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Abstract PD7-04: Association between patient derived xenograft (PDX) take rate and breast cancer recurrence in the prospective breast cancer genome guided therapy study (BEAUTY)
Yu, Jia , Santo, Katelyn, McLaughlin, Sarah A., Aspitia, Alvaro Moreno, Copland, John A. , Northfelt, Donald W. , Gray, Richard J. , Hunt, Katie N. , Conners, Amy Lynn , Weinshilboum, Richard, Wang, Liewei , Boughey, Judy C. , Suman, Vera J. , Sinnwell, Jason P. , Carter, Jodi M. , Kalari, Krishna R. , Tang, Xiaojia , Goetz, Matthew P.

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Cancer Research | February 15, 2021 | Volume: 81 | Issue: 4_Supplement | Pages: PD7-04-PD7-04

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Abstract Background: Patient derived xenografts are a standard tool used to study cancer biology and evaluate drug response phenotypes. It is well known that PDX take rate is associated with more aggressive clinical features [higher grade, biologic subtype (e.g. TNBC vs luminal)]. Previous data from a small retrospective cohort of patients (pts) with no prior chemo (n=24) suggested that primary breast tumor PDX take rate was associated with reduced overall survival. (Derose Nat Med. 2011) However, whether take rate is prognostic in newly diagnosed pts receiving standard of care neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) is unknown. From the prospective BEAUTY clinical trial of pts treated with NAC in which PDX was attempted from pre-NAC as well as after chemo (post-NAC), we recently reported no difference in take rate comparing pts with or without a pathologic complete response (pCR) (Yu Breast Canc Res 2018). Herein we report the association between PDX take rate and recurrence from tumor samples implanted pre-NAC as well as post-NAC (time of surgery). Methods: The BEAUTY study is a prospective NAC study which enrolled breast cancer pts (Stage I-III; n=140) treated with neoadjuvant weekly taxane +/-trastuzumab followed by anthracycline-based chemotherapy. Percutaneous tumor biopsies were obtained prior to NAC and tumor samples from residual disease at surgery were additionally used to establish PDXs. Tumor take rate was defined as percent of pts with the development of at least one stably transplantable (passed at least for four generations) xenograft that was pathologically confirmed as breast cancer. Time to breast cancer recurrence was defined as the time from surgery to documentation of a local, regional, or distant recurrence. Gray’s test was used to assess whether the cumulative incidence (CI) of a breast cancer recurrence differs with respect to either pre-NAC PDX take or post-NAC PDX take. Results: Of 140 pts enrolled in the BEAUTY study, tumor tissue for PDX from the pre-NAC tumor was available for implantation in 113. As previously published, PDX take rate from pre-NAC tumor was 27.4% (31/113), and varied according to tumor clinical subtype [51.3% (20/39) in triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), 26.5% (9/34) in HER2+, 5.0% (2/40) in Luminal]. With median follow up of 5.7 years (range: 3 months to 6.75 years), 17 pts developed local, regional or distant disease relapse (4 of whom had a PDX established pre-NAC). The cumulative incidence of breast cancer relapse after surgery was not found to differ according to pre-NAC PDX take (5 yr CI rate: 13.6% no take; 13.4% take; p=0.8911). In pts with TNBC, the group with the highest take rate, there was also no significant difference in incidence of BC recurrence between those without PDX take and those with PDX take (5 yr CI rate: 21.4% vs 16.2% p=0.7314). PDXs were established from residual tissue from surgery (post-NAC) in 6 of 34 pts (17.6%), [specifically, TNBC: 5/9; Her2+: 1/8; and Luminal: 0/17]. Nine of these 34 pts developed a local, regional or distant recurrence. There was a tendency for pts who had a PDX established from their residual disease to have a higher incidence of a breast event (p=0.1092). The 5 year cumulative incidence of a breast event was 19.6% for pts whose post-NAC PDX did not take and 50.0% for pts whose post-NAC PDX took. Discussion: In pts receiving NAC for breast cancer, we observed no significant difference between establishment of a pre-NAC PDX and breast cancer relapse. In contrast, post-NAC PDX take rate (from residual tumor obtained from the breast at surgery) was associated with a tendency to have a higher incidence of a breast cancer event. PDXs remain a valuable tool for the evaluation of tumor biology and development of new therapeutics, especially those models established from pts with chemotherapy resistance. Citation Format: Judy C. Boughey, Vera J. Suman, Jia Yu, Katelyn Santo, Jason P. Sinnwell, Jodi M. Carter, Krishna R. Kalari, Xiaojia Tang, Sarah A. McLaughlin, Alvaro Moreno Aspitia, John A. Copland, III, Donald W. Northfelt, Richard J. Gray, Katie N. Hunt, Amy Lynn Conners, Richard Weinshilboum, Liewei Wang, Matthew P. Goetz. Association between patient derived xenograft (PDX) take rate and breast cancer recurrence in the prospective breast cancer genome guided therapy study (BEAUTY) [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2020 San Antonio Breast Cancer Virtual Symposium; 2020 Dec 8-11; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2021;81(4 Suppl):Abstract nr PD7-04.
Abstract PD2-09: The role of CYP2D6 mediated tamoxifen metabolism in the suppression of ovarian function trial (SOFT)
Kuffel, Mary J., Hawse, John R. , Black, John L. , Weinshilboum, Richard, Dell’Orto, Patrizia , Biasi, Olivia, Kammler, Roswitha , Viale, Giuseppe , Regan, Meredith M. , Goetz, Matthew P. , Fleming, Gini F. , Ingle, James N. , Loi, Sherene , Colleoni, Marco , Francis, Prudence A.

