathered from a prospectively maintained database. RESULTS Two-hundred-eighty-one patients underwent liver resection for primary liver cancer. The number of procedures decreased by 37.1% during early phase of pandemic, but then increased by 66.7% during late phase, which was comparable to post-pandemic phase. Postoperative outcomes were similar between four phases. The duration of hospital stay was longer during the late phase, but not significantly different compared to other groups. CONCLUSION Despite an initial reduction in number of surgeries, COVID-19 pandemic had no negative effect on outcomes of surgical treatment for primary liver cancer. The structured standard operating protocol in a high-volume and highly specialized surgical center can withstand negative effects, a pandemic may have on treatment of patients.
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- Ali Ramouz
- Department of General, Visceral, and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; Liver Cancer Centre Heidelberg (LCCH), Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Liver Cancer Centre Heidelberg (LCCH), Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany; Department of Internal Medicine IV, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Liver Cancer Centre Heidelberg (LCCH), Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany; Department of Medical Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Liver Cancer Centre Heidelberg (LCCH), Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany; Institute of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; Liver Cancer Centre Heidelberg (LCCH), Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; Liver Cancer Centre Heidelberg (LCCH), Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Springfeld C, Ferrone CR, Katz MHG, Philip PA, Hong TS, Hackert T, Büchler MW, Neoptolemos J. Neoadjuvant therapy for pancreatic cancer. Nat Rev Clin Oncol 2023; 20:318-337. [PMID: 36932224 DOI: 10.1038/s41571-023-00746-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 52.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 03/19/2023]
Abstract
Patients with localized pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) are best treated with surgical resection of the primary tumour and systemic chemotherapy, which provides considerably longer overall survival (OS) durations than either modality alone. Regardless, most patients will have disease relapse owing to micrometastatic disease. Although currently a matter of some debate, considerable research interest has been focused on the role of neoadjuvant therapy for all forms of resectable PDAC. Whilst adjuvant combination chemotherapy remains the standard of care for patients with resectable PDAC, neoadjuvant chemotherapy seems to improve OS without necessarily increasing the resection rate in those with borderline-resectable disease. Furthermore, around 20% of patients with unresectable non-metastatic PDAC might undergo resection following 4-6 months of induction combination chemotherapy with or without radiotherapy, even in the absence of a clear radiological response, leading to improved OS outcomes in this group. Distinct molecular and biological responses to different types of therapies need to be better understood in order to enable the optimal sequencing of specific treatment modalities to further improve OS. In this Review, we describe current treatment strategies for the various clinical stages of PDAC and discuss developments that are likely to determine the optimal sequence of multimodality therapies by integrating the fundamental clinical and molecular features of the cancer.
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- Christoph Springfeld
- Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumour Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Wayne State University School of Medicine, Department of Oncology, Henry Ford Cancer Institute, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Research and Scientific Affairs, Gastrointestinal Service Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, University hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Zhou X, Hu K, Bailey P, Springfeld C, Roth S, Kurilov R, Brors B, Gress T, Buchholz M, An J, Wei K, Peccerella T, Büchler MW, Hackert T, Neoptolemos JP. Corrigendum: Clinical impact of molecular subtyping of pancreatic cancer. Front Cell Dev Biol 2023; 11:1179559. [PMID: 37009482 PMCID: PMC10061106 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2023.1179559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023] Open
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[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.743908.].
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- Xu Zhou
- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Section of Surgical Research, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Section of Surgical Research, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Section of Surgical Research, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Applied Bioinformatics, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Division of Applied Bioinformatics, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Endocrinology, Philipps University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Endocrinology, Philipps University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Section of Surgical Research, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Section of Surgical Research, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Section of Surgical Research, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Section of Surgical Research, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- *Correspondence: John P. Neoptolemos,
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Bai LY, Macarulla T, Grell P, Chee CE, Krishnamurthy A, Wong MK, Michael M, Milella M, Prager G, Springfeld C, Collignon J, Siveke J, Santoro A, Lin CC, Peltola KJ, Bostel G, Jankovic D, Altzerinakou MA, Fabre C, Sivakumar S. Phase II study (daNIS-1) of the anti–TGF-β monoclonal antibody (mAb) NIS793 with and without the PD-1 inhibitor spartalizumab in combination with nab-paclitaxel/gemcitabine (NG) versus NG alone in patients (pts) with first-line metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (mPDAC). J Clin Oncol 2023. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2023.41.4_suppl.tps761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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TPS761 Background: Overall survival remains short for pts with mPDAC despite approved therapies, highlighting the need for more effective treatment options. While TGF-β can act as a tumor suppressor in normal tissue and early-stage PDAC, it is associated with tumorigenic processes (such as enhanced genomic instability, neoangiogenesis, epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition, and metastasis) observed in late-stage PDAC. Within the pancreatic tumor microenvironment (TME), TGF-β activates stellate cells and cancer-associated fibroblasts, thereby promoting fibrotic network development and immune exclusion, maintaining an immunosuppressive TME. Preclinical data in murine models have shown that addition of TGF-β blockade to anti-PD-1 therapy or NG augmented the antitumor activity of those agents, leading to tumor regression. These data provide the rationale for combining TGF-β-targeting agents with chemotherapy and/or immunotherapy. This study investigates NIS793, a human IgG2 mAb that binds TGF-β1 and 2, with and without spartalizumab (PD-1 antagonist) combined with NG in treatment-naïve mPDAC. Methods: This is a phase II open-label, randomized study (NCT04390763) with a safety run-in period followed by randomization. Eligible pts are adults with previously untreated mPDAC with measurable disease as per RECIST 1.1 and ECOG performance status score ≤1. Pts are excluded if they have a microsatellite-unstable tumor. The safety run-in was completed and confirmed a dose of NIS793 (intravenously [IV] 2100 mg Q2W) + spartalizumab (IV 400 mg Q4W) + nab-paclitaxel (IV 125 mg/m2 on Days 1, 8, and 15) + gemcitabine (IV 1000 mg/m2 on Days 1, 8, and 15). In the randomized part, pts will be randomized 1:1:1 to NIS793 + spartalizumab + NG (n = 50) or NIS793 + NG (n = 50) or NG (n = 50). Treatment will continue until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, discontinuation by investigator’s/pt’s choice, or withdrawal of consent. The primary objective is to evaluate the progression-free survival per RECIST v1.1 of NIS793 + NG with or without spartalizumab, versus NG alone. Secondary objectives include safety and tolerability, antitumor activity, overall survival, change in tumoral CD8 and PD-L1 status, and characterization of immunogenicity and pharmacokinetics. Efficacy will be assessed by investigator per RECIST v1.1 and iRECIST at screening, every 8 weeks for 1 year and then every 12 weeks until disease progression. The study is ongoing and has an estimated enrollment of 161 pts. There are currently 31 sites participating across 14 countries. The study is funded by Novartis. Clinical trial information: NCT04390763 .
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- Li-Yuan Bai
- China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Westmead Cancer Care Centre, Westmead, Australia
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- Medical Oncology, University of Verona, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, Italy
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- National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Oncology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Ghaneh P, Palmer D, Cicconi S, Jackson R, Halloran CM, Rawcliffe C, Sripadam R, Mukherjee S, Soonawalla Z, Wadsley J, Al-Mukhtar A, Dickson E, Graham J, Jiao L, Wasan HS, Tait IS, Prachalias A, Ross P, Valle JW, O'Reilly DA, Al-Sarireh B, Gwynne S, Ahmed I, Connolly K, Yim KL, Cunningham D, Armstrong T, Archer C, Roberts K, Ma YT, Springfeld C, Tjaden C, Hackert T, Büchler MW, Neoptolemos JP. Immediate surgery compared with short-course neoadjuvant gemcitabine plus capecitabine, FOLFIRINOX, or chemoradiotherapy in patients with borderline resectable pancreatic cancer (ESPAC5): a four-arm, multicentre, randomised, phase 2 trial. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2023; 8:157-168. [PMID: 36521500 DOI: 10.1016/s2468-1253(22)00348-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 65.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2022] [Revised: 10/10/2022] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Patients with borderline resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma have relatively low resection rates and poor survival despite the use of adjuvant chemotherapy. The aim of our study was to establish the feasibility and efficacy of three different types of short-course neoadjuvant therapy compared with immediate surgery. METHODS ESPAC5 (formerly known as ESPAC-5f) was a multicentre, open label, randomised controlled trial done in 16 pancreatic centres in two countries (UK and Germany). Eligible patients were aged 18 years or older, with a WHO performance status of 0 or 1, biopsy proven pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma in the pancreatic head, and were staged as having a borderline resectable tumour by contrast-enhanced CT criteria following central review. Participants were randomly assigned by means of minimisation to one of four groups: immediate surgery; neoadjuvant gemcitabine and capecitabine (gemcitabine 1000 mg/m2 on days 1, 8, and 15, and oral capecitabine 830 mg/m2 twice a day on days 1-21 of a 28-day cycle for two cycles); neoadjuvant FOLFIRINOX (oxaliplatin 85 mg/m2, irinotecan 180 mg/m2, folinic acid given according to local practice, and fluorouracil 400 mg/m2 bolus injection on days 1 and 15 followed by 2400 mg/m2 46 h intravenous infusion given on days 1 and 15, repeated every 2 weeks for four cycles); or neoadjuvant capecitabine-based chemoradiation (total dose 50·4 Gy in 28 daily fractions over 5·5 weeks [1·8 Gy per fraction, Monday to Friday] with capecitabine 830 mg/m2 twice daily [Monday to Friday] throughout radiotherapy). Patients underwent restaging contrast-enhanced CT at 4-6 weeks after neoadjuvant therapy and underwent surgical exploration if the tumour was still at least borderline resectable. All patients who had their tumour resected received adjuvant therapy at the oncologist's discretion. Primary endpoints were recruitment rate and resection rate. Analyses were done on an intention-to-treat basis. This trial is registered with ISRCTN, 89500674, and is complete. FINDINGS Between Sept 3, 2014, and Dec 20, 2018, from 478 patients screened, 90 were randomly assigned to a group (33 to immediate surgery, 20 to gemcitabine plus capecitabine, 20 to FOLFIRINOX, and 17 to capecitabine-based chemoradiation); four patients were excluded from the intention-to-treat analysis (one in the capecitabine-based chemoradiotherapy withdrew consent before starting therapy and three [two in the immediate surgery group and one in the gemcitabine plus capecitabine group] were found to be ineligible after randomisation). 44 (80%) of 55 patients completed neoadjuvant therapy. The recruitment rate was 25·92 patients per year from 16 sites; 21 (68%) of 31 patients in the immediate surgery and 30 (55%) of 55 patients in the combined neoadjuvant therapy groups underwent resection (p=0·33). R0 resection was achieved in three (14%) of 21 patients in the immediate surgery group and seven (23%) of 30 in the neoadjuvant therapy groups combined (p=0·49). Surgical complications were observed in 29 (43%) of 68 patients who underwent surgery; no patients died within 30 days. 46 (84%) of 55 patients receiving neoadjuvant therapy were available for restaging. Six (13%) of 46 had a partial response. Median follow-up time was 12·2 months (95% CI 12·0-12·4). 1-year overall survival was 39% (95% CI 24-61) for immediate surgery, 78% (60-100) for gemcitabine plus capecitabine, 84% (70-100) for FOLFIRINOX, and 60% (37-97) for capecitabine-based chemoradiotherapy (p=0·0028). 1-year disease-free survival from surgery was 33% (95% CI 19-58) for immediate surgery and 59% (46-74) for the combined neoadjuvant therapies (hazard ratio 0·53 [95% CI 0·28-0·98], p=0·016). Three patients reported local disease recurrence (two in the immediate surgery group and one in the FOLFIRINOX group). 78 (91%) patients were included in the safety set and assessed for toxicity events. 19 (24%) of 78 patients reported a grade 3 or worse adverse event (two [7%] of 28 patients in the immediate surgery group and 17 [34%] of 50 patients in the neoadjuvant therapy groups combined), the most common of which were neutropenia, infection, and hyperglycaemia. INTERPRETATION Recruitment was challenging. There was no significant difference in resection rates between patients who underwent immediate surgery and those who underwent neoadjuvant therapy. Short-course (8 week) neoadjuvant therapy had a significant survival benefit compared with immediate surgery. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy with either gemcitabine plus capecitabine or FOLFIRINOX had the best survival compared with immediate surgery. These findings support the use of short-course neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with borderline resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. FUNDING Cancer Research UK.
