Title
Clinical impact of molecular profiling in the national prospective cohort Solving Unknown Primary Cancer (SUPER) study.
Conference Name
2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting
Conference Start Date
2024-05-31
Conference End Date
2024-06-04
Conference Location
Chicago, Illinois, USA and online
Author(s)
Sivakumaran, Tharani
White, Matthew
Prall, Owen
Mitchell, Catherine
Dijkstra, Christine
Rebello, Richard
Xu, Huiling
Vissers, Joseph
Grimmond, Sean
Wong, Hui-Li
DeFazio, Anna
Gao, Bo
Singh, Madhu Sudan
Collins, Ian M.
Steer, Christopher B.
Warren, Mark Andrew
Bowtell, David
Tothill, Richard W
Mileshkin, Linda R.
Abstract
Background: Cancer of unknown primary (CUP) is a common cause of cancer death, with a median survival < 12 months. SUPER is a prospective cohort study designed to create a national information and biobank of patients (pts) with no confirmed primary site following diagnostic work-up. We aimed to determine the impact of tumour molecular profiling on treatment decisions. Methods: 449 pts were recruited (2013-2021) over 3 phases from 12 Australian sites. Clinical information collected over 12 months included: demographics, treatments, investigations and clinico-pathological characteristics. Molecular tests were centrally performed and included comprehensive panel (CCP) sequencing and gene-expression tissue of origin (TOO) assays in Phase 1&2 and CCP and whole genome sequencing (WGS) in Phase 3. The number of genes reported on increased over the 3 phases. Molecular results were discussed in a molecular tumour board. Clinicians completed clinical management questionnaires before and after receiving molecular results. A combined retrospective evaluation of therapeutic actionability was applied to all DNA sequencing data using the TOPOGRAPH database. Results: Median age 63 years [19-86], with 81% ECOG 0-1 and 87% classified as unfavourable CUP subtype. Reporting timelines and rates of successful sequencing improved over time (Table). Clinically actionable genomic abnormalities were detected in 95/331 (29%) pts. Moderate or high match results on TOO assay were consistent with a suspected or later confirmed TOO as reported by clinicians in 81/195 (42%) pts in phase 1 + 2. Germline pathogenic mutations were detected in 34/331 (10%) pts. Molecular tests confirmed clinician’s treatment (started while awaiting results) was consistent with the most likely TOO in 170/331 (51%) pts. Clinicians reported that molecular tests resulted in a change in management in 11/118 pts (9%) in phase 1 and 40/213 (19%) pts in phases 2+3, with 17/51 (33%) pts changed treatment based on potential TOO determination. 11/51 (22%) pts could access treatment via standard pathways given a more specific tumour-type diagnosis and 15/51 (29%) pts were potentially eligible for clinical trials; however, only 7 pts were well enough for referral. Conclusions: The clinical impact of molecular testing in CUP improved over time as testing became more sophisticated and turnaround times improved. Clinicians suspected TOO pre-profiling was consistent with molecular results in half of the pts. Routine access to novel therapies in CUP remains a challenge.
Publication information
Sivakumaran, Tharani & White, Matthew & Prall, Owen & Mitchell, Catherine & Dijkstra, Christine & Rebello, Richard & Xu, Huiling & Vissers, Joseph & Grimmond, Sean & Wong, Hui-Li & DeFazio, Anna & Gao, Bo & Singh, Madhu & Collins, Ian & Steer, Christopher & Warren, Mark & Karanth, Narayan & Bowtell, David & Tothill, Richard & Mileshkin, Linda. (2024). Clinical impact of molecular profiling in the national prospective cohort Solving Unknown Primary Cancer (SUPER) study.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 42. 3056-3056. 10.1200/JCO.2024.42.16_suppl.3056.
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Solving Unknown Primary cancER Earlier Diagnosis (SUPER-ED): A stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial implementing a Model of Care to support earlier diagnosis
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0732-183X
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Journal of clinical oncology
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