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Cancer Research | February 15, 2021 | Volume: 81 | Issue: 4_Supplement | Pages: PD2-09-PD2-09

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Abstract Tamoxifen (T) is a pro-drug that undergoes CYP2D6-mediated metabolic activation to metabolites that more potently inhibit estrogen stimulated growth compared to the parent drug. While many studies have examined the role of CYP2D6 genotype in T-treated postmenopausal women, the role of CYP2D6 metabolism in premenopausal women (pre-MW) receiving T, with or without ovarian function suppression (OFS) or exemestane (E) and OFS is unknown. Methods: SOFT randomized 3066 (pre-MW) from 2003-2011 in 27 countries, stratified according to prior receipt or nonreceipt of chemotherapy and nodal status, to receive 5 years of T, T+OFS, or E+OFS. We designed a pharmacogenetics substudy (activated October 2010) to collect blood DNA from North American (NA) patients (pts) or to extract non-tumor DNA from available formalin fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) tissue blocks. For pts with a blood sample, CYP2D6 was genotyped beginning with the Luminex Tag-It Mutation Detection Kit and when needed, with a copy number variation assay and/or sequencing assays. For pts with FFPE-derived DNA, CYP2D6 genotyping for *3, *4, *6, *9, *10, *17 and *41 was performed using a Taqman Allelic Discrimination Assay. CYP2D6 phenotypes were called by classifying pts on the basis of a combination of poor (PM: *3, *4, *5, *6, *7, *8), slow (SM: *10), intermediate (IM: *9, *17, *29, *41) and extensive metabolizer alleles (EM; all others). Activity scores (AS) from phenotypes assigned for each allele: 0 if PM, 0.25 if SM, 0.5 if IM and 1 if EM allele, and multiplied x2 or x3 if duplicate or triplicate. With concomitant use of potent CYP2D6 inhibitor, AS=0; use of weak inhibitor subtracted 0.5. Metabolizer status was defined by CYP2D6 genotype alone or in combination with CYP2D6 inhibitor use at randomization from the AS: extensive (AS 1.25 to 3), intermediate (AS >0.5 to <1.25), slow/poor (AS 0 to 0.5) metabolizer status. The laboratory was blinded to all clinical data. The substudy primary objective was to assess the association between disease-free survival (DFS) and CYP2D6 metabolizer status in the T arm, and secondarily in the T + OFS, and E + OFS arms. A Cox model estimated hazard ratios comparing status according to treatment assignment, with prespecified prognostic factors. Results: 1200/3047 (39%) randomized pts in the intention-to-treat (ITT) population had successful CYP2D6 genotyping and 50% received prior chemotherapy. Following randomization, 435/1023 (42%) NA pts provided a blood sample and CYP2D6 genotypes were derived in 435/435. Non-tumor tissue was macrodissected from 1277 available FFPE blocks, resulting in DNA concentrations of > 0.3 ng/ml in 1053, and successfully derived CYP2D6 genotypes for 765/3047 pts (25%). 182 (15%) pts had DFS events after 8 yrs median follow-up. Metabolizer status from genotype was 57% extensive, 29% intermediate, 15% slow/poor. Metabolizer status was not associated with DFS in pts assigned T alone (P=0.60; Table), nor in pts assigned T+OFS (P=0.41) or E+OFS (P=0.30). 11% of pts used CYP2D6 inhibitors concomitantly at randomization; for 8% it changed the metabolizer status. The results using this definition were consistent. Conclusion: This retrospective-prospective SOFT pharmacogenetics substudy found no relation of CYP2D6 metabolizer status with DFS in premenopausal pts receiving T, T + OFS, or E + OFS. Given that 50% were pretreated with chemotherapy, further study is needed regarding the role of CYP2D6 metabolism in patients treated with T monotherapy. TableTreatment GroupN pts (N events)Comparison (N pts)Hazard Ratio95% CITamoxifen324 (56)Intermediate (114) vs Extensive (210)0.780.43-1.39Tamoxifen265 (52)Slow/Poor (55) vs Extensive (210)1.110.58-2.13Tamoxifen + OFS357 (46)Intermediate (122) vs Extensive (235)0.730.38-1.40Tamoxifen + OFS299 (45)Slow/Poor (64) vs Extensive (235)1.250.64-2.43Exemestane + OFS344 (46)Intermediate (107) vs Extensive (237)0.590.28-1.22Exemestane + OFS293 (47)Slow/Poor (56) vs Extensive (237)1.130.56-2.27 Citation Format: Matthew P. Goetz, Gini F. Fleming, Mary Kuffel, John R. Hawse, John L. Black, Richard Weinshilboum, James N. Ingle, Patrizia dell’Orto, Olivia Biasi, Roswitha Kammler, Sherene Loi, Marco Colleoni, Giuseppe Viale, Prudence A Francis, Meredith M Regan. The role of CYP2D6 mediated tamoxifen metabolism in the suppression of ovarian function trial (SOFT) [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2020 San Antonio Breast Cancer Virtual Symposium; 2020 Dec 8-11; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2021;81(4 Suppl):Abstract nr PD2-09.
Abstract LB-103: The interaction between SNP genotype and aromatase inhibitor treatment response in early breast cancer
Cairns, Junmei , Shepherd, Lois E. , Goss, Paul E. , Barman, Poulami , Weinshilboum, Richard M. , Wang, Liewei , Ingle, James N. , Kalari, Krishna R. , Ellis, Matthew J. , Carlson, Erin E. , Goetz, Matthew P. , Weinshilboum, Richard M.

