Impact of concurrent PIK3CA mutations on response to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibition in EGFR-mutant lung cancers and on prognosis in oncogene-driven lung adenocarcinomas Journal Article


Authors: Eng, J.; Woo, K. M.; Sima, C. S.; Plodkowski, A.; Hellmann, M. D.; Chaft, J. E.; Kris, M. G.; Arcila, M. E.; Ladanyi, M.; Drilon, A.
Article Title: Impact of concurrent PIK3CA mutations on response to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibition in EGFR-mutant lung cancers and on prognosis in oncogene-driven lung adenocarcinomas
Abstract: Introduction: In patients with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-mutant or KRAS-mutant lung adenocarcinomas, the prognostic impact of a concurrent PIK3CA mutation remains unclear. Although preclinical data suggest that sensitivity to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibition (TKI) is decreased in EGFR-mutant lung cancers also harboring a PIK3CA mutation, this interaction has not been explored clinically. Methods: Patients with lung adenocarcinomas harboring a PIK3CA mutation concurrent with a separate driver mutation were identified through mutational hotspot testing, multiplex sizing assays, and fluorescence in situ hybridization. Overall survival and outcomes with EGFR TKI monotherapy (EGFR-mutant) were estimated using Kaplan-Meier methods and compared between double-mutant (EGFR-mutant or KRAS-mutant, concurrent PIK3CA-mutant) and single-mutant patients (EGFR-mutant or KRAS-mutant, PIK3CA wild-type) using log-rank tests. Results: In EGFR-mutant and KRAS-mutant lung cancers, a concurrent PIK3CA mutation was associated with a decrease in median overall survival: 18 versus 33 months (EGFR double mutant, n = 10 versus single mutant, n = 43, p = 0.006), and 9 versus 16 months (KRAS double mutant, n = 16 versus single mutant, n = 47, p = 0.020). In EGFR-mutant lung cancers, a concurrent PIK3CA mutation did not impact benefit from EGFR TKI monotherapy. Single versus double mutant: objective response rate, 83% (n = 29) versus 62% (n = 6, p = 0.80); median time to progression, 11 (n = 29) versus 8 months (n = 6, p = 0.84); and median duration of TKI therapy, 15 (n = 32) versus 15 months (n = 10, p = 0.65). Conclusion: A concurrent PIK3CA mutation is a poor prognostic factor in patients with advanced EGFR-mutant or KRAS-mutant lung adenocarcinomas. There was no evidence that clinical benefit from EGFR TKI monotherapy is affected by a concurrent PIK3CA mutation in EGFR-mutant lung cancers. © 2015 by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer.
Keywords: tyrosine kinase inhibitors; pik3ca mutation; egfr-mutant lung adenocarcinomas
Journal Title: Journal of Thoracic Oncology
Volume: 10
Issue: 12
ISSN: 1556-0864
Publisher: Elsevier Inc.  
Date Published: 2015-12-01
Start Page: 1713
End Page: 1719
Language: English
DOI: 10.1097/jto.0000000000000671
PROVIDER: scopus
PUBMED: 26334752
PMCID: PMC4760768
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Notes: Export Date: 2 December 2015 -- Source: Scopus
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  1. Camelia S Sima
    212 Sima
  2. Marc Ladanyi
    1328 Ladanyi
  3. Jamie Erin Chaft
    289 Chaft
  4. Maria Eugenia Arcila
    659 Arcila
  5. Mark Kris
    869 Kris
  6. Alexander Edward Drilon
    633 Drilon
  7. Matthew David Hellmann
    412 Hellmann
  8. Juliana Wai Ming Eng
    45 Eng
  9. Kaitlin Marie Woo
    101 Woo