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ArticleJournal of neuro-oncology2016

Clinical utility and treatment outcome of comprehensive genomic profiling in high grade glioma patients.

Deborah T Blumenthal, Addie Dvir, Alexander Lossos, Tzahala Tzuk-Shina, Tzach Lior, Dror Limon, Shlomit Yust-Katz, Alejandro Lokiec, Zvi Ram, Jeffrey S Ross and 4 more

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Article in Journal of neuro-oncology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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28 citing papers in PubMed, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 9 institutions in 2 countries.

Deborah T BlumenthalDivision of Oncology, Neuro-Oncology Service, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, 6 Weizman Street, 64239, Tel Aviv, Israel. deborahblumenthal@gmail.com.
Addie DvirOncotest-Teva Pharmaceuticals, Petah Tikva, Israel.
Alexander LossosDepartment of Oncology, Leslie and Michael Gaffin Center for Neuro-Oncology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
Tzahala Tzuk-ShinaDepartment of Oncology, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel.
Tzach LiorOncology Institute, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
Dror LimonOncology Institute, Davidoff Center, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel.
Shlomit Yust-KatzSackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Alejandro LokiecDepartment of Oncology, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel.
Zvi RamSackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Jeffrey S RossFoundation Medicine, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Siraj M AliFoundation Medicine, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Roi YairOncotest-Teva Pharmaceuticals, Petah Tikva, Israel.
Lior Soussan-GutmanOncotest-Teva Pharmaceuticals, Petah Tikva, Israel.
Felix BoksteinDivision of Oncology, Neuro-Oncology Service, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, 6 Weizman Street, 64239, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Teva Pharmaceuticals (Israel) · ILRabin Medical Center · ILRambam Health Care Campus · ILTel Aviv University · ILAlbany Medical Center Hospital · USFoundation Medicine (United States)Hadassah Medical Center · ILSheba Medical Center · ILTel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center · IL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Genomic research of high grade glioma (HGG) has revealed complex biology with potential for therapeutic impact. However, the utilization of this information and impact upon patient outcome has yet to be assessed. We performed capture-based next generation sequencing (NGS) genomic analysis assay of 236/315 cancer-associated genes, with average depth of over 1000 fold, to guide treatment in HGG patients. We reviewed clinical utility and response rates in correlation to NGS results. Forty-three patients were profiled: 34 glioblastomas, 8 anaplastic astrocytomas, and one patient with anaplastic oligodendroglioma. Twenty-five patients were profiled with the 315 gene panel. The median number of identified genomic alterations (GAs) per patient was 4.5 (range 1-23). In 41 patients (95 %) at least one therapeutically-actionable GA was detected, most commonly in EGFR [17 (40 %)]. Genotype-directed treatments were prescribed in 13 patients, representing a 30 % treatment decision impact. Treatment with targeted agents included everolimus as a single agent and in combination with erlotinib; erlotinib; afatinib; palbociclib; trametinib and BGJ398. Treatments targeted various genomic findings including EGFR alterations, mTOR activation, cell cycle targets and FGFR1 mutations. None of the patients showed response to respective biologic treatments. In this group of patients with HGG, NGS revealed a high frequency of GAs that lead to targeted treatment in 30 % of the patients. The lack of response suggests that further study of mechanisms of resistance in HGG is warranted before routine use of biologically-targeted agents based on NGS results.

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Treatment OutcomeAdolescentAdultAgedAntineoplastic AgentsBrain NeoplasmsCohort StudiesErbB ReceptorsErlotinib HydrochlorideEverolimusFemaleGenomicsGliomaHumansMaleMiddle AgedAntineoplastic AgentsEGFR protein, humanErbB ReceptorsErlotinib HydrochlorideEverolimusMTOR protein, humanTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesAstrocytomaGlioblastomaHigh grade gliomaMassively-parallel sequencingTargeted molecular therapy

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PMID27531351
OpenAlexW2518227508

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