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Cancer Research | September 4, 2020 | Volume: 80 | Issue: 16_Supplement | Pages: LB-103-LB-103

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Abstract Purpose: To determine genetic variants that could differentiate aromatase inhibitors (AIs) efficacy in early stage breast cancer. Experimental Design: We performed a stratified cox-proportional hazards analysis utilizing stratification factors and other covariates examining Breast Cancer Free Interval (BCFI) SNP-treatment interaction in Caucasian patients entered on the MA.27 trial. This analysis involved 4465 patients (2226 on anastrozole and 2239 on exemestane arm) including 245 (121 on anastrozole and 124 events on exemestane arm) with a breast event. Preclinical laboratory studies included luciferase activity, chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assay, and cell migration assays. Results: We identified 887 SNPs with a p-value <1E-4 that could differentiate anastrozole from exemestane efficacy. We next used GTEx databases to determine whether these SNPs might be cis-eQTLs with nearby genes, and found that 95 SNPs were eQTL with 14 genes. Functional validation of SNP effect in these 14 genes on response to anastrozole and exemestane revealed that 3 SNPs showed genotype-dependent differences between anastrozole and exemestane. Two of the three SNPs, rs1877193 and rs6735923 located upstream of LY75 gene, were associated with higher LY75 gene expression. Our drug-SNP interaction GWAS showed that both SNPs were associated with better BCFI for exemestane compared to anastrozole (HR= 0.447, 0.458). The SNP rs62293499 located downstream of the GPR160 gene was also associated with better BCFI for exemestane compared to anastrozole (HR=0.433). Interestingly, all 3 SNPs were associated with worse outcome (shorter BCFI) in anastrozole treated patients (HR=1.39~1.58), but with longer BCFI in the exemestane treated patients (HR=0.58~0.71) based on our GWAS results in MA.27 trial. However, all 3 SNPs showed no association with BCFI if the two treatment arms, anastrozole and exemestane, were combined (HR=0.92~1.08). Consistently, cells with Ly75 or GPR160 SNP variant genotypes were more sensitive to exemestane compared to anastrozole. Mechanistically, the 3 SNPs regulated estrogen receptor-dependant LY75 and GPR160 expression. LY75 suppression induced epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in breast cancer cell lines, accompanied by increased migratory capacity in vitro. LY75 knockdown also resulted in predominant downregulation of functional pathways such as cell proliferation, while pathways associated with mesenchymal stimulation were generally increased. GPR160 knockdown also resulted in downregulation of cell proliferation pathways. Conclusions: This SNP genotype and AI treatment interaction clinical study revealed unique genetic variants that differentiate anastrozole and exemestane efficacy. The signals were lost in the GWAS analysis when anastrozole and exemestane were combined. Preclinical laboratory studies revealed novel functions of LY75 and GPR160 in breast