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- Paula Ghaneh
- Department Molecular and Clinical Cancer Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
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- Department Molecular and Clinical Cancer Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department Molecular and Clinical Cancer Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK; Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Allschwil, Switzerland; Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department Molecular and Clinical Cancer Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department Molecular and Clinical Cancer Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Glasgow, UK
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- Guy's and St Thomas'Hospital, London, UK
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- University of Manchester, The Christie, Manchester, UK
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- University Hospital Heidelberg Department of Surgery, Heidelberg, Germany
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- University Hospital Heidelberg Department of Surgery, Heidelberg, Germany
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- University Hospital Heidelberg Department of Surgery, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department Molecular and Clinical Cancer Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK; University Hospital Heidelberg Department of Surgery, Heidelberg, Germany
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Bailey P, Zhou X, An J, Peccerella T, Hu K, Springfeld C, Büchler M, Neoptolemos JP. Refining the Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer From Big Data to Improved Individual Survival. Function (Oxf) 2023; 4:zqad011. [PMID: 37168490 PMCID: PMC10165547 DOI: 10.1093/function/zqad011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2023] [Revised: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 03/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/13/2023] Open
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Pancreatic cancer is one of the most lethal cancers worldwide, most notably in Europe and North America. Great strides have been made in combining the most effective conventional therapies to improve survival at least in the short and medium term. The start of treatment can only be made once a diagnosis is made, which at this point, the tumor volume is already very high in the primary cancer and systemically. If caught at the earliest opportunity (in circa 20% patients) surgical resection of the primary followed by combination chemotherapy can achieve 5-year overall survival rates of 30%-50%. A delay in detection of even a few months after symptom onset will result in the tumor having only borderline resectabilty (in 20%-30% of patients), in which case the best survival is achieved by using short-course chemotherapy before tumor resection as well as adjuvant chemotherapy. Once metastases become visible (in 40%-60% of patients), cure is not possible, palliative cytotoxics only being able to prolong life by few months. Even in apparently successful therapy in resected and borderline resectable patients, the recurrence rate is very high. Considerable efforts to understand the nature of pancreatic cancer through large-scale genomics, transcriptomics, and digital profiling, combined with functional preclinical models, using genetically engineered mouse models and patient derived organoids, have identified the critical role of the tumor microenvironment in determining the nature of chemo- and immuno-resistance. This functional understanding has powered fresh and exciting approaches for the treatment of this cancer.
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- Peter Bailey
- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
- Section Surgical Research, University Clinic Heidelberg, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
- School of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G61 1QH, UK
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
- Section Surgical Research, University Clinic Heidelberg, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
- Section Surgical Research, University Clinic Heidelberg, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
- Section Surgical Research, University Clinic Heidelberg, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
- Section Surgical Research, University Clinic Heidelberg, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Disease (NCT), Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
- Section Surgical Research, University Clinic Heidelberg, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
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Tjaden C, Hinz U, Klaiber U, Heger U, Springfeld C, Goeppert B, Schmidt T, Mehrabi A, Strobel O, Berchtold C, Schneider M, Diener M, Neoptolemos JP, Hackert T, Büchler MW. Distal Bile Duct Cancer: Radical (R0 > 1 mm) Resection Achieves Favorable Survival. Ann Surg 2023; 277:e112-e118. [PMID: 34171863 PMCID: PMC9762700 DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000005012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Evaluation of the outcome after resection for distal bile duct cancer (DBC) with focus on the impact of microscopic histopathological resection status R0 (>1 mm) versus R1 (≤1 mm) vs R1 (direct). SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA DBC is a rare disease for which oncologic resection offers the only chance of cure. METHODS Prospectively collected data of consecutive patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy for DBC were analyzed. Histopathological resection status was classified according to the Leeds protocol for pancreatic ductal adeno carcinoma (PDAC) (PDAC; R0 >1 mm margin clearance vs R1 ≤1 mm vs R1 direct margin involvement). RESULTS A total of 196 patients underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy for DBC. Microscopic complete tumor clearance (R0>1 mm) was achieved in 113 patients (58%). Median overall survival (OS) of the entire cohort was 37 months (5- and 10-year OS rate: 40% and 31%, respectively). After R0 resection, median OS increased to 78 months with a 5-year OS rate of 52%. Negative prognostic factors were age >70 years ( P < 0.0001, hazard ratio (HR) 2.48), intraoperative blood loss >1000 mL ( P = 0.0009, HR 1.99), pN1 and pN2 status ( P = 0.0052 and P = 0.0006, HR 2.14 and 2.62, respectively) and American Society of Anesthesiologists score >II ( P = 0.0259, HR 1.61). CONCLUSIONS This is the largest European single-center study of surgical treatment for DBC and the first to investigate the prognostic impact of the revised PDAC resection status definition in DBC. The results show that this definition is valid in DBC and that "true" R0 resection (>1 mm) is a key factor for excellent survival. In contrast to PDAC, there was no survival difference between R1 (≤1 mm) and R1 (direct).
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- Christine Tjaden
- Department of General, Visceral, and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany; and
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- Institute of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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Hoffmeister-Wittmann P, Mock A, Nichetti F, Korell F, Heilig CE, Scherr AL, Günther M, Albrecht T, Kelmendi E, Xu K, Nader L, Kessler A, Schmitt N, Fritzsche S, Weiler S, Sobol B, Stenzinger A, Boeck S, Westphalen CB, Schulze-Osthoff K, Trojan J, Kindler T, Weichert W, Spiekermann K, Bitzer M, Folprecht G, Illert AL, Boerries M, Klauschen F, Ochsenreither S, Siveke J, Bauer S, Glimm H, Brors B, Hüllein J, Hübschmann D, Uhrig S, Horak P, Kreutzfeldt S, Banales JM, Springfeld C, Jäger D, Schirmacher P, Roessler S, Ormanns S, Goeppert B, Fröhling S, Köhler BC. Bcl-x L as prognostic marker and potential therapeutic target in cholangiocarcinoma. Liver Int 2022; 42:2855-2870. [PMID: 35983950 DOI: 10.1111/liv.15392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2022] [Revised: 07/26/2022] [Accepted: 08/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Intrahepatic, perihilar, and distal cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA, pCCA, dCCA) are highly malignant tumours with increasing mortality rates due to therapy resistances. Among the mechanisms mediating resistance, overexpression of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 proteins (Bcl-2, Bcl-xL , Mcl-1) is particularly important. In this study, we investigated whether antiapoptotic protein patterns are prognostically relevant and potential therapeutic targets in CCA. Bcl-2 proteins were analysed in a pan-cancer cohort from the NCT/DKFZ/DKTK MASTER registry trial (n = 1140, CCA n = 72) via RNA-sequencing and transcriptome-based protein activity interference revealing high ranks of CCA for Bcl-xL and Mcl-1. Expression of Bcl-xL , Mcl-1, and Bcl-2 was assessed in human CCA tissue and cell lines compared with cholangiocytes by immunohistochemistry, immunoblotting, and quantitative-RT-PCR. Immunohistochemistry confirmed the upregulation of Bcl-xL and Mcl-1 in iCCA tissues. Cell death of CCA cell lines upon treatment with specific small molecule inhibitors of Bcl-xL (Wehi-539), of Mcl-1 (S63845), and Bcl-2 (ABT-199), either alone, in combination with each other or together with chemotherapeutics was assessed by flow cytometry. Targeting Bcl-xL induced cell death and augmented the effect of chemotherapy in CCA cells. Combined inhibition of Bcl-xL and Mcl-1 led to a synergistic increase in cell death in CCA cell lines. Correlation between Bcl-2 protein expression and survival was analysed within three independent patient cohorts from cancer centers in Germany comprising 656 CCA cases indicating a prognostic value of Bcl-xL in CCA depending on the CCA subtype. Collectively, these observations identify Bcl-xL as a key protein in cell death resistance of CCA and may pave the way for clinical application.
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- Paula Hoffmeister-Wittmann
- Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.,Department of Radiooncology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.,Department of Translational Medical Oncology, NCT Heidelberg and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg and Partner Sites, Heidelberg, Germany.,Institute of Pathology, Medical Faculty, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.,Computational Oncology Group, Molecular Precision Oncology Program, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg and Partner Sites, Heidelberg, Germany.,Department of Medicine V, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Translational Medical Oncology, NCT Heidelberg and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg and Partner Sites, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg and Partner Sites, Heidelberg, Germany.,Institute of Pathology, Medical Faculty, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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- Institute for Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.,Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute for Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.,Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute for Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.,Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute for Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg and Partner Sites, Heidelberg, Germany.,Department of Internal Medicine III and Comprehensive Cancer Center, Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg and Partner Sites, Heidelberg, Germany.,Department of Internal Medicine III and Comprehensive Cancer Center, Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg and Partner Sites, Heidelberg, Germany.,Department of Molecular Medicine, Interfaculty Institute for Biochemistry, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg and Partner Sites, Heidelberg, Germany.,Department of Gastroenterology, Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg and Partner Sites, Heidelberg, Germany.,University Cancer Center, University Medical Center Mainz, Germany
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- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg and Partner Sites, Heidelberg, Germany.,Institute of Pathology, Medical Faculty, Technichal University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Translational Medical Oncology, NCT Heidelberg and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg and Partner Sites, Heidelberg, Germany.,Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, University Hospital Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg and Partner Sites, Heidelberg, Germany.,Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg and Partner Sites, Heidelberg, Germany.,Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Carl Gustav Carus University Hospital, Dresden, Germany
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- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg and Partner Sites, Heidelberg, Germany.,Department of Internal Medicine I, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.,Comprehensive Cancer Center Freiburg (CCCF), Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg and Partner Sites, Heidelberg, Germany.,Comprehensive Cancer Center Freiburg (CCCF), Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.,Institute of Medical Bioinformatics and Systems Medicine, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg and Partner Sites, Heidelberg, Germany.,Institute of Pathology, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg and Partner Sites, Heidelberg, Germany.,Faculty of Medicine, Charité Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCCC), Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Department of hematology, medical oncology and tumor immunology, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg and Partner Sites, Heidelberg, Germany.,Bridge Institute of Experimental Tumor Therapy, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.,Division of Solid Tumor Translational Oncology, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK Partner Site Essen) and German Cancer Research Center, DKFZ, Heidelberg, Germany
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- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg and Partner Sites, Heidelberg, Germany.,Department for Translational Oncology, West German Tumor Center (WTZ), Essen University Hospital, Essen, Germany
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- Translational Medical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.,Department for Translational Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT/UCC), Dresden, Germany: Germany Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany; Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany; Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden - Rossendorf (HZDR), Dresden, Germany.,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) Dresden, Germany.,Translational Functional Cancer Genomics, National Center für Tumor Diseases (NCT) and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Computational Oncology Group, Molecular Precision Oncology Program, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Computational Oncology Group, Molecular Precision Oncology Program, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg and Partner Sites, Heidelberg, Germany.,Computational Oncology Group, Molecular Precision Oncology Program, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.,Heidelberg Institute for Stem cell Technology and Experimental Medicine (HI-STEM), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Computational Oncology Group, Molecular Precision Oncology Program, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Translational Medical Oncology, NCT Heidelberg and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg and Partner Sites, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Translational Medical Oncology, NCT Heidelberg and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg and Partner Sites, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Liver and Gastrointestinal Diseases, Biodonostia Health Research Institute, Ikerbasque, Network Centre for Biomedical Research in Liver and Digestive Diseases (CIBERehd), San Sebastian, Spain.,Department of Biochemistry and Genetics, School of Sciences, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute for Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.,Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute for Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.,Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg and Partner Sites, Heidelberg, Germany.,Institute of Pathology, Medical Faculty, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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- Institute for Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.,Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.,Institute of Pathology and Neuropathology, RKH Klinikum Ludwigsburg, Ludwigsburg, Germany
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- Department of Translational Medical Oncology, NCT Heidelberg and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg and Partner Sites, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg and Partner Sites, Heidelberg, Germany.,Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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Zhou X, Kurilov R, Neoptolemos JP, Brors B, Hu K, Peccerella T, An JY, Roessler S, Pfütze K, Schulz A, Wolf S, Hohmann N, Heger U, Strobel O, Barry ST, Springfeld C, Tjaden C, Bergmann F, Büchler M, Hackert T, Fortunato F, Bailey P. Abstract A010: Persister cell phenotypes contribute to poor patient outcomes after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in PDAC. Cancer Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.panca22-a010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Abstract
The impact of neoadjuvant chemotherapy on tumor cells is largely unknown with resistance to therapy remaining a significant challenge. We analyzed 171 chemo-naïve and post-chemotherapy resected patient samples (chemoradiotherapy excluded) using RNAseq and multiplexed immunofluorescence. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy enriched for distinct neoplastic persister phenotypes expressing Classical and Basal-like biomarkers GATA6 and KRT17. The enrichment of GATA6HiClassical-like and KRT17Hi Basal-like cells in post-chemotherapy patient samples was associated with poor survival after mFOLFIRINOX, but not gemcitabine. CYP3A subfamily enzymes (CYP3A4 and CYP3A5) were expressed in GATA6Hi and KRT17Hi persister cells and can degrade mFOLFIRINOX constituent irinotecan. Taken together these data support a model in which pre-existing subpopulations of GATA6Hi (Classical) and/or KRT17Hi (Basal) neoplastic cells emerge after mFOLFIRINOX treatment by expressing CYP3A. The identification of CYP3A-enabled persister cell phenotypes is an important step in the design of effective therapies to overcome drug-tolerance and prevent recurrence after neoadjuvant therapy.
