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Targeting G1/S phase cell-cycle genomic alterations and accompanying co-alterations with individualized CDK4/6 inhibitor–based regimens
Shumei Kato, … , Jason K. Sicklick, Razelle Kurzrock
Shumei Kato, … , Jason K. Sicklick, Razelle Kurzrock
Published January 11, 2021
Citation Information: JCI Insight. 2021;6(1):e142547. https://doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.142547.
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Clinical Research and Public Health Oncology

Targeting G1/S phase cell-cycle genomic alterations and accompanying co-alterations with individualized CDK4/6 inhibitor–based regimens

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Abstract

BACKGROUND Although CDK4/6 inhibitors are an established treatment for hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative metastatic breast cancers, their benefit in other malignancies remains limited.METHODS We investigated factors associated with clinical outcomes from CDK4/6 inhibitor–based therapy among patients with G1/S phase cell-cycle alterations (CDK4/6 amplifications, CCND1/2/3 amplifications, or CDKN2A/B alterations).RESULTS Overall, 2457 patients with diverse solid tumors that underwent clinical-grade, next-generation sequencing (182–465 genes) and therapy outcome of (non–breast cancer) patients treated with matched CDK4/6 inhibitors were analyzed. G1/S phase cell-cycle alterations occurred in 20.6% (507 of 2457) of patients; 99% of those patients (n = 501) harbored ≥1 characterized co-alteration (median, 4; range, 0–24). In 40 patients with G1/S phase cell-cycle alterations given CDK4/6 inhibitors as part of their regimen, significantly longer median progression-free survival (PFS) was observed when CDK4/6 inhibitor–based therapies matched a larger proportion of tumor alterations, often because CDK4/6 inhibitors were administered together with other drugs that were matched to genomic co-alterations, hence achieving a high matching score (high vs. low [≥50% vs. <50%] matching score, PFS, 6.2 vs. 2.0 months, P < 0.001 [n = 40] [multivariate]) and higher rate of stable disease ≥6 months or an objective response (57% vs. 21%, P = 0.048).CONCLUSION In summary, in cell-cycle–altered cancers, matched CDK4/6 inhibitors, as part of an individualized regimen targeting a majority of genomic alterations, was independently associated with longer PFS.TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02478931.FUNDING Joan and Irwin Jacobs Fund, National Cancer Institute (P30 CA023100, R01 CA226803), and the FDA (R01 FD006334).

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Shumei Kato, Ryosuke Okamura, Jacob J. Adashek, Noor Khalid, Suzanna Lee, Van Nguyen, Jason K. Sicklick, Razelle Kurzrock

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Examples of responders treated with CDK4/6 inhibitory therapy.

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Examples of responders treated with CDK4/6 inhibitory therapy.
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(A) Case 1 (patient ID 269): Forty-three-year-old woman with metastatic high-grade ovarian carcinoma with neuroendocrine features that harbored CDKN2A/B alteration without any genomic co-alterations on the NGS panel of 315 genes and 2 lines of prior therapy demonstrated partial response with single-agent palbociclib lasting 8 months. NGS of tumor showed a single alteration in CDKN2A/B, for which the patient was started on palbociclib. Restaging scan with CT overall showed 30% regression, indicating partial response at the 4-month time point (response by RECIST 1.1). Along with the radiographic response, reduction of tumor marker, CA 125 was seen (CA 125: 328 U/ml down to 50 U/ml [reference range 0–34 U/ml]). (B) Case 2 (patient ID 501): Sixty-eight-year-old man with metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) with alterations in BRAF V600E, CDKN2A p16INK4a splice site 150+1G > A and LRP1B deletion exon 23 presented after progressing treatment with dabrafenib (BRAF inhibitor) and trametinib (MEK inhibitor) based on underlying BRAF V600E mutation (30). Addition of palbociclib led to partial response lasting 11.3 months. Although progression was seen with a new pulmonary nodule and worsening rectal lesion (left to middle, circle), one of the right lower lung masses appeared to be stable (left to middle, arrow), and thus the decision was made to continue on dabrafenib/trametinib and to add palbociclib based on additional alteration in CDKN2A. Two months after the addition of palbociclib, restaging scan with PET/CT scan showed resolution of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose–avid lung nodules as well as improvement in rectal lesion (middle to right). PFS was 11.3 months without significant toxicities.

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