cancer. These findings represent potential steps towards individualized AI therapy. Citation Format: Junmei Cairns, James N. Ingle, Krishna R. Kalari, Lois E. Shepherd, Matthew J. Ellis, Paul E. Goss, Poulami Barman, Erin E. Carlson, Matthew P. Goetz, Richard M. Weinshilboum, Liewei Wang. The interaction between SNP genotype and aromatase inhibitor treatment response in early breast cancer [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research 2020; 2020 Apr 27-28 and Jun 22-24. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2020;80(16 Suppl):Abstract nr LB-103.
Pharmacogenomics of aromatase inhibitors in postmenopausal breast cancer and additional mechanisms of anastrozole action
Cairns, Junmei , Ingle, James N. , Dudenkov, Tanda M., Na, Jie , Buzdar, Aman U. , Robson, Mark E. , Ellis, Matthew J. , Goss, Paul E. , Shepherd, Lois E. , Goodnature, Barbara, Weinshilboum, Richard M. , Bari, Mehrab Ghanat, Wang, Liewei , Ingle, J , Ellis, Matthew J , Na, Jie , Robson, Mark , Kalari, Krishna R. , Carlson, Erin E. , Goetz, Matthew P. , Weinshilboum, Richard M. , Li, Hu

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JCI Insight | July 23, 2020 | Volume: 5 | Issue: 16 | Pages: No page available

10.1172/jci.insight.137571 | PMID 32701512 Get It

Aromatase inhibitors (AIs) reduce breast cancer recurrence and prolong survival, but up to 30% of patients exhibit recurrence. Using a genome-wide association study of patients entered on MA.27, a phase III randomized trial of anastrozole versus exemestane, we identified a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in CUB And Sushi multiple domains 1 ( CSMD1) associated with breast cancer–free interval, with the variant allele associated with fewer distant recurrences. Mechanistically, CSMD1 regulates CYP19 expression in an SNP- and drug-dependent fashion, and this regulation is different among 3 AIs: anastrozole, exemestane, and letrozole. Overexpression of CSMD1 sensitized AI-resistant cells to anastrozole but not to the other 2 AIs. The SNP in CSMD1 that was associated with increased CSMD1 and CYP19 expression levels increased anastrozole sensitivity, but not letrozole or exemestane sensitivity. Anastrozole degrades estrogen receptor α (ERα), especially in the presence of estradiol (E2). ER + breast cancer organoids and AI- or fulvestrant-resistant breast cancer cells were more sensitive to anastrozole plus E2 than to AI alone. Our findings suggest that the CSMD1 SNP might help to predict AI response, and anastrozole plus E2 serves as a potential new therapeutic strategy for patients with AI- or fulvestrant-resistant breast cancers.
Single-nucleotide polymorphism biomarkers of adjuvant anastrozole-induced estrogen suppression in early breast cancer
Barman, Poulami , Shepherd, Lois E. , Goss, Paul E. , Buzdar, Aman U. , Cairns, Junmei , Casey, Abraham Eyman, Goodnature, Barbara, Haddad, Tufia C. , Weinshilboum, Richard M. , Wang, Liewei , Eyman Casey, Abraham, Hoskin, Tanya L. , Goodnature, Barbara A, Ingle, James N. , Kalari, Krishna R. , Ellis, Matthew J. , Robson, Mark E. , Carlson, Erin E. , Goetz, Matthew P. , Weinshilboum, Richard M.