Citation Format: Xu Zhou, Roma Kurilov, John P. Neoptolemos, Benedikt Brors, Kai Hu, Teresa Peccerella, Jing-Yu An, Stephanie Roessler, Katrin Pfütze, Angela Schulz, Stephan Wolf, Nicolas Hohmann, Ulrike Heger, Oliver Strobel, Simon T Barry, Christoph Springfeld, Christine Tjaden, Frank Bergmann, Markus Büchler, Thilo Hackert, Franco Fortunato, Peter Bailey. Persister cell phenotypes contribute to poor patient outcomes after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in PDAC [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the AACR Special Conference on Pancreatic Cancer; 2022 Sep 13-16; Boston, MA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2022;82(22 Suppl):Abstract nr A010.
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- Xu Zhou
- 1Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany,
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- 2The German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany,
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- 2The German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany,
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- 1Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany,
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- 1Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany,
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- 2The German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany,
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- 2The German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany,
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- 2The German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany,
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- 1Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany,
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- 1Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany,
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Charbel A, Tavernar L, Albrecht T, Brinkmann F, Verheij J, Roos E, Vogel MN, Köhler B, Springfeld C, Brobeil A, Schirmacher P, Singer S, Mehrabi A, Roessler S, Goeppert B. Spatiotemporal analysis of tumour-infiltrating immune cells in biliary carcinogenesis. Br J Cancer 2022; 127:1603-1614. [PMID: 36068277 PMCID: PMC9596479 DOI: 10.1038/s41416-022-01933-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2021] [Revised: 06/01/2022] [Accepted: 07/21/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Intraductal papillary neoplasms (IPN) and biliary epithelial neoplasia (BilIN) are well-defined precursor lesions of biliary tract carcinoma (BTC). The aim of this study was to provide a comprehensive characterisation of the inflammatory microenvironment in BTC precursor lesions. METHODS Immunohistochemistry was employed to assess tumour-infiltrating immune cells in tissue samples from patients, for whom precursor lesions were identified alongside invasive BTC. The spatiotemporal evolution of the immune microenvironment during IPN-associated carcinogenesis was comprehensively analysed using triplet sample sets of non-neoplastic epithelium, precursor lesion and invasive BTC. Immune-cell dynamics during IPN- and BilIN-associated carcinogenesis were subsequently compared. RESULTS Stromal CD3+ (P = 0.002), CD4+ (P = 0.007) and CD8+ (P < 0.001) T cells, CD20+ B cells (P = 0.008), MUM1+ plasma cells (P = 0.012) and CD163+ M2-like macrophages (P = 0.008) significantly decreased in IPN compared to non-tumorous biliary epithelium. Upon transition from IPN to invasive BTC, stromal CD68+ (P = 0.001) and CD163+ (P < 0.001) macrophages significantly increased. In contrast, BilIN-driven carcinogenesis was characterised by significant reduction of intraepithelial CD8+ T-lymphocytic infiltration from non-tumorous epithelium via BilIN (P = 0.008) to BTC (P = 0.004). CONCLUSION IPN and BilIN are immunologically distinct entities that undergo different immune-cell variations during biliary carcinogenesis. Intraepithelial CD8+ T-lymphocytic infiltration of biliary tissue decreased already at the IPN-precursor stage, whereas BilIN-associated carcinogenesis showed a slowly progressing reduction towards invasive carcinoma.
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- Alphonse Charbel
- grid.5253.10000 0001 0328 4908Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany ,Liver Cancer Centre Heidelberg (LCCH), Heidelberg, Germany
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- grid.5253.10000 0001 0328 4908Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany ,Liver Cancer Centre Heidelberg (LCCH), Heidelberg, Germany
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- grid.5253.10000 0001 0328 4908Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany ,Liver Cancer Centre Heidelberg (LCCH), Heidelberg, Germany
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- grid.5253.10000 0001 0328 4908Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany ,Liver Cancer Centre Heidelberg (LCCH), Heidelberg, Germany
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- grid.7177.60000000084992262Department of Pathology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- grid.7177.60000000084992262Department of Pathology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- grid.5253.10000 0001 0328 4908Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Thoraxklinik at University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Liver Cancer Centre Heidelberg (LCCH), Heidelberg, Germany ,grid.5253.10000 0001 0328 4908Department of Medical Oncology, National Centre for Tumour Diseases, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Liver Cancer Centre Heidelberg (LCCH), Heidelberg, Germany ,grid.5253.10000 0001 0328 4908Department of Medical Oncology, National Centre for Tumour Diseases, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- grid.5253.10000 0001 0328 4908Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany ,grid.461742.20000 0000 8855 0365Tumor Bank Unit, Tissue Bank of the National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg, Germany
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- grid.5253.10000 0001 0328 4908Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany ,Liver Cancer Centre Heidelberg (LCCH), Heidelberg, Germany
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- grid.10392.390000 0001 2190 1447Institute of Pathology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Liver Cancer Centre Heidelberg (LCCH), Heidelberg, Germany ,grid.5253.10000 0001 0328 4908Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- grid.5253.10000 0001 0328 4908Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany ,Liver Cancer Centre Heidelberg (LCCH), Heidelberg, Germany
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- grid.5253.10000 0001 0328 4908Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany ,Liver Cancer Centre Heidelberg (LCCH), Heidelberg, Germany ,Institute of Pathology and Neuropathology, Hospital RKH Kliniken Ludwigsburg, Ludwigsburg, Germany
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Tomczak A, Springfeld C, Dill MT, Chang DH, Kazdal D, Wagner U, Mehrabi A, Brockschmidt A, Luedde T, Naumann P, Stenzinger A, Schirmacher P, Longerich T. Precision oncology for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma in clinical practice. Br J Cancer 2022; 127:1701-1708. [PMID: 35986087 PMCID: PMC9390961 DOI: 10.1038/s41416-022-01932-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Revised: 07/13/2022] [Accepted: 07/19/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Advanced cholangiocarcinoma has a poor prognosis. Molecular targeted approaches have been proposed for patients after progression under first-line chemotherapy treatment. Here, molecular profiling of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma in combination with a comprehensive umbrella concept was applied in a real-world setting. METHODS In total, 101 patients received molecular profiling and matched treatment based on interdisciplinary tumour board decisions in a tertiary care setting. Parallel DNA and RNA sequencing of formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tumour tissue was performed using large panels. RESULTS Genetic alterations were detected in 77% of patients and included gene fusions in 21 patients. The latter recurrently involved the FGFR2 and the NRG1 gene loci. The most commonly altered genes were BAP1, ARID1A, FGFR2, IDH1, CDKN2A, CDKN2B, PIK3CA, TP53, ATM, IDH2, BRAF, SMARCA4 and FGFR3. Molecular targets were detected in 59% of patients. Of these, 32% received targeted therapy. The most relevant reason for not initiating therapy was the deterioration of performance status. Patients receiving a molecular-matched therapy showed a significantly higher survival probability compared to patients receiving conventional chemotherapy only (HR: 2.059, 95% CI: 0.9817-4.320, P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS Molecular profiling can be successfully translated into clinical treatment of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma patients and is associated with prolonged survival of patients receiving a molecular-matched treatment.
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- Aurelie Tomczak
- grid.5253.10000 0001 0328 4908Institute of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany ,Liver Cancer Centre Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Liver Cancer Centre Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany ,Medical Oncology, National Centre for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Liver Cancer Centre Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany ,grid.5253.10000 0001 0328 4908Department of Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases, Intoxication, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany ,grid.7497.d0000 0004 0492 0584Experimental Hepatology, Inflammation and Cancer Research Group, German Cancer Research Centre (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Liver Cancer Centre Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany ,grid.5253.10000 0001 0328 4908Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- grid.5253.10000 0001 0328 4908Institute of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- grid.5253.10000 0001 0328 4908Institute of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany ,Liver Cancer Centre Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany ,Medical Oncology, National Centre for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Liver Cancer Centre Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany ,grid.5253.10000 0001 0328 4908Department of General, Visceral & Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Liver Cancer Centre Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany ,Clinical Cancer Registry, National Centre for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg, Germany
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- grid.14778.3d0000 0000 8922 7789Clinic for Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Disease, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Liver Cancer Centre Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany ,grid.5253.10000 0001 0328 4908Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- grid.5253.10000 0001 0328 4908Institute of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- grid.5253.10000 0001 0328 4908Institute of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany ,Liver Cancer Centre Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- grid.5253.10000 0001 0328 4908Institute of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany ,Liver Cancer Centre Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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Golriz M, Ramouz A, Ali-Hasan-Al-Saegh S, Shafiei S, Aminizadeh E, Hammad A, Mieth M, Rupp C, Springfeld C, Hoffmann K, Büchler M, Mehrabi A. Prognostic Value of Red Blood Cell Distribution Width (RDW) in the Recurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Following Curative Resection. J Hepatocell Carcinoma 2022; 9:1137-1147. [PMID: 36338431 PMCID: PMC9635388 DOI: 10.2147/jhc.s380243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2022] [Accepted: 10/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Purpose Although surgery is associated with an acceptable cure rate, tumor recurrence is still a challenging issue in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients. Red blood cell distribution width (RDW) is considered an inflammatory marker for predicting overall mortality in a wide spectrum of malignancies. In the current study, the prognostic role of pre- and postoperative RDW in HCC recurrence after liver resection (LRx) is investigated. Patients and Methods In 395 patients, RDW levels were evaluated preoperatively as well as six and twelve months after curative LRx. The RDW cutoff values were determined using receiver operating characteristic curves (ROCs) according to the recurrence-free survival (RFS). Survival analyses were performed using the Kaplan-Meier, and differences were compared using the Log rank test. Results The RFS was significantly higher among patients with low RDW at the 6th month and 12th month, postoperatively (P < 0.001 and P = 0.028). RDW levels of higher than 16.15% at the 6th (HR: 2.047, P <0.001) and higher than 15.85% at 12th (HR: 3.105, P < 0.002) months after liver resection were independent predictors of RFS. Conclusion Postoperative RDW values seem to be predictive of tumor recurrence in HCC patients. RDW levels at the 6th and 12th months postoperatively were independent predictors of recurrence after LRx.
