Genomic stratification of resectable colorectal liver metastasis patients and implications for adjuvant therapy and survival Journal Article


Authors: Ecker, B. L.; Shin, P.; Saadat, L. V.; Court, C. M.; Balachandran, V. P.; Chandwani, R.; Drebin, J. A.; Jarnagin, W. R.; Kingham, T. P.; Soares, K. C.; Vakiani, E.; Wei, A. C.; Kemeny, N. E.; Smith, J. J.; Gonen, M.; D'Angelica, M. I.
Article Title: Genomic stratification of resectable colorectal liver metastasis patients and implications for adjuvant therapy and survival
Abstract: Objective:To determine whether genomic risk groups identified by somatic mutation testing of colorectal liver metastasis (CRLM) can be used for "molecularly-guided" selection for adjuvant systemic chemotherapy and hepatic artery infusion of FUDR (SYS+HAI-FUDR).Background:Several genomic biomarkers have been associated with clinical phenotype and survival for patients with resectable CRLM. It is unknown whether prognostication afforded by genomic stratification translates into enhanced patient selection for adjuvant hepatic artery infusion therapy.Methods:Consecutive patients with resected CRLM and available mutational characterization via Memorial Sloan Kettering-Integrated Mutation Profiling of Actionable Cancer Targets were reviewed from a prospective institutional database. Patients were stratified into three genomic risk groups based on previously defined alterations in SMAD4, EGFR and the RAS/RAF pathway. The association between SYS+HAI-FUDR and overall survival, relative to adjuvant chemotherapy alone (SYS), was evaluated in each genomic risk group by Cox proportional hazard regression and propensity score matched analyses.Results:A total of 334 patients (SYS+HAI-FUDR 204; SYS 130) were identified; the rates of RAS/RAF alterations and SMAD4 inactivation were 47.4% and 11.7%, respectively. After a median follow-up of 58 months, adjuvant SYS+HAI-FUDR was independently associated with a reduced risk of death (HR 0.50, 95%CI 0.26-0.98, P = 0.045) in the low-risk genomic group, but not in the moderate-risk (HR 1.07, 95%CI 0.5-2.07, P = 0.749) or high-risk (HR 1.62, 95%CI 0.29-9.12, P = 0.537) cohorts. Following propensity score matching, adjuvant SYS+HAI-FUDR remained associated with significant improvements in long-term survival selectively in the low-risk genomic cohort (5-year actuarial survival: 89% vs. 68%, P = 0.019).Conclusions:Genomic alterations in RAS/RAF, SMAD4, and EGFR may be useful to guide treatment selection in resectable CRLM patients and warrant external validation and integration in future clinical trial design. © 2022 Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Keywords: hepatectomy; metastatic; colorectal; hepatic artery infusion; next generation sequencing
Journal Title: Annals of Surgery
Volume: 275
Issue: 2
ISSN: 0003-4932
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins  
Date Published: 2022-02-01
Start Page: 371
End Page: 381
Language: English
DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000005315
PUBMED: 34793355
PROVIDER: scopus
PMCID: PMC8754193
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Notes: Article -- Export Date: 1 February 2022 -- Source: Scopus
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  1. Mithat Gonen
    1029 Gonen
  2. William R Jarnagin
    903 Jarnagin
  3. T Peter Kingham
    609 Kingham
  4. Efsevia Vakiani
    264 Vakiani
  5. Nancy Kemeny
    543 Kemeny
  6. Jesse Joshua Smith
    221 Smith
  7. Jeffrey Adam Drebin
    165 Drebin
  8. Alice Chia-Chi Wei
    197 Wei
  9. Lily Victoria Saadat
    29 Saadat
  10. Kevin Cerqueira Soares
    136 Soares
  11. Colin Macdonald Court
    9 Court
  12. Paul J. Shin
    12 Shin
  13. Brett Logan Ecker
    9 Ecker