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Pharmacogenetics and Genomics | July 9, 2020 | Volume: 31 | Issue: 1 | Pages: 1-9

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Objectives Based on our previous findings that postmenopausal women with estrone (E1) and estradiol (E2) concentrations at or above 1.3 pg/ml and 0.5 pg/ml, respectively, after 6 months of adjuvant anastrozole therapy had a three-fold risk of recurrence, we aimed to identify a single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)-based model that would predict elevated E1 and E2 and then validate it in an independent dataset. Patients and methods The test set consisted of 322 women from the M3 study and the validation set consisted of 152 patients from MA.27. All patients were treated with adjuvant anastrozole, had on-anastrozole E1 and E2 concentrations and genome-wide genotyping. Results SNPs were identified from the M3 genome-wide association study. The best model to predict the E1-E2 phenotype with high balanced accuracy was a support vector machine model using clinical factors plus 46 SNPs. We did not have an independent cohort that is similar to the M3 study with clinical, E1-E2 phenotypes and genotype data to test our model. Hence, we chose a nested matched case-control cohort (MA.27 study) for testing. Our E1-E2 model was not validated but we found the MA.27 validation cohort was both clinically and genomically different. Conclusions We identified a SNP-based model that had excellent performance characteristics for predicting the phenotype of elevated E1 and E2 in women treated with anastrozole. This model was not validated in an independent dataset but that dataset was clinically and genomically substantially different. The model will need validation in a prospective study.
Mood‐Stabilizing Antiepileptic Treatment Response in Bipolar Disorder: A Genome‐Wide Association Study
Ho, Ada Man‐Choi , Coombes, Brandon J. , Nguyen, Thanh Thanh L. , Liu, Duan , Singh, Balwinder , Nassan, Malik , Colby, Colin , Weinshilboum, Richard M. , Frye, Mark A. , Colby, Colin L., Larrabee, Beth R. , Nguyen, Thanh Thanh L. , Ho, Ada M-C , Singh, Balwinder , Coombes, Brandon J , Liu, Duan , McElroy, Susan L. , Weinshilboum, Richard M. , Biernacka, Joanna M.

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Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics | July 6, 2020 | Volume: 108 | Issue: 6 | Pages: 1233-1242

10.1002/cpt.1982 | PMID 32627186 Get It

Several antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) have US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for use as mood stabilizers in bipolar disorder (BD), but not all BD patients respond to these AED mood stabilizers (AED‐MSs). To identify genetic polymorphisms that contribute to the variability in AED‐MS response, we performed a discovery genome‐wide association study (GWAS) of 199 BD patients from the Mayo Clinic Bipolar Disorder Biobank. Most of these patients had been treated with the AED‐MS valproate/divalproex and/or lamotrigine. AED‐MS response was assessed using the Alda scale, which quantifies clinical improvement while accounting for potential confounding factors. We identified two genome‐wide significant single‐nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) signals that mapped to the THSD7A (rs78835388, P = 7.1E‐09) and SLC35F3 (rs114872993, P = 3.2E‐08) genes. We also identified two genes with statistically significant gene‐level associations: ABCC1 (P = 6.7E‐07; top SNP rs875740, P = 2.0E‐6), and DISP1 (P = 8.9E‐07; top SNP rs34701716, P = 8.9E‐07). THSD7A SNPs were previously found to be associated with risk for several psychiatric disorders, including BD. Both THSD7A and SLC35F3 are expressed in excitatory/glutamatergic and inhibitory/γ‐aminobutyric acidergic (GABAergic) neurons, which are targets of AED‐MSs. ABCC1 is involved in the transport of valproate and lamotrigine metabolites, and the SNPs in ABCC1 and DISP1 with the strongest evidence of association in our GWAS are strong splicing quantitative trait loci in the human gut, suggesting a possible influence on drug absorption. In conclusion, our pharmacogenomic study identified novel genetic loci that appear to contribute to AED‐MS treatment response, and may facilitate precision medicine in BD.
Liquid biopsy of the immune environment: Evaluation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) with CyTOF and response to trastuzumab (T)-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) in HER2+ breast cancer (BC).
Leon‐Ferre, Roberto A. , McGrath, Kaitlyn, Weinshilboum, Richard M. , Wang, Liewei , Knutson, Keith L. , Ansell, Stephen M. , Suman, Vera J. , Carter, Jodi M. , Kalari, Krishna R. , Weinshilboum, Richard M. , Ingle, James N. , Knutson, Keith L. , Boughey, Judy C. , Villasboas, José C. , Goetz, Matthew P.