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- Mohammad Golriz
- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany,Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg (LCCH), Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg (LCCH), Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany,Department of Internal Medicine IV, Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg (LCCH), Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany,National Center for Tumor Diseases, Department of Medical Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany,Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg (LCCH), Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany,Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg (LCCH), Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany,Correspondence: Arianeb Mehrabi, Head of the Division of Liver Surgery and Visceral Transplantation, Department of General, Visceral, and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 420, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany, Tel +49–6221–5636223, Fax +49–6221–567470, Email
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- Christoph Springfeld
- Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
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Cho B, Lin J, Camidge D, Velcheti V, Solomon B, Lu S, Lee K, Kim S, Kao S, Diadziuskzko R, Beg M, Nagasaka M, Felip E, Besse B, Springfeld C, Popat S, Wolf J, Trone D, Stopatschinskaja S, Drilon A. Pivotal topline data from the phase 1/2 TRIDENT-1 trial of repotrectinib in patients with ROS1+ advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Eur J Cancer 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(22)00812-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Ahmed A, Klotz R, Köhler S, Giese N, Hackert T, Springfeld C, Jäger D, Halama N. Immune features of the peritumoral stroma in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Front Immunol 2022; 13:947407. [PMID: 36131941 PMCID: PMC9483939 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.947407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background The peritumoral stroma is a hallmark of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) with implications for disease development, progression and therapy resistance. We systematically investigated immune features of the stroma in PDA patients to identify markers of clinical importance and potential therapeutic targets. Methods Tissue and blood samples of 51 PDA patients with clinical and follow-up information were included. Laser Capture Microdissection allowed us to analyze the stromal compartment in particular. Systematic immunohistochemistry, followed by software-based image analysis were conducted. Also, multiplex cytokine analyses (including 50 immune-related molecules) were performed. Functional analyses were performed using patient-derived 3D bioprints. Clinical information was used for survival analyses. Intercompartmental IL9 and IL18 gradients were assessed in matched samples of tumor epithelium, stroma, and serum of patients. Serum levels were compared to an age-matched healthy control group. Results Stromal IL9 and IL18 are significantly associated with patient survival. While IL9 is a prognostic favorable marker (p=0.041), IL18 associates with poor patient outcomes (p=0.030). IL9 correlates with an anti-tumoral cytokine network which connects regulation of T helper (Th) 9, Th1 and Th17 cells (all: p<0.05 and r>0.5). IL18 correlates with a Th1-type cytokine phenotype and stromal CXCL12 expression (all: p<0.05 and r>0.5). Further, IL18 associates with a higher level of exhausted T cells. Inhibition of IL18 results in diminished Th1- and Th2-type cytokines. Patients with high stromal IL9 expression have a tumor-to-stroma IL9 gradient directed towards the stroma (p=0.019). Low IL18 expression associates with a tumor-to-stroma IL18 gradient away from the stroma (p=0.007). PDA patients showed higher serum levels of IL9 than healthy controls while serum IL18 levels were significantly lower than in healthy individuals. The stromal immune cell composition is distinct from the tumor epithelium. Stromal density of FoxP3+ regulatory T cells showed a tendency towards improved patient survival (p=0.071). Conclusion An unexpected high expression of the cytokines IL9 and IL18 at different ends is of significance in the stroma of PDA and relates to opposing patient outcomes. Sub-compartmental cytokine analyses highlight the importance of a differentiated gradient assessment. The findings suggest stromal IL9 and/or IL18 as markers for patient stratification and as potential therapeutic targets. Future steps include investigating e. g. the role of local microbiota as both cytokines are also regulated by microbial compositions.
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- Azaz Ahmed
- Translational Immunotherapy (D240), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- Medical Oncology and Internal Medicine VI, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- BioQuant, Faculty of Biosciences, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Medical Oncology and Internal Medicine VI, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Medical Oncology and Internal Medicine VI, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Medical Oncology and Internal Medicine VI, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Applied Tumor Immunity Clinical Cooperation Unit (D120), National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Translational Immunotherapy (D240), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- Medical Oncology and Internal Medicine VI, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- BioQuant, Faculty of Biosciences, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
- Helmholtz Institute for Translational Oncology Mainz (HI-TRON), Mainz, Germany
- *Correspondence: Niels Halama,
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Vogel A, Boeck S, Waidmann O, Bitzer M, Wenzel P, Belle S, Springfeld C, Schulze K, Weinmann A, Lindig U, Trautwein C, Dechow T, Lammert F, Plentz R, Koehne CH, Kunzmann V, Maenz M, Kirstein M, Saborowski A. 52MO A randomized phase II trial of durvalumab and tremelIMUmab with gemcitabine or gemcitabine and cisplatin compared to gemcitabine and cisplatin in treatment-naïve patients with CHolangio- and gallbladdEr Carcinoma (IMMUCHEC). Ann Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.07.080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Hofheinz RD, Merx K, Haag GM, Springfeld C, Ettrich T, Borchert K, Kretzschmar A, Teschendorf C, Siegler G, Ebert MP, Goekkurt E, Mahlberg R, Homann N, Pink D, Bechstein W, Reichardt P, Flach H, Gaiser T, Battmann A, Oduncu FS, Loose M, Sookthai D, Pauligk C, Göetze TO, Al-Batran SE. FLOT Versus FLOT/Trastuzumab/Pertuzumab Perioperative Therapy of Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2-Positive Resectable Esophagogastric Adenocarcinoma: A Randomized Phase II Trial of the AIO EGA Study Group. J Clin Oncol 2022; 40:3750-3761. [PMID: 35709415 DOI: 10.1200/jco.22.00380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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PURPOSE High pathologic complete response (pCR) rates and comparably good survival data were seen in a phase II trial combining perioperative fluorouracil, leucovorin, oxaliplatin, and docetaxel (FLOT) chemotherapy with trastuzumab for resectable, esophagogastric adenocarcinoma (EGA). The current trial evaluates the addition of trastuzumab and pertuzumab to FLOT as perioperative treatment for human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive resectable EGA. METHODS In this multicenter, randomized phase II/III trial, patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive, resectable EGA (≥ clinical tumor 2 or clinical nodal-positive) were assigned to four pre- and postoperative cycles of either FLOT alone (arm A) or combined with trastuzumab and pertuzumab, followed by nine cycles of trastuzumab/pertuzumab (arm B). The primary end point for the phase II part was the rate of pCR. RESULTS The trial was closed prematurely, without transition into phase III, after results of the JACOB trial were reported. Eighty-one patients were randomly assigned (A: 41/B: 40) during the phase II part. The pCR rate was significantly improved with the trastuzumab/pertuzumab treatment (A: 12%/B: 35%; P = .02). Similarly, the rate of pathologic lymph node negativity was higher with trastuzumab/pertuzumab (A: 39%/B: 68%), whereas the R0 resection rate (A: 90%/B: 93%) and surgical morbidity (A: 43%/B: 44%) were comparable. Moreover, the inhouse mortality was equal in both arms (overall 2.5%). The median disease-free survival was 26 months in arm A and not yet reached in arm B (hazard ratio 0.58; P = .14). After a median follow-up of 22 months, the median overall survival was not yet reached (hazard ratio 0.56; P = .24). Disease-free survival and overall survival rates (95% CI) at 24 months were 54% (38 to 71) and 77% (63 to 90) in arm A and 70% (55 to 85) and 84% (72 to 96) in arm B, respectively. More ≥ grade 3 adverse events were reported with trastuzumab/pertuzumab, especially diarrhea (A: 5%/B: 41%) and leukopenia (A: 13%/B: 23%). CONCLUSION The addition of trastuzumab/pertuzumab to perioperative FLOT significantly improved pCR and nodal negativity rates at the price of higher rates of diarrhea and leukopenia.
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- Mannheim Cancer Center, University Hospital Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Hematology/ Oncology, Hospital Magdeburg gGmbH, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine 5, Hematology/ Oncology, Hospital Nürnberg Nord/Paracelsus Medical University, Nürnberg, Germany
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- Mannheim Cancer Center, University Hospital Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany.,Medical Department II, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany.,DKFZ-Hector Cancer Institute at the University Medical Center, Mannheim, Germany
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- Hematology-Oncology Practice, Specialist Center Eppendorf, University Cancer Center Hamburg (UCCH), Hamburg, Germany
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- Medical Department I, Hospital Mutterhaus Trier, Trier, Germany
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- Medical Department II, Hospital Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg, Germany
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- Sarcoma Center Berlin-Brandenburg, Helios Hospital Bad Saarow, Bad Saarow, Germany.,Department of Internal Medicine C, University Hospital Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Frankfurt University Hospital, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Sarcoma Center Berlin-Brandenburg, HELIOS Klinikum Berlin Buch, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Pius Hospital, University Hospital Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Hospital Northwest, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik III, University Hospital München, München, Germany
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- Institute for Clinical Cancer Research IKF at Hospital Northwest, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute for Clinical Cancer Research IKF at Hospital Northwest, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute for Clinical Cancer Research IKF at Hospital Northwest, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute for Clinical Cancer Research IKF at Hospital Northwest, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,UCT-University Cancer Center, Hospital Northwest, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute for Clinical Cancer Research IKF at Hospital Northwest, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,UCT-University Cancer Center, Hospital Northwest, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Sivakumar S, Macarulla T, Grell P, Chee C, Krishnamurthy A, Ka Wong M, Michael M, Milella M, Prager G, Springfeld C, Collignon J, Siveke J, Santoro A, Lin C, Peltola K, Bostel G, Jankovic D, Altzerinakou M, Fabre C, Bai L. P-5 Phase II study (daNIS-1) of the anti-TGF-β monoclonal antibody (mAb) NIS793 +/- spartalizumab in combination with nab-paclitaxel/gemcitabine (NG) versus NG alone in patients with first-line metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (mPDAC). Ann Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.04.097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Bai LY, Macarulla T, Grell P, Chee CE, Krishnamurthy A, Wong MK, Michael M, Milella M, Prager G, Springfeld C, Collignon J, Siveke J, Santoro A, Lin CC, Peltola KJ, Bostel G, Jankovic D, Altzerinakou MA, Fabre C, Sivakumar S. Phase II study (daNIS-1) of the anti-TGF-β monoclonal antibody (mAb) NIS793 with and without the PD-1 inhibitor spartalizumab in combination with nab-paclitaxel/gemcitabine (NG) versus NG alone in patients (pts) with first-line metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (mPDAC). J Clin Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2022.40.16_suppl.tps4183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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TPS4183 Background: Overall survival remains low for pts with mPDAC despite approved therapies, highlighting the need for further innovative treatment options. Intra-tumoral fibrosis that characterizes PDAC has been associated with a state of immune exclusion and may constitute a mechanical obstacle to the intra-tumoral penetration of chemotherapy as well as contribute to the lack of efficacy of immunotherapy. TGF-β plays a key role in regulating the tumor microenvironment and emerging evidence points to its role as a pivotal activator of cancer-associated fibroblasts, leading to the development of fibrotic networks. Preclinical data in murine models have shown that TGF-β blockade augmented the antitumor activity of both NG and anti-PD-1 therapy, leading to tumor regression. These data provide the rationale for combining TGF-β-targeting agents with immunotherapy and chemotherapy. NIS793 is a human IgG2 mAb that binds to TGF-β. This study investigates NIS793 with and without spartalizumab (PD-1 antagonist) combined with NG in treatment naïve mPDAC. Methods: This is a phase II open-label, randomized, multicenter study (NCT04390763) beginning with a safety run-in period followed by randomization. Eligible pts are adults with previously untreated mPDAC and ECOG performance status score ≤1. Pts are excluded if they have a microsatellite-unstable tumor. The safety run-in data will be analyzed after ≥6 pts have received NIS793 (intravenously [IV] 2100 mg Q2W) + spartalizumab (IV 400 mg Q4W) + nab-paclitaxel (IV 125 mg/m2 on Days 1, 8 and 15) + gemcitabine (IV 1000 mg/m2 on Days 1, 8 and 15) for 1 cycle (28 days) to assess the safety and tolerability of the combination. In the randomized part, pts will be randomized 1:1:1 to NIS793 + spartalizumab + NG (n = 50) or NIS793 + NG (n = 50) or NG (n = 50). Treatment will continue until unacceptable toxicity, disease progression, discontinuation by investigator’s/pt’s choice, or withdrawal of consent. The primary objective is to evaluate the progression-free survival per RECIST 1.1, of NIS793 + NG ± spartalizumab versus NG alone. Secondary objectives include safety and tolerability, antitumor activity, overall survival, change in tumoral CD8 and PD-L1 status, and characterization of immunogenicity and pharmacokinetics. Efficacy will be assessed locally per RECIST v1.1 and iRECIST at screening, every 8 weeks for 1 year and then every 12 weeks until disease progression. Blood and tumor samples will be taken at baseline and during study treatment for pharmacokinetic, immunogenicity and biomarker assessments. This study is ongoing and will enroll pts from 31 sites across 14 countries. The first pt was treated on October 22, 2020. Enrollment for the randomized part of the study started on August 09, 2021. Clinical trial information: NCT04390763.
