Genomic characterization of ERBB2-driven biliary cancer and a case of response to ado-trastuzumab emtansine Journal Article


Authors: Mondaca, S.; Razavi, P.; Xu, C.; Offin, M.; Myers, M.; Scaltriti, M.; Hechtman, J. F.; Bradley, M.; O'Reilly, E. M.; Berger, M. F.; Solit, D. B.; Li, B. T.; Abou-Alfa, G. K.
Article Title: Genomic characterization of ERBB2-driven biliary cancer and a case of response to ado-trastuzumab emtansine
Abstract: PURPOSE Biliary tract cancers (BTCs), which include intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC), extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (EHC), and gallbladder cancer (GBC), have limited treatment options. We sought to comprehensively examine the clinical and molecular characteristics of BTCs with amplification or mutation of ERBB2. METHODS Demographic, outcome, and treatment response data were collected for patients with ERBB2-altered BTC identified by next-generation sequencing with Memorial Sloan Kettering-Integrated Mutation Profiling of Actionable Cancer Targets from 2014 to 2018. RESULTS A total of 517 patients with BTC underwent next-generation sequencing (ICC, n = 313; EHC, n = 93; GBC, n = 111). Twenty-eight patients (5.4%) had ERBB2 alterations, including 2.7% with ERBB2 gene amplification, 2.3% with ERBB2 mutation, and 0.4% with concurrent amplification and mutation. The prevalence of ERBB2 gene alterations was significantly higher in GBC (12.6%) than in ICC (2.2%) and EHC (7.5%; P,.001). In ERBB2-amplified tumors, the median fold change was 6.4 (range, 2.1 to 19.7), while in ERBB2-mutant tumors, the most frequent mutated domain was the extracellular domain (32%), with all mutations in this region involving the S310 codon. Frequent co-altered genes in this cohort were TP53 (54%), PIK3CA (21%), and CDKN2A (18%); KRAS amplification/mutation was found in 7% of patients. One patient with ERBB2-amplified EHC who enrolled in a basket trial (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02675829) had a partial response to the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-targeted antibody-drug conjugate ado-trastuzumab emtansine. CONCLUSION ERBB2 alterations are present in 5.4% of BTCs. When present, the degree of ERBB2 gene amplification is often high, and S310 codon mutations are the most common hotspot. These features, along with the presented case, support further development of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-targeted therapy in ERBB2-mutant and/or -amplified BTC. © 2019 by American Society of Clinical Oncology
Keywords: adult; cancer survival; treatment response; aged; middle aged; gene mutation; major clinical study; overall survival; missense mutation; drug withdrawal; gemcitabine; progression free survival; multiple cycle treatment; gene amplification; prevalence; ca 19-9 antigen; epidermal growth factor receptor 2; cohort analysis; protein p53; oncogene; genomics; bile duct carcinoma; cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor 2a; oncogene k ras; gallbladder cancer; pik3ca gene; biliary tract cancer; bile duct cancer; molecularly targeted therapy; clinical outcome; trastuzumab emtansine; high throughput sequencing; very elderly; human; male; female; priority journal; article; antibody drug conjugate
Journal Title: JCO Precision Oncology
Volume: 3
ISSN: 2473-4284
Publisher: American Society of Clinical Oncology  
Date Published: 2019-10-17
Language: English
DOI: 10.1200/po.19.00223
PROVIDER: scopus
PMCID: PMC7446346
PUBMED: 32923849
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Notes: Article -- Export Date: 1 July 2020 -- Source: Scopus
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  1. David Solit
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  2. Ghassan Abou-Alfa
    569 Abou-Alfa
  3. Eileen O'Reilly
    780 O'Reilly
  4. Michael Forman Berger
    765 Berger
  5. Maurizio Scaltriti
    169 Scaltriti
  6. Jaclyn Frances Hechtman
    212 Hechtman
  7. Pedram Razavi
    172 Razavi
  8. Bob Tingkan Li
    278 Li
  9. Michael David Offin
    170 Offin
  10. Chongrui Xu
    8 Xu
  11. Mackenzie Myers
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