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Journal of Clinical Oncology | May 25, 2020 | Volume: 38 | Issue: 15_suppl | Pages: 592-592

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592 Background: Immune responses in the tumor microenvironment have prognostic and predictive value in BC. However, the potential of immune responses observed in peripheral blood as biomarkers in BC remains unclear. We have shown that a higher frequency of circulating monocytes and a lower frequency of antigen-experienced memory CD8+ T cells are associated with response to NAC in triple negative BC (Leon-Ferre et al SABCS 2019). Here, we used cytometry by time-of-flight (CyTOF) to evaluate associations between circulating immune cells, clinical features and response to T-based NAC in HER2+ BC. Methods: PBMC suspensions from 36 pts with stage I-III HER2+ BC were prospectively collected prior to initiation of T-based NAC, stained with 29 metal-tagged antibodies optimized to identify major human immune cell subsets, and acquired in the Helios CyTOF instrument. Differential abundance analysis of immune cells by clinical characteristics and by NAC response was evaluated using Wilcoxon rank sum test. % of immune cell subsets is presented as % of all PBMCs. Results: Most pts presented with ER- tumors (56%), measuring > 5cm (64%) and with nodal metastases (78%). After NAC, 16 pts (44%) achieved pathologic complete response (pCR). Analysis of preNAC PBMCs demonstrated a significantly higher number of B cells (8% vs 5%, p = 0.05) and effector memory CD8+ T cells (CD45RA-/CCR7-, 3 vs 1%, p = 0.02) in pts with pCR compared to those with residual disease. Of the B cell subsets, naïve B cells (CD24-/CD27-) were higher in pts who achieved pCR vs not (7% vs 4%, 0 = 0.04). Regarding clinical characteristics, cN+ pts at presentation exhibited a lower number of peripheral blood T cells compared to cN- pts (47% vs 63%, p = 0.03). Of the T cell subsets, overall CD4+ and naïve CD4+ T cells (CD45RA+/CCR7+) were lower in cN+ vs cN- pts (31% vs 45%, p = 0.05; and 11% vs 24%, p = 0.04). We also observed differences in CD56+/CD16- NK cells by ER status (ER- 1% vs ER+ 3%, p = 0.01), and a moderate negative correlation between age and % circulating CD8+ T cells (rho -0.4669, p = 0.004). Conclusions: Distinct peripheral blood immune cell profiles are observed in HER2+ BC at diagnosis, and are associated with response to T-based NAC and initial clinical characteristics. Notably, pts who later achieved pCR had a relative abundance of B cells and effector memory CD8+ T cells at diagnosis. These data suggest that immune cell phenotyping in peripheral blood may have potential as a biomarker to predict response to NAC in BC.
Abstract P5-04-09: Deep phenotyping using CyTOF identifies peripheral blood immune signatures associated with clinical outcomes and molecular subtypes in patients with early-stage triple negative breast cancer (TNBC)
Leon‐Ferre, Roberto A. , McGrath, Kaitlyn, Weinshilboum, Richard, Wang, Liewei , Knutson, Keith L. , Ansell, Stephen M. , Carter, Jodi M. , Kalari, Krishna R. , Suman, Vera J. , Knutson, Keith L. , Boughey, Judy C. , Villasboas, José C. , Goetz, Matthew P.