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- Li-Yuan Bai
- China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Vall d’Hebron Unveristy Hospital and Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Barcelona, Spain
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- Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre Parkville, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Section of Oncology, University of Verona, School of Medicine and Verona University Hospital Trust, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Humanitas Cancer Center, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Oncology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Krzakowski MJ, Lu S, Cousin S, Smit EF, Springfeld C, Goto K, Garrido P, Chung CH, Lin JJ, Bray VJ, Pitcher B, Zeuner H, Patel S, Bordogna W, Gelderblom H. Updated analysis of the efficacy and safety of entrectinib in patients (pts) with locally advanced/metastatic NTRK fusion-positive ( NTRK-fp) solid tumors. J Clin Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2022.40.16_suppl.3099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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3099 Background: NTRK gene fusions, coding for chimeric TRK proteins, are oncogenic drivers in many solid tumors. In an integrated analysis of three phase 1/2 trials (ALKA-372-001 [EudraCT 2012-000148-88]; STARTRK-1 [NCT02097810]; STARTRK-2 [NCT02568267]), entrectinib, a potent CNS-active TRK inhibitor, showed durable systemic and intracranial responses in pts with NTRK-fp solid tumors. We report updated data from a larger cohort with longer follow-up (clinical cutoff 2 Aug 2021). Methods: Pts with locally advanced/metastatic NTRK-fp solid tumors and ≥12 months’ follow-up from first tumor assessment were efficacy evaluable. The safety cohort also included pts from TAPISTRY (NCT04589845). Tumor responses were assessed by blinded independent central review (BICR) per RECIST v1.1 at Week 4 and every 8 weeks thereafter. Primary endpoints: objective response rate (ORR) and duration of response (DoR). Progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), intracranial (IC)-ORR and safety were also assessed. Results: The efficacy-evaluable cohort comprised 150 adults (vs 121 previously) with 17 different solid tumor types. Median age was 58.5 years; 91% of pts had ECOG PS 0–1 and 37% had received ≥2 prior lines of therapy. Median survival follow-up was 30.6 months. ORR was 61.3% (n = 92/150; 95% CI: 53.1–69.2), including 25 complete responses. Responses were observed in all tumor types with n>1 (Table). Median DoR, PFS and OS were 20.0 months (95% CI 13.2–31.1), 13.8 months (95% CI 10.1–20.0), and 37.1 months (95% CI 27.2–not estimable [NE]), respectively. In pts with and without investigator-assessed baseline CNS metastases (n = 31 / n = 119), ORR was 61.3% (95% CI 42.2–78.2) and 61.3% (95% CI 52.0–70.1) respectively. IC-ORR was 69.2% (n = 9/13) in pts with BICR-assessed measurable CNS metastases; median IC-DoR was 17.2 months (7.4–NE). In the safety population (N = 235: all treated pts), most treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs) were grade 1/2 and not serious; the most frequent were dysgeusia (36.6%), diarrhea (29.8%) and weight increase (28.5%). TRAEs led to dose interruption, reduction and discontinuation in 32.8%, 24.3% and 7.2% of pts, respectively. Conclusions: In this updated analysis, entrectinib continued to demonstrate deep and durable responses and was well tolerated in pts with NTRK-fp solid tumors with or without baseline CNS metastases. Clinical trial information: STARTRK-2 [NCT02568267]. [Table: see text]
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- Maciej Jerzy Krzakowski
- Lung and Thoracic Cancer Department, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Early Phase Clinical Trials Unit and Thoracic Unit, Institut Bergonié, Bordeaux, France
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- Department of Thoracic Oncology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan
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- Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, NSW, Australia
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Haag GM, Springfeld C, Grün B, Apostolidis L, Zschäbitz S, Dietrich M, Berger AK, Weber TF, Zoernig I, Schaaf M, Waberer L, Müller DW, Al-Batran SE, Halama N, Jaeger D. Pembrolizumab and maraviroc in refractory mismatch repair proficient/microsatellite-stable metastatic colorectal cancer – The PICCASSO phase I trial. Eur J Cancer 2022; 167:112-122. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2022.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Accepted: 03/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Strobel O, Lorenz P, Hinz U, Gaida M, König AK, Hank T, Niesen W, Kaiser JÖR, Al-Saeedi M, Bergmann F, Springfeld C, Berchtold C, Diener MK, Schneider M, Mehrabi A, Müller-Stich BP, Hackert T, Jager D, Büchler MW. Actual Five-year Survival After Upfront Resection for Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: Who Beats the Odds? Ann Surg 2022; 275:962-971. [PMID: 32649469 DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000004147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine actual five-year survival (5YS) rates associated with a strategy of upfront surgery and adjuvant therapy in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). BACKGROUND The rate of actual 5YS in PDAC remains controversial. Available data is restricted to cohorts acquired over several decades and series of resection after patient selection by neoadjuvant therapy. METHODS All patients undergoing upfront resection for resectable and borderline-resectable PDAC from 10/2001 to 12/2011 were identified from a prospective database. Actual overall survival was assessed after a follow-up of at least 5 years. Uni- and multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed. RESULTS Median survival of 937 patients was 22.1 months. The actual 5YS rate was 17.0% (n = 159) including 89 (9.5%) patients without evidence of disease >5 years after resection. 5YS rates in patients with or without adjuvanttherapy were 18.8% vs. 12.2%, respectively. Tumorgrading, number of positive lymph nodes, a context of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasia, and vascular resections were independently associated with 5YS. Patient-related parameters and CA 19-9 levels were associated with observed survival up to 3 years, but lost relevance thereafter. The extent of lymph node involvement was the strongest predictor of 5YS. Patients with pN0R0 had a 5YS rate of 38.2%. in patients with exclusively favorable factors the observed 5YS rate was above 50%. CONCLUSIONS This is the largest series of long-term survivors with histologically confirmed PDAC. With upfront resection and adjuvant therapy an actual overall 5YS rate of 18.8% can be expected. in favorable subgroups actual 5YS is above 50%.
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- Oliver Strobel
- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Clinical Pathology, Klinikum Darmstadt GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany
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- National Center for Tumor Diseases, Department of Medical Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- National Center for Tumor Diseases, Department of Medical Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Christoph Springfeld
- Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Goeppert B, Stichel D, Toth R, Fritzsche S, Loeffler MA, Schlitter AM, Neumann O, Assenov Y, Vogel MN, Mehrabi A, Hoffmann K, Köhler B, Springfeld C, Weichenhan D, Plass C, Esposito I, Schirmacher P, von Deimling A, Roessler S. Integrative analysis reveals early and distinct genetic and epigenetic changes in intraductal papillary and tubulopapillary cholangiocarcinogenesis. Gut 2022; 71:391-401. [PMID: 33468537 PMCID: PMC8762040 DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2020-322983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2020] [Revised: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 01/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE A detailed understanding of the molecular alterations in different forms of cholangiocarcinogenesis is crucial for a better understanding of cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) and may pave the way to early diagnosis and better treatment options. DESIGN We analysed a clinicopathologically well-characterised patient cohort (n=54) with high-grade intraductal papillary (IPNB) or tubulopapillary (ITPN) neoplastic precursor lesions of the biliary tract and correlated the results with an independent non-IPNB/ITPN associated CCA cohort (n=294). The triplet sample set of non-neoplastic biliary epithelium, precursor and invasive CCA was analysed by next generation sequencing, DNA copy number and genome-wide methylation profiling. RESULTS Patients with invasive CCA arising from IPNB/ITPN had better prognosis than patients with CCA not associated with IPNB/ITPN. ITPN was localised mostly intrahepatic, whereas IPNB was mostly of extrahepatic origin. IPNB/ITPN were equally associated with small-duct and large-duct type intrahepatic CCA. IPNB exhibited mutational profiles of extrahepatic CCA, while ITPN had significantly fewer mutations. Most mutations were shared between precursor lesions and corresponding invasive CCA but ROBO2 mutations occurred exclusively in invasive CCA and CTNNB1 mutations were mainly present in precursor lesions. In addition, IPNB and ITPN differed in their DNA methylation profiles and analyses of latent methylation components suggested that IPNB and ITPN may have different cells-of-origin. CONCLUSION Integrative analysis revealed that IPNB and ITPN harbour distinct early genetic alterations, IPNB are enriched in mutations typical for extrahepatic CCA, whereas ITPN exhibited few genetic alterations and showed distinct epigenetic profiles. In conclusion, IPNB/ITPN may represent a distinctive, intermediate form of intrahepatic and extrahepatic cholangiocarcinogenesis.
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- Benjamin Goeppert
- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany .,Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg (LCCH), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Clinical Cooperation Unit Neuropathology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany,German Consortium for Translational Cancer Research (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany,Department of Neuropathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Cancer Epigenomics, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Cancer Epigenomics, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Thoraxklinik at University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg (LCCH), Heidelberg, Germany,Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg (LCCH), Heidelberg, Germany,Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg (LCCH), Heidelberg, Germany,Department of Medical Oncology, National Center of Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg (LCCH), Heidelberg, Germany,Department of Medical Oncology, National Center of Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Cancer Epigenomics, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- German Consortium for Translational Cancer Research (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany,Cancer Epigenomics, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Heinrich-Heine-Universitat Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany,Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg (LCCH), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Clinical Cooperation Unit Neuropathology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany,German Consortium for Translational Cancer Research (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany,Department of Neuropathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany .,Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg (LCCH), Heidelberg, Germany
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Ahmed A, Köhler S, Klotz R, Giese N, Hackert T, Springfeld C, Zörnig I, Jäger D, Halama N. Tertiary lymphoid structures and their association to immune phenotypes and circulatory IL2 levels in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Oncoimmunology 2022; 11:2027148. [PMID: 35127251 PMCID: PMC8812743 DOI: 10.1080/2162402x.2022.2027148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2021] [Revised: 12/17/2021] [Accepted: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) is usually unresponsive to immunotherapeutic approaches. However, tertiary lymphoid structures (TLS) are associated with favorable patient outcomes in PDA. A better understanding of the B cell infiltrate and biological features of TLS formation is needed to further explore their potential and improve patient management. We analyzed tumor tissues (n = 55) and corresponding blood samples (n = 51) from PDA patients by systematical immunohistochemistry and multiplex cytokine measurements. The tissue was compartmentalized in "tumor" and "stroma" and separately examined. Clinical patient information was used to perform survival analyses. We found that the mere number of B cells is not associated with patient survival, but formation of TLS in the peritumoral stroma is a prognostic favorable marker in PDA patients. TLS-positive tissues show a higher density of CD8+ T cells and CD20+ B cells and a higher IL2 level in the peritumoral stroma than tissues without TLS. Compartmental assessment shows that gradients of IL2 expression differ with regard to TLS formation: TLS presence is associated with higher IL2 levels in the stromal than in the tumoral compartment, while no difference is seen in patients without TLS. Focusing on the stroma-to-serum gradient, only patients without TLS show significantly higher IL2 levels in the serum than in stroma. Finally, low circulatory IL2 levels are associated with local TLS formation. Our findings highlight that TLS are prognostic favorable and associated with antitumoral features in the microenvironment of PDA. Also, we propose easily accessible serum IL2 levels as a potential marker for TLS prediction.
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- Azaz Ahmed
- Medical Oncology and Internal Medicine VI, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), University Hospital Heidelberg, University Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Translational Immunotherapy (D240), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Medical Oncology and Internal Medicine VI, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), University Hospital Heidelberg, University Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, University Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, University Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, University Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Medical Oncology and Internal Medicine VI, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), University Hospital Heidelberg, University Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Medical Oncology and Internal Medicine VI, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), University Hospital Heidelberg, University Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Medical Oncology and Internal Medicine VI, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), University Hospital Heidelberg, University Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Applied Tumor Immunity Clinical Cooperation Unit (D120), National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Medical Oncology and Internal Medicine VI, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), University Hospital Heidelberg, University Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Translational Immunotherapy (D240), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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Mohr I, Vogeler M, Pfeiffenberger J, Sprengel SD, Klauss M, Radeleff B, Teufel A, Chang DH, Springfeld C, Longerich T, Merle U, Mehrabi A, Weiss KH, Mieth M. Clinical effects and safety of different transarterial chemoembolization methods for bridging and palliative treatments in hepatocellular carcinoma. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2022; 148:3163-3174. [PMID: 35076764 PMCID: PMC9508038 DOI: 10.1007/s00432-021-03900-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2021] [Accepted: 12/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Purpose We assessed and compared clinical effects and safety endpoints of three methods of transarterial chemoembolization (TACE), conventional (cTACE), with drug-eluting beads (DEB-TACE), and with degradable starch microspheres (DSM-TACE), used in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the bridging to liver transplant (LT) and the palliative setting. Methods In our center, 148 patients with HCC underwent 492 completed TACE procedures between 2008 and 2017 (158 for bridging to LT; 334 for palliative treatment) which we analyzed retrospectively. Of these procedures, 348 were DEB-TACE, 60 cTACE, and 84 DSM-TACE. Results The cTACE procedure revealed a significantly longer period of hospitalization (p = 0.02), increased occurrence of nausea (p = 0.025), and rise in alanine transaminase (ALT) levels (p = 0.001), especially in the palliative setting. In the bridging to LT cohort, these clinical endpoints did not reach statistical significance. Conclusions The clinical safety of different TACE methods for HCC in both the palliative and the bridging to LT setting was equivalent. In the palliative setting, the cTACE procedure revealed an increased risk for adverse clinical effects such as nausea, elevation of ALT, and a prolonged period of hospitalization what might either be related to the systemic effects of the chemotherapeutic agent or to the differences in both collectives. Thus, further studies must be conducted on a larger number of TACE procedures to effectively explore the clinical side effects of the various TACE variants.
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- Isabelle Mohr
- Internal Medicine IV, Department of Gastroenterology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg (LCCH), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Internal Medicine IV, Department of Gastroenterology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg (LCCH), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Internal Medicine IV, Department of Gastroenterology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg (LCCH), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Sana Klinikum Hof, Hof, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mannheim University Hospital, Mannheim, Germany
- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg (LCCH), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg (LCCH), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg (LCCH), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg (LCCH), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Internal Medicine IV, Department of Gastroenterology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg (LCCH), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, INF 110, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg (LCCH), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Internal Medicine, Salem Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg (LCCH), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, INF 110, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg (LCCH), Heidelberg, Germany.
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Khajeh E, Moghadam AD, Eslami P, Ali-Hasan-Al-Saegh S, Ramouz A, Shafiei S, Ghamarnejad O, Dezfouli SA, Rupp C, Springfeld C, Carvalho C, Probst P, Mousavizadeh SM, Mehrabi A. Statin use is associated with the reduction in hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence after liver surgery. BMC Cancer 2022; 22:91. [PMID: 35062904 PMCID: PMC8781082 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-022-09192-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Accepted: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the sixth most common form of cancer worldwide. Although surgical treatments have an acceptable cure rate, tumor recurrence is still a challenging issue. In this meta-analysis, we investigated whether statins prevent HCC recurrence following liver surgery.
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PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE and Cochrane Central were searched. The Outcome of interest was the HCC recurrence after hepatic surgery. Pooled estimates were represented as hazard ratios (HRs) and odds ratios (ORs) using a random-effects model. Summary effect measures are presented together with their corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CI). The certainty of evidence was evaluated using the Grades of Research, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) approach.
Results
The literature search retrieved 1362 studies excluding duplicates. Nine retrospective studies including 44,219 patients (2243 in the statin group and 41,976 in the non-statin group) were included in the qualitative analysis. Patients who received statins had a lower rate of recurrence after liver surgery (HR: 0.53; 95% CI: 0.44–0.63; p < 0.001). Moreover, Statins decreased the recurrence 1 year after surgery (OR: 0.27; 95% CI: 0.16–0.47; P < 0.001), 3 years after surgery (OR: 0.22; 95% CI: 0.15–0.33; P < 0.001), and 5 years after surgery (OR: 0.28; 95% CI: 0.19–0.42; P < 0.001). The certainty of evidence for the outcomes was moderate.
Conclusion
Statins increase the disease-free survival of patients with HCC after liver surgery. These drugs seem to have chemoprevention effects that decrease the probability of HCC recurrence after liver transplantation or liver resection.
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- John P Neoptolemos
- Department of Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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Albrecht T, Goeppert B, Brinkmann F, Charbel A, Zhang Q, Schreck J, Wilhelm N, Singer S, Köhler BC, Springfeld C, Mehrabi A, Schirmacher P, Kühl AA, Vogel MN, Jansen H, Utku N, Roessler S. The Transmembrane Receptor TIRC7 Identifies a Distinct Subset of Immune Cells with Prognostic Implications in Cholangiocarcinoma. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13246272. [PMID: 34944891 PMCID: PMC8699724 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13246272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2021] [Accepted: 12/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is a heterogeneous malignancy with a dismal prognosis. Therapeutic options are largely limited to surgery and conventional chemotherapy offers limited benefit. As immunotherapy has proven highly effective in various cancer types, we have undertaken a quantitative immunohistopathological assessment of immune cells expressing the immunoinhibitory T cell immune response cDNA 7 receptor (TIRC7), an emerging immunoinhibitory receptor, in a cohort of 135 CCA patients. TIRC7+ immune cells were present in both the tumor epithelia and stroma in the majority of CCA cases with the highest levels found in intrahepatic CCA. While intraepithelial density of TIRC7+ immune cells was decreased compared to matched non-neoplastic bile ducts, stromal quantity was higher in the tumor samples. Tumors exhibiting signet ring cell or adenosquamous morphology were exclusively associated with an intraepithelial TIRC7+ phenotype. Survival analysis showed intraepithelial TIRC7+ immune cell density to be a highly significant favorable prognosticator in intrahepatic but not proximal or distal CCA. Furthermore, intraepithelial TIRC7+ immune cell density correlated with the number of intraepithelial CD8+ immune cells and with the total number of CD4+ immune cells. Our results suggest the presence and prognostic relevance of TIRC7+ immune cells in CCA and warrant further functional studies on its pharmacological modulation.
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- Thomas Albrecht
- Institute of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 224, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (T.A.); (B.G.); (F.B.); (A.C.); (Q.Z.); (J.S.); (P.S.)
- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg (LCCH), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (B.C.K.); (C.S.); (A.M.)
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- Institute of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 224, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (T.A.); (B.G.); (F.B.); (A.C.); (Q.Z.); (J.S.); (P.S.)
- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg (LCCH), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (B.C.K.); (C.S.); (A.M.)
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- Institute of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 224, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (T.A.); (B.G.); (F.B.); (A.C.); (Q.Z.); (J.S.); (P.S.)
- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg (LCCH), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (B.C.K.); (C.S.); (A.M.)
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- Institute of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 224, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (T.A.); (B.G.); (F.B.); (A.C.); (Q.Z.); (J.S.); (P.S.)
- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg (LCCH), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (B.C.K.); (C.S.); (A.M.)
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- Institute of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 224, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (T.A.); (B.G.); (F.B.); (A.C.); (Q.Z.); (J.S.); (P.S.)
- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg (LCCH), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (B.C.K.); (C.S.); (A.M.)
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- Institute of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 224, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (T.A.); (B.G.); (F.B.); (A.C.); (Q.Z.); (J.S.); (P.S.)
- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg (LCCH), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (B.C.K.); (C.S.); (A.M.)
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- Tissue Bank of the National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany;
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- Institute of Pathology and Neuropathology, Eberhard-Karls University, 72076 Tübingen, Germany;
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- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg (LCCH), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (B.C.K.); (C.S.); (A.M.)
- Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg (LCCH), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (B.C.K.); (C.S.); (A.M.)
- Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg (LCCH), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (B.C.K.); (C.S.); (A.M.)
- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 224, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (T.A.); (B.G.); (F.B.); (A.C.); (Q.Z.); (J.S.); (P.S.)
- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg (LCCH), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (B.C.K.); (C.S.); (A.M.)
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- Charité-Universitätsmedizin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, iPATH.Berlin, 12203 Berlin, Germany;
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- Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, 69126 Heidelberg, Germany;
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- Institute for Medical Immunology, Campus Virchow, Charité, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany;
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- Institute for Medical Immunology, Campus Virchow, Charité, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany;
- Correspondence: (N.U.); (S.R.); Tel.: +49-23197426350 (N.U.); +49-62215635109 (S.R.)
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- Institute of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 224, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (T.A.); (B.G.); (F.B.); (A.C.); (Q.Z.); (J.S.); (P.S.)
- Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg (LCCH), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (B.C.K.); (C.S.); (A.M.)
- Correspondence: (N.U.); (S.R.); Tel.: +49-23197426350 (N.U.); +49-62215635109 (S.R.)
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Lin JJ, Cho BC, Springfeld C, Camidge DR, Solomon B, Baik C, Velcheti V, Kim YC, Moreno V, van der Wekken AJ, Felip E, Uprety D, Trone D, Stopatschinskaja S, Drilon A. Abstract P224: Update from the Phase 2 registrational trial of repotrectinib in TKI-pretreated patients with ROS1+ advanced non-small cell lung cancer and with NTRK+ advanced solid tumors (TRIDENT-1). Mol Cancer Ther 2021. [DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.targ-21-p224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background: Repotrectinib is a next-generation ROS1/TRK tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) that is currently in a registrational Phase 2 trial (TRIDENT-1). A previous update from the TRIDENT-1 trial showed a generally well tolerated safety profile in 185 treated patients. Interim efficacy data were previously presented. In ROS1+ NSCLC patients with 1 prior TKI and prior platinum-based chemotherapy (EXP-2), confirmed overall response rate (cORR) was 40% (2 of 5 patients); in ROS1+ NSCLC patients with 1 prior TKI without prior platinum-based chemotherapy (EXP-4), cORR was 67% (4 of 6 patients); in ROS1+ NSCLC patients with 2 prior TKIs without prior platinum-based chemotherapy (EXP-3), cORR was 40% (2 of 5 patients). In NTRK+ TKI-pretreated advanced solid tumor patients (EXP-6), cORR was 50% (3 of 6 patients). In addition, efficacy was demonstrated in patients who developed solvent front mutations (SFM) following prior ROS1/TRK TKI treatment. cORR was 67% (4 of 6 patients) and 50% (2 of 4 patients) in ROS1+ NSCLC and NTRK+ solid tumors patients with SFMs, respectively. One patient who developed a SFM after entrectinib treatment (EXP-2) had a cCR with 5.6+ months duration of response. Methods: TRIDENT-1 (NCT03093116) is an ongoing registrational Phase 2 trial enrolling patients whose cancers harbor a ROS1 or NTRK gene fusion. Patients are enrolled into 6 defined expansion cohorts (EXP 1-6), based on cancer type and prior therapy. The primary endpoint is cORR by Blinded Independent Central Review using RECIST v1.1. Results: An updated safety analysis across Phase 1 and Phase 2 patients (n=243) based on a data cut-off date of 4 May 2021 was conducted. Treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) observed in ≥20% of patients were dizziness (62%), dysgeusia (43%), constipation (33%), dyspnea (30%), paresthesia (28%), anemia (26%), and fatigue (26%). Grade ≥3 treatment-related AEs (TRAEs) were observed in 17% of patients; no Grade 5 TRAEs were observed. The majority (77%) of dizziness TEAEs were Grade 1 and 4% were Grade 3; none of the dizziness events led to treatment discontinuation. Dose modifications remained infrequent including 24% of patients with a TEAE that led to a dose reduction and 10% of patients with a TEAE that led to drug discontinuation. Updated efficacy information for TKI-pretreated ROS1+ NSCLC and NTRK+ advanced solid tumor patients is being collected and will be available for presentation. Conclusions: Repotrectinib is a next-generation ROS1/TRK inhibitor. In an ongoing registrational Phase 2 trial, repotrectinib was generally well tolerated with low frequency of dose modifications. Updated Phase 2 efficacy data will be available for presentation.
Citation Format: Jessica J. Lin, Byoung Chul Cho, Christoph Springfeld, D. Ross Camidge, Benjamin Solomon, Christina Baik, Vamsidhar Velcheti, Young-Chul Kim, Victor Moreno, Anthonie J. van der Wekken, Enriqueta Felip, Dipesh Uprety, Denise Trone, Shanna Stopatschinskaja, Alexander Drilon. Update from the Phase 2 registrational trial of repotrectinib in TKI-pretreated patients with ROS1+ advanced non-small cell lung cancer and with NTRK+ advanced solid tumors (TRIDENT-1) [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the AACR-NCI-EORTC Virtual International Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics; 2021 Oct 7-10. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Mol Cancer Ther 2021;20(12 Suppl):Abstract nr P224.
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- Jessica J. Lin
- 1Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA,
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- 2Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of,
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- 3Heidelberg University Hospital, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Department of Medical Oncology, Heidelberg, Germany,
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- 4University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO,
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- 6University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA,
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- 8Chonnam National University Medical School, and CNU Hwasun Hospital, Hwasun-gun, Korea, Republic of,
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- 9Fundación Jiménez Díaz - START Madrid, Madrid, Spain,
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- 11Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Barcelona, Spain,
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- 14Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
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Besse B, Baik C, Springfeld C, Hervieu A, Moreno V, Bazhenova L, Lin JJ, Camidge DR, Solomon B, Velcheti V, van der Wekken AJ, Felip E, Uprety D, Trone D, Stopatschinskaja S, Cho BC, Drilon A. Abstract P02-01: Repotrectinib in patients with NTRK fusion-positive advanced solid tumors: update from the registrational phase 2 TRIDENT-1 trial. Mol Cancer Ther 2021. [DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.targ-21-p02-01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background: NTRK fusions drive a broad range of solid tumors. Two FDA approved TRK tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) have demonstrated efficacy in patients (pts) with NTRK fusion+ advanced solid tumors; however, emergent TRK solvent front (SF) and gatekeeper resistance mutations occur. Repotrectinib is a next-generation ROS1/TRK TKI with potency against wildtype and mutant forms of ROS1 and TRK. In preclinical studies, repotrectinib was more potent than larotrectinib, entrectinib, and selitrectinib against wildtype TRK, SF and gatekeeper mutations. Early interim data from the Phase 1/2 TRIDENT-1 trial led to Fast Track designation by the FDA for repotrectinib in TRK TKI-pretreated pts. This abstract is an updated analysis of this population and the first presentation of repotrectinib activity in TRK TKI-naïve pts. Methods: Pts with NTRK fusion+ advanced solid tumors were enrolled into the ongoing registrational Phase 2 TRIDENT-1 trial (NCT03093116). Pts with no prior TRK TKIs were enrolled into Expansion Cohort 5 (EXP-5) and pts who received up to 2 lines of prior TRK TKIs were enrolled into EXP-6. Prior chemotherapy and/or immunotherapy were allowed in both cohorts. The primary endpoint is cORR by Blinded Independent Central Review using RECIST v1.1. Results: As of efficacy data cutoff date of 28 July 2021, 8 pts in EXP-5 and 19 pts in EXP-6 had at least 2 post-baseline scans and were evaluable for efficacy analysis. Median age was 63 y (range 33–80) in EXP-5 and 50 y (range 23–81) in EXP-6; median number of prior lines of chemo/immunotherapy was 1 (range 0–2) in EXP-5 and 1 (range 0–4) in EXP-6. In EXP-6, 79% (15/19) of pts received 1 prior TRK TKI. Confirmed responses were reported by physician assessment. In EXP-5, cORR was 63% (5 of 8 pts; 95% CI: 24–91%) with DOR from 1.9+ to 7.4+ months (mo). In EXP-6, cORR was 47% (9 of 19 pts; 95% CI: 24–71%) with DOR from 1.9+ to 15.1 mo. In 10 pts enrolled in EXP-6 with a SF mutation, the cORR was 60% (6 of 10 pts; 95% CI: 26–88%). Median duration of treatment was 6.3 mo (range 0.9–13.4+) in EXP-5 and 8.1 mo (range 1.1–20.8) in EXP-6. An updated safety analysis for Phase 1 and Phase 2 (n=243) based on a data cut-off date of 4 May 2021 was conducted. Repotrectinib was generally well tolerated. Treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) observed in ≥20% of patients were dizziness (62%), dysgeusia (43%), constipation (33%), dyspnea (30%), paresthesia (28%), anemia (26%), and fatigue (26%). The majority (77%) of dizziness TEAEs were Grade 1 and 4% were Grade 3; none of the dizziness events led to treatment discontinuation. Dose modifications remained infrequent (24% of pts had a dose reduction and 10% of pts discontinued study drug due to a TEAE). Conclusions: Repotrectinib is a next-generation ROS1 and TRK inhibitor. In an ongoing registrational Phase 2 trial, repotrectinib demonstrated efficacy in TRK TKI-naïve and TKI-pretreated pts and was generally well tolerated. Enrollment in the multi-cohort Phase 2 trial is ongoing.
Citation Format: Benjamin Besse, Christina Baik, Christoph Springfeld, Alice Hervieu, Victor Moreno, Lyudmila Bazhenova, Jessica J. Lin, D. Ross Camidge, Benjamin Solomon, Vamsidhar Velcheti, Anthonie J. van der Wekken, Enriqueta Felip, Dipesh Uprety, Denise Trone, Shanna Stopatschinskaja, Byoung Chul Cho, Alexander Drilon. Repotrectinib in patients with NTRK fusion-positive advanced solid tumors: update from the registrational phase 2 TRIDENT-1 trial [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the AACR-NCI-EORTC Virtual International Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics; 2021 Oct 7-10. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Mol Cancer Ther 2021;20(12 Suppl):Abstract nr P02-01.
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- Benjamin Besse
- 1Paris-Saclay University, Gustave Roussy Cancer Center, Villejuif, France,
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- 2University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA,
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- 3Heidelberg University Hospital, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Department of Medical Oncology, Heidelberg, Germany,
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- 5Fundación Jiménez Díaz - START Madrid, Madrid, Spain,
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- 7Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA,
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- 8University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO,
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- 12Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Barcelona, Spain,
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- 15Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of,
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- 16Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
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Xu Z, Hu K, Bailey P, Springfeld C, Roth S, Kurilov R, Brors B, Gress T, Buchholz M, An J, Wei K, Peccerella T, Büchler MW, Hackert T, Neoptolemos JP. Clinical Impact of Molecular Subtyping of Pancreatic Cancer. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:743908. [PMID: 34805152 PMCID: PMC8603393 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.743908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2021] [Accepted: 09/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is a highly lethal malignancy, which has now become the seventh most common cause of cancer death in the world, with the highest mortality rates in Europe and North America. In the past 30 years, there has been some progress in 5-year survival (rates increasing from 2.5 to 10%), but this is still extremely poor compared to all other common cancer types. Targeted therapies for advanced pancreatic cancer based on actionable mutations have been disappointing, with only 3–5% showing even a short clinical benefit. There is, however, a molecular diversity beyond mutations in genes responsible for producing classical canonical signaling pathways. Pancreatic cancer is almost unique in promoting an excess production of other components of the stroma, resulting in a complex tumor microenvironment that contributes to tumor development, progression, and response to treatment. Various transcriptional subtypes have also been described. Most notably, there is a strong alignment between the Classical/Pancreatic progenitor and Quasi-mesenchymal/Basal-like/Squamous subtype signatures of Moffit, Collinson, Bailey, Puleo, and Chan-Seng-Yue, which have potential clinical impact. Sequencing of epithelial cell populations enriched by laser capture microscopy combined with single-cell RNA sequencing has revealed the potential genomic evolution of pancreatic cancer as being a consequence of a gene expression continuum from mixed Basal-like and Classical cell populations within the same tumor, linked to allelic imbalances in mutant KRAS, with metastatic tumors being more copy number-unstable compared to primary tumors. The Basal-like subtype appears more chemoresistant with reduced survival compared to the Classical subtype. Chemotherapy and/or chemoradiation will also enrich the Basal-like subtype. Squamous/Basal-like programs facilitate immune infiltration compared with the Classical-like programs. The immune infiltrates associated with Basal and Classical type cells are distinct, potentially opening the door to differential strategies. Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics will now allow single cell profiling of tumor and resident immune cell populations that may further advance subtyping. Multiple clinical trials have been launched based on transcriptomic response signatures and molecular subtyping including COMPASS, Precision Promise, ESPAC6/7, PREDICT-PACA, and PASS1. We review several approaches to explore the clinical relevance of molecular profiling to provide optimal bench-to-beside translation with clinical impact.
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- Zhou Xu
- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Section of Surgical Research, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Section of Surgical Research, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Section of Surgical Research, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Applied Bioinformatics, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Division of Applied Bioinformatics, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Endocrinology, Philipps University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Endocrinology, Philipps University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Section of Surgical Research, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Section of Surgical Research, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Section of Surgical Research, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Section of Surgical Research, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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Hajda J, Leuchs B, Angelova AL, Frehtman V, Rommelaere J, Mertens M, Pilz M, Kieser M, Krebs O, Dahm M, Huber B, Engeland CE, Mavratzas A, Hohmann N, Schreiber J, Jäger D, Halama N, Sedlaczek O, Gaida MM, Daniel V, Springfeld C, Ungerechts G. Phase 2 Trial of Oncolytic H-1 Parvovirus Therapy Shows Safety and Signs of Immune System Activation in Patients With Metastatic Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma. Clin Cancer Res 2021; 27:5546-5556. [PMID: 34426438 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-21-1020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2021] [Revised: 07/02/2021] [Accepted: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
PURPOSE To investigate the safety, clinical efficacy, virus pharmacokinetics, shedding, and immune response after administration of an oncolytic parvovirus (H-1PV, ParvOryx) to patients with metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) refractory to first-line therapy. PATIENTS AND METHODS This is a noncontrolled, single-arm, open-label, dose-escalating, single-center clinical trial. Seven patients with PDAC and at least one liver metastasis were included. ParvOryx was administered intravenously on 4 consecutive days and as an intralesional injection, 6 to 13 days thereafter. Altogether, three escalating dose levels were investigated. In addition, gemcitabine treatment was initiated on day 28. RESULTS ParvOryx showed excellent tolerability with no dose-limiting toxicities. One patient had a confirmed partial response and one patient revealed an unconfirmed partial response according to RECIST criteria. Both patients showed remarkably long surivial of 326 and 555 days, respectively. Investigation of pharmacokinetics and virus shedding revealed dose dependency with no excretion of active virus particles in saliva or urine and very limited excretion in feces. H-1PV nucleic acids were detected in tumor samples of four patients. All patients showed T-cell responses to viral proteins. An interesting immunologic pattern developed in tumor tissues and in blood of both patients with partial response suggesting immune activation after administration of ParvOryx. CONCLUSIONS The trial met all primary objectives, revealed no environmental risks, and indicated favorable immune modulation after administration of ParvOryx. It can be considered a good basis for further systematic clinical development alone or in combination with immunomodulatory compounds.
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- Jacek Hajda
- Coordination Centre for Clinical Trials, University Hospital, Marsilius-Arkaden, Tower West, Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Virus Production & Development Unit (VP&DU), Division of Tumor Virology (F010), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Clinical Cooperation Unit Virotherapy (F230), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Virus Production & Development Unit (VP&DU), Division of Tumor Virology (F010), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Clinical Cooperation Unit Virotherapy (F230), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biometry and Informatics, University Hospital Heidelberg, Marsilius-Arkaden, Tower West, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biometry and Informatics, University Hospital Heidelberg, Marsilius-Arkaden, Tower West, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Clinical Cooperation Unit Virotherapy (F230), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.,Department of Medical Oncology, University Hospital Heidelberg and National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.,Faculty of Health/School of Medicine, Institute of Virology and Microbiology, Center for Biomedical Education and Research (ZBAF), Witten/Herdecke University, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, University Hospital Heidelberg and National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, University Hospital Heidelberg and National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, University Hospital Heidelberg and National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, University Hospital Heidelberg and National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, University Hospital Heidelberg and National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.,Tissue Imaging & Analysis Center (TIGA), BioQuant, University Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.,Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center, University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Transplantation-Immunology, Institute of Immunology, University Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, University Hospital Heidelberg and National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Clinical Cooperation Unit Virotherapy (F230), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany. .,Department of Medical Oncology, University Hospital Heidelberg and National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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Tóth M, Wehling L, Thiess L, Rose F, Schmitt J, Weiler SME, Sticht C, De La Torre C, Rausch M, Albrecht T, Grabe N, Duwe L, Andersen JB, Köhler BC, Springfeld C, Mehrabi A, Kulu Y, Schirmacher P, Roessler S, Goeppert B, Breuhahn K. Co-expression of YAP and TAZ associates with chromosomal instability in human cholangiocarcinoma. BMC Cancer 2021; 21:1079. [PMID: 34615513 PMCID: PMC8496054 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-021-08794-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Background Activation of the oncogene yes-associated protein (YAP) is frequently detected in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA); however, the expression pattern and the functional impact of its paralogue WW domain-containing transcription regulator 1 (WWTR1; synonym: TAZ) are not well described in different CCA subtypes. Methods Immunohistochemical analysis of YAP and TAZ in iCCA and extrahepatic CCA (eCCA) cohorts was performed. YAP/TAZ shuttling and their functional impact on CCA cell lines were investigated. Target genes expression after combined YAP/TAZ inhibition was analyzed. Results Immunohistochemical analysis of iCCA and eCCA revealed YAP or TAZ positivity in up to 49.2%; however, oncogene co-expression was less frequent (up to 23%). In contrast, both proteins were jointly detectable in most CCA cell lines and showed nuclear/cytoplasmic shuttling in a cell density-dependent manner. Next to the pro-proliferative function of YAP/TAZ, both transcriptional co-activators cooperated in the regulation of a gene signature that indicated the presence of chromosomal instability (CIN). A correlation between YAP and the CIN marker phospho-H2A histone family member X (pH2AX) was particularly observed in tissues from iCCA and distal CCA (dCCA). The presence of the CIN genes in about 25% of iCCA was statistically associated with worse prognosis. Conclusions YAP and TAZ activation is not uncoupled from cell density in CCA cells and both factors cooperatively contribute to proliferation and expression of CIN-associated genes. The corresponding group of CCA patients is characterized by CIN and may benefit from YAP/TAZ-directed therapies. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12885-021-08794-5.
