Comparative analysis of QS3D versus droplet digital PCR for quantitative measures of EGFR T790M mutation from identical plasma

Objectives: The capacity of QuantStudio™ 3D (QS3D) and droplet digital PCR (dPCR) for the detection of plasma Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) mutations have been widely reported. Few comparative studies on the quantitative test of the identical DNA material, however, are carried out. Here we...

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Main Authors: Qiaomei Guo, Lin Wang, Xiaohui Liang, Mingna Zhao, Xia Huang, Wanxing Xu, Jiatao Lou, Lihua Qiao
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Published: Elsevier 2022-11-01
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author Qiaomei Guo
Lin Wang
Xiaohui Liang
Mingna Zhao
Xia Huang
Wanxing Xu
Jiatao Lou
Lihua Qiao
author_facet Qiaomei Guo
Lin Wang
Xiaohui Liang
Mingna Zhao
Xia Huang
Wanxing Xu
Jiatao Lou
Lihua Qiao
author_sort Qiaomei Guo
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description Objectives: The capacity of QuantStudio™ 3D (QS3D) and droplet digital PCR (dPCR) for the detection of plasma Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) mutations have been widely reported. Few comparative studies on the quantitative test of the identical DNA material, however, are carried out. Here we compared the performance of the two methods in detecting EGFR T790M mutation in cell-free DNA (cfDNA) from the same lung cancer patients. Methods: We recruited 72 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients who initially respond to tyrosine kinase inhibitor treatment but subsequently developed resistance. Two tubes of 10mL anticoagulant blood were collected and cfDNA was isolated from plasma. Identical cfDNA samples were analyzed for T790M mutation using QS3D and droplet dPCR in parallel. Results: T790M mutation was detected in 15 and 21 cfDNA samples by QS3D and droplet digital PCR, respectively. The 6 discordant samples showed low mutation abundance (∼0.1%) and the discrepancy is caused by the stricter threshold settings for QS3D dPCR. The overall agreement between the two methods was 91.7% (66/72). The median allele frequencies for QS3D dPCR and droplet dPCR to detect T790M mutation was 2.01% and 2.62%, respectively. There was no significance in mutation abundance detected by both methods. Both methods are highly correlated with allele frequencies and copy numbers in T790M wild type and mutant, with R2 of 0.98, 0.92 and 0.95, respectively. Conclusion: Our study demonstrated that QS3D dPCR are highly consistent with droplet PCR for quantitative determination of EGFR T790M mutation in plasma cfDNA.
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spelling doaj.art-0b770e0ed16742a1aa8a5f00f8adbe1c2022-12-22T04:16:26ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402022-11-01811e11339Comparative analysis of QS3D versus droplet digital PCR for quantitative measures of EGFR T790M mutation from identical plasmaQiaomei Guo0Lin Wang1Xiaohui Liang2Mingna Zhao3Xia Huang4Wanxing Xu5Jiatao Lou6Lihua Qiao7Department of Laboratory Medicine, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No. 100 Haining Road, Hongkou District, Shanghai, China; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 241 Huai Hai Road (W), Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No. 100 Haining Road, Hongkou District, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No. 100 Haining Road, Hongkou District, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No. 100 Haining Road, Hongkou District, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 241 Huai Hai Road (W), Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No. 100 Haining Road, Hongkou District, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No. 100 Haining Road, Hongkou District, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No. 100 Haining Road, Hongkou District, Shanghai, China; Corresponding author.Objectives: The capacity of QuantStudio™ 3D (QS3D) and droplet digital PCR (dPCR) for the detection of plasma Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) mutations have been widely reported. Few comparative studies on the quantitative test of the identical DNA material, however, are carried out. Here we compared the performance of the two methods in detecting EGFR T790M mutation in cell-free DNA (cfDNA) from the same lung cancer patients. Methods: We recruited 72 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients who initially respond to tyrosine kinase inhibitor treatment but subsequently developed resistance. Two tubes of 10mL anticoagulant blood were collected and cfDNA was isolated from plasma. Identical cfDNA samples were analyzed for T790M mutation using QS3D and droplet dPCR in parallel. Results: T790M mutation was detected in 15 and 21 cfDNA samples by QS3D and droplet digital PCR, respectively. The 6 discordant samples showed low mutation abundance (∼0.1%) and the discrepancy is caused by the stricter threshold settings for QS3D dPCR. The overall agreement between the two methods was 91.7% (66/72). The median allele frequencies for QS3D dPCR and droplet