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Cancer Research | March 26, 2020 | Volume: 80 | Issue: 4_Supplement | Pages: P5-04-09-P5-04-09

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Abstract Background: Local antitumor immunity—as assessed by quantifying tumor-infiltrating immune cells—is increasingly recognized as a critical factor influencing prognosis and therapy response in TNBC. However, an understanding of systemic antitumor immune responses occurring in peripheral blood, and their influence on prognosis and chemotherapy response has not been rigorously studied. Methods: Cytometry by time-of-flight (CyTOFTM, Fluidigm) was used to examine viably cryopreserved peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) suspensions prospectively collected from patients with early-stage TNBC prior to initiation of standard neoadjuvant paclitaxel followed by doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide (NACT) as part of the BEAUTY study [1]. Samples were stained using a panel of metal-tagged antibodies, recognizing 30 surface proteins optimized for immune monitoring of human peripheral blood. Differential abundance analysis of immune cell subsets was carried out to evaluate differences between patients who achieved pCR versus those with residual disease after NACT, and between patients with known luminal androgen receptor (LAR) versus basal TNBC subtypes defined by bulk tumor RNA sequencing. Results: Viably cryopreserved PBMC samples from 40 treatment-naive TNBC patients were available for analysis. The median age was 52 years (range 32 - 73), with 6 (15%) patients having tumors classified as LAR TNBC, and the remaining 34 (85%) as basal TNBC. Overall, 21 (53%) patients achieved pCR after NACT. After acquisition on the mass cytometer, the median yield per sample was 626,815 single-cell events (range 42,786 - 1,035,575), with a median percent debris of 13.7% (range 14 - 58). Across the 40 PBMC samples, the total yield was 23,507,094 single-cell events. The median frequencies of major circulating immune cell subsets across the 40 TNBC patients were: T cells 53.9% (range 25.4 - 71.3), with 33.4% CD4+ T cells (range 11.4 - 46.7) and 10.3% CD8+ T cells (range 5.8 - 19.9); B cells 10.8% (3.3 - 32.6), NK cells 8.6% (1.7 - 17.0) and monocytes 10.6% (2.7 - 29.8). Examining pre-treatment blood samples, patients with residual disease after NACT exhibited a higher median frequency of baseline CD14+CD16- classical monocytes (7.5% vs. 4.1%, p=0.025) and a lower frequency of terminally-differentiated effector memory cytotoxic (CD8+) T cells (0.6% vs. 1.7%, p=0.038) compared to patients who achieved pCR. Patients with LAR TNBC also exhibited a higher frequency of CD14+CD16- classical monocytes (11.5% vs 4.3%, p=0.058), and in addition exhibited a lower frequency of central memory CD4+ T cells (10.4% vs 15.2%, p=0.048). No difference in CD8+ T cells was seen by LAR status. Additional associations of peripheral blood immune cell subsets and classic tumor pathological features will be presented at the meeting. Conclusion: To our knowledge, this is the first study focused on TNBC to demonstrate variation in peripheral blood immune cell populations by molecular TNBC subtype (LAR vs. basal), and by chemotherapy response. A higher frequency of circulating classical monocytes—which can infiltrate into tissues and give rise to macrophages—appears to be detrimental; whereas a higher frequency of circulating antigen-experienced memory CD8+ T cells seems to be protective, suggesting a putative role of this cell subset in TNBC anti-tumoral immunity. Reference: [1] Goetz MP et al. JNCI 2017, PMID:28376176 Citation Format: Roberto A Leon-Ferre, Kaitlyn McGrath, Jodi M Carter, Krishna R Kalari, Vera J Suman, Richard Weinshilboum, Liewei Wang, Keith L Knutson, Stephen M Ansell, Judy C Boughey, J C Villasboas, Matthew P Goetz. Deep phenotyping using CyTOF identifies peripheral blood immune signatures associated with clinical outcomes and molecular subtypes in patients with early-stage triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2019 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2019 Dec 10-14; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2020;80(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P5-04-09.
Abstract P2-11-07: Comprehensive tumor sequencing to identify biomarkers of palbociclib response: First report of the PROMISE study
Sullivan, Ciara C O, Vedell, Peter T. , Moyer, Ann M. , Alaparthi, T, Moreno‐Aspitia, Alvaro , Northfelt, Donald W. , Liu, Minetta C. , Haddad, Tufia C. , Peethambaram, Prema P. , Chumsri, Saranya , Ruddy, Kathryn J. , Leon‐Ferre, Roberto A. , Gill, Paula, Ranginwala, Mohammad, Javed, Asad , Batoo, Sameer, McMenomy, Brendan P., Weinshilboum, Richard, Wang, Liewei , Kalari, Krishna R. , Suman, Vera J. , Carlson, Erin E. , Sinnwell, Jason P. , Tang, Xiaojia , Thompson, Kevin J. , Sung, Jaeyun , Giridhar, Karthik V. , Goetz, Matthew P.