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- Marcell Tóth
- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 224, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 224, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.,Centre for Organismal Studies/BioQuant, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 224, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 224, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 224, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 224, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- NGS Core Facility, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- NGS Core Facility, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 224, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 224, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Hamamatsu Tissue Imaging and Analysis Center (TIGA), BioQuant, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Biotech Research and Innovation Centre (BRIC), Department of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Biotech Research and Innovation Centre (BRIC), Department of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany;, Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany;, Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 224, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 224, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 224, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 224, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Morigny P, Kaltenecker D, Zuber J, Machado J, Mehr L, Tsokanos FF, Kuzi H, Hermann CD, Voelkl M, Monogarov G, Springfeld C, Laurent V, Engelmann B, Friess H, Zörnig I, Krüger A, Krijgsveld J, Prokopchuk O, Fisker Schmidt S, Rohm M, Herzig S, Berriel Diaz M. Association of circulating PLA2G7 levels with cancer cachexia and assessment of darapladib as a therapy. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle 2021; 12:1333-1351. [PMID: 34427055 PMCID: PMC8517355 DOI: 10.1002/jcsm.12758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2020] [Revised: 04/16/2021] [Accepted: 06/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Cancer cachexia (CCx) is a multifactorial wasting disorder characterized by involuntary loss of body weight that affects many cancer patients and implies a poor prognosis, reducing both tolerance to and efficiency of anticancer therapies. Actual challenges in management of CCx remain in the identification of tumour-derived and host-derived mediators involved in systemic inflammation and tissue wasting and in the discovery of biomarkers that would allow for an earlier and personalized care of cancer patients. The aim of this study was to identify new markers of CCx across different species and tumour entities. METHODS Quantitative secretome analysis was performed to identify specific factors characteristic of cachexia-inducing cancer cell lines. To establish the subsequently identified phospholipase PLA2G7 as a marker of CCx, plasma PLA2G7 activity and/or protein levels were measured in well-established mouse models of CCx and in different cohorts of weight-stable and weight-losing cancer patients with different tumour entities. Genetic PLA2G7 knock-down in tumours and pharmacological treatment using the well-studied PLA2G7 inhibitor darapladib were performed to assess its implication in the pathogenesis of CCx in C26 tumour-bearing mice. RESULTS High expression and secretion of PLA2G7 were hallmarks of cachexia-inducing cancer cell lines. Circulating PLA2G7 activity was increased in different mouse models of CCx with various tumour entities and was associated with the severity of body wasting. Circulating PLA2G7 levels gradually rose during cachexia development. Genetic PLA2G7 knock-down in C26 tumours only partially reduced plasma PLA2G7 levels, suggesting that the host is also an important contributor. Chronic treatment with darapladib was not sufficient to counteract inflammation and tissue wasting despite a strong inhibition of the circulating PLA2G7 activity. Importantly, PLA2G7 levels were also increased in colorectal and pancreatic cancer patients with CCx. CONCLUSIONS Overall, our data show that despite no immediate pathogenic role, at least when targeted as a single entity, PLA2G7 is a consistent marker of CCx in both mice and humans. The early increase in circulating PLA2G7 levels in pre-cachectic mice supports future prospective studies to assess its potential as biomarker for cancer patients.
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- Pauline Morigny
- Institute for Diabetes and Cancer, Helmholtz Center Munich, Neuherberg, Germany.,Joint Heidelberg-IDC Translational Diabetes Program, Inner Medicine 1, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute for Diabetes and Cancer, Helmholtz Center Munich, Neuherberg, Germany.,Joint Heidelberg-IDC Translational Diabetes Program, Inner Medicine 1, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute for Diabetes and Cancer, Helmholtz Center Munich, Neuherberg, Germany.,Joint Heidelberg-IDC Translational Diabetes Program, Inner Medicine 1, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute for Diabetes and Cancer, Helmholtz Center Munich, Neuherberg, Germany.,Joint Heidelberg-IDC Translational Diabetes Program, Inner Medicine 1, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute for Diabetes and Cancer, Helmholtz Center Munich, Neuherberg, Germany.,Joint Heidelberg-IDC Translational Diabetes Program, Inner Medicine 1, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute for Diabetes and Cancer, Helmholtz Center Munich, Neuherberg, Germany.,Joint Heidelberg-IDC Translational Diabetes Program, Inner Medicine 1, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Neuherberg, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.,School of Medicine, Institutes of Molecular Immunology and Experimental Oncology, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- School of Medicine, Institutes of Molecular Immunology and Experimental Oncology, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital Ludwig-Maximilian University, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases and Internal Medicine VI, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute for Diabetes and Cancer, Helmholtz Center Munich, Neuherberg, Germany.,Joint Heidelberg-IDC Translational Diabetes Program, Inner Medicine 1, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute of Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital Ludwig-Maximilian University, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases and Internal Medicine VI, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- School of Medicine, Institutes of Molecular Immunology and Experimental Oncology, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.,Medical Faculty, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.,School of Medicine, Institutes of Molecular Immunology and Experimental Oncology, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute for Diabetes and Cancer, Helmholtz Center Munich, Neuherberg, Germany.,Joint Heidelberg-IDC Translational Diabetes Program, Inner Medicine 1, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute for Diabetes and Cancer, Helmholtz Center Munich, Neuherberg, Germany.,Joint Heidelberg-IDC Translational Diabetes Program, Inner Medicine 1, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute for Diabetes and Cancer, Helmholtz Center Munich, Neuherberg, Germany.,Joint Heidelberg-IDC Translational Diabetes Program, Inner Medicine 1, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Neuherberg, Germany.,Chair Molecular Metabolic Control, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute for Diabetes and Cancer, Helmholtz Center Munich, Neuherberg, Germany.,Joint Heidelberg-IDC Translational Diabetes Program, Inner Medicine 1, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Neuherberg, Germany
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Knox J, McNamara M, Goyal L, Cosgrove D, Springfeld C, Sjoquist K, Park J, Verdaguer H, Braconi C, Ross P, Oh DY, De Gramont A, Shroff R, Zalcberg J, Palmer D, Valle J. 59TiP Phase III study of NUC-1031 + cisplatin vs gemcitabine + cisplatin for first-line treatment of patients with advanced biliary tract cancer (NuTide:121). Ann Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2021.08.338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Ahmed A, Köhler S, Klotz R, Giese N, Lasitschka F, Hackert T, Springfeld C, Zörnig I, Jäger D, Halama N. Peripheral blood and tissue assessment highlights differential tumor-circulatory gradients of IL2 and MIF with prognostic significance in resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Oncoimmunology 2021; 10:1962135. [PMID: 34408923 PMCID: PMC8366538 DOI: 10.1080/2162402x.2021.1962135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
Abstract
Various reports have pointed out the potential of cytokines as diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA). Nonetheless, the evidence is contradictory and the role of chronic inflammation and relationship between circulatory and corresponding tumoral cytokine levels remain elusive. Utilizing a broad array of cytokines, we identified two opposing parameters: serum levels of interleukin 2 (IL2) and macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) are diagnostic and prognostic factors. While low IL2 levels are associated with PDA, they also relate to a favorable prognosis of patients. In contrast, high MIF levels are associated with PDA and simultaneously related to an unfavorable outcome. MIF levels are associated with the intratumoral density of M2 macrophages (CD163+). Focusing on the tumor-to-serum gradient, we unveiled a different pattern of compartmental cytokine expression between IL2 and MIF. Our findings indicate that an extra-tumoral source of IL2 exists in PDA patients leading to increased detectability in the circulatory system. In case of MIF, the tumor microenvironment is presumably the main site of production and thereby reflected by serum measurements. Taken together, our study describes IL2 and MIF levels as biomarker candidates for diagnosis and prognosis of PDA, highlighting the need for compartmental cytokine analyses. From the perspective of tumor immunobiology, we identify multiple inflammatory states (proposed as types I-III) and see that systemic chronic dysregulation, independent of tumor microenvironment, can be measured and is a possible tool for stratification. Thus, direct correlation of local cytokine levels to peripheral blood levels needs to be regarded with caution.
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- Azaz Ahmed
- Medical Oncology and Internal Medicine VI, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), University Hospital Heidelberg, University Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Immunotherapy, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Medical Oncology and Internal Medicine VI, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), University Hospital Heidelberg, University Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, University Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, University Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, University Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, University Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Medical Oncology and Internal Medicine VI, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), University Hospital Heidelberg, University Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Medical Oncology and Internal Medicine VI, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), University Hospital Heidelberg, University Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Medical Oncology and Internal Medicine VI, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), University Hospital Heidelberg, University Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.,Applied Tumor Immunity Clinical Cooperation Unit, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Medical Oncology and Internal Medicine VI, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), University Hospital Heidelberg, University Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Immunotherapy, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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Springfeld C, Bailey P, Hackert T, Neoptolemos JP. Perioperative immunotherapy for pancreatic cancer is on its way. Hepatobiliary Surg Nutr 2021; 10:534-537. [PMID: 34430537 PMCID: PMC8350999 DOI: 10.21037/hbsn-21-238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2021] [Accepted: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Christoph Springfeld
- Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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- Department of Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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Knox JJ, McNamara MG, Goyal L, Cosgrove D, Springfeld C, Sjoquist KM, Park JO, Verdaguer H, Braconi C, Ross PJ, Oh DY, De Gramont A, Zalcberg JR, Palmer DH, Valle JW. Phase III study of NUC-1031 + cisplatin versus gemcitabine + cisplatin for first-line treatment of patients with advanced biliary tract cancer (NuTide:121). J Clin Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2021.39.15_suppl.tps4164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
TPS4164 Background: Biliary tract cancer (BTC) is an aggressive disease with a poor prognosis. Gemcitabine + cisplatin (GemCis) is the accepted global standard of care (SoC), however key cancer resistance mechanisms associated with the transport, activation and breakdown of gemcitabine are known to limit its clinical activity across a range of tumor types, including BTC. NUC-1031 is a phosphoramidate transformation of gemcitabine designed to overcome these key resistance mechanisms and generate much higher levels of the active anti-cancer metabolite, dFdCTP, in cells. Promising efficacy has been observed with single-agent NUC-1031 in a phase I study in advanced solid tumors and in the phase Ib ABC-08 study of NUC-1031 + cisplatin for first-line treatment of advanced BTC. Of 21 patients enrolled in 2 dose cohorts (NUC-1031 625 mg/m2 or 725 mg/m2 + cisplatin 25 mg/m2 on Days 1 and 8 of 21-day cycle), 16 were considered to be efficacy evaluable. In this population, 1 patient had a CR and 6 patients had PRs, resulting in an ORR of 44% (7/16). This compares favorably to the 26% ORR reported for the SoC regimen. In addition, 6 patients had SD, resulting in a DCR of 81% (13/16). The combination was well tolerated with no unexpected AEs or DLTs. The recommended dose of NUC-1031 with cisplatin was 725 mg/m2. The tolerability profile, together with encouraging efficacy led to initiation of a global registrational study. Methods: NuTide:121 is a phase III, open-label, randomized study of NUC-1031 + cisplatin vs GemCis for first-line treatment of advanced BTC. Patients ≥18 years with histologically- or cytologically-confirmed BTC (including cholangiocarcinoma, gallbladder, or ampullary cancer), who have had no prior systemic chemotherapy for locally advanced/metastatic disease, are eligible. A total of 828 patients are being randomized (1:1) to either 725 mg/m2 NUC-1031 or 1000 mg/m2 gemcitabine, both with 25 mg/m2 cisplatin, administered on Days 1 and 8 of 21-day cycles. Primary endpoints are OS and ORR. Secondary endpoints include PFS, safety, PK and patient-reported quality of life. In addition to the final analysis, three interim analyses are planned. The study has passed an initial safety analysis, with no protocol changes required. NuTide:121 is being conducted at approximately 130 sites across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. Clinical trial information: NCT04163900.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jennifer J. Knox
- Princess Margaret Cancer Center, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, MA
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Medical Oncology, Vall d’Hebron University Hospital (HUVH), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- University of Manchester, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
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