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Cancer Research | March 26, 2020 | Volume: 80 | Issue: 4_Supplement | Pages: P2-11-07-P2-11-07

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Abstract Background: The combination of cyclin dependent 4/6 kinase inhibitors (CDK4/6i) with endocrine therapy (ET) has resulted in clinically significant improvements in progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) in hormone-receptor (HR)-positive metastatic breast cancer (MBC). However, most patients’ disease ultimately progresses on CDK4/6i and ET. Therefore, further research is necessary to understand the mechanisms driving primary and secondary resistance. PROMISE is a multicenter prospective cohort study enrolling women with HR-positive MBC commencing treatment with palbociclib + letrozole (1st line) or palbociclib + fulvestrant (2nd Line). The study provides a comprehensive “omic” assessment of blood, tumor, urine and the fecal microbiome to identify molecular or cellular features associated with primary endocrine resistance (e.g. disease progression ≤ 12 months on treatment) and acquired resistance to CDK 4/6i. Additionally, patient derived xenografts and organoids are created to test new drug strategies designed to overcome resistance to CDK 4/6i and ET. Here, we present initial sequencing results from pretreatment biospecimens collected from PROMISE study participants. Methods: On-study tumor biopsies and blood samples were collected for DNA/RNA sequencing (TempusTM). The analyzed biospecimens were all obtained prior to initiation of palbociclib and ET. We correlated patient clinical characteristics (phenotypes) with molecular data and responses to protocol treatment. The data were analyzed using a series of cutting-edge bioinformatics pipelines for somatic and germline mutations in addition to copy number alterations (CNAs). The study database was locked for analysis on 06/20/2019. Results: We analyzed the somatic single nucleotide variants/INDELs (sSNV/INDEL) profiles across the tumor samples to determine the genes that were least likely to occur as a result of background mutation processes. Twenty-six patients had somatic copy number alterations (sCNA) and/or sSNV/INDEL in at least one of 18 genes with the most significant sSNV/INDEL profiles (p < 0.03) which included clinically and biologically relevant genes. The genes with the most statistically significant sSNV/INDEL mutation profiles were GATA3, PIK3CA, CDH1, and ESR1 (p < 0.0009). We observed a high percentage of tumors with somatic alterations in GATA3 (23% sSNV/INDEL, 15% sCNA), PIK3CA (38%, 12%), CDH1 (19%, 50%) and ESR1 (19%, 58%). ESR1 mutations were more frequent in patients receiving 2nd line treatment. Other frequently altered genes included TP53 (15%, 46%), MAP2K4 (8%, 50%), DNAAF1 (8%, 50%), and CDKN1B (8%, 35%). Further, ZNF317 and F3 were altered in 9 and 7 patients, respectively. Twenty-four samples had alterations in at least one of the CDK4/6 pathway genes (RB1, CCNE2, CCND1, CDK6, ESR1, CDKN2A, CCND3, CDK4, CDK2 and CCNE1). Four patients progressed on therapy; three of the four patients had mutations in PIK3CA, and one had a mutation in ESR1. Results of the RNA sequencing data (N=26) will be presented at the SABCS meeting. Conclusions: This is the first report of a prospective study designed to characterize the genomic landscape of ER+/HER2- MBC prior to palbociclib treatment. We observed high frequencies of known targetable alterations in PIK3CA and ESR1, including in patients that progress, which is consistent with previous reports. RNA sequencing data will be presented at the meeting. Citation Format: Ciara C O Sullivan, Krishna R Kalari, Vera J Suman, Peter T Vedell, Ann Moyer, Erin Carlson, Jason Sinnwell, Tejaswi Alaparthi, Xiaojia Tang, Kevin Thompson, Jaeyun Sung, Alvaro Moreno-Aspitia, Donald Northfelt, Minetta C Liu, Tufia C Haddad, Prema Peethambaram, Saranya Chumsri, Kathryn J Ruddy, Karthik V Giridhar, Roberto A Leon-Ferre, Paula Gill, Mohammad Ranginwala, Asad Javed, Sameer Batoo, Brendan P. McMenomy, Richard Weinshilboum, Liewei Wang, Matthew P Goetz. Comprehensive tumor sequencing to identify biomarkers of palbociclib response: First report of the PROMISE study [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2019 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2019 Dec 10-14; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2020;80(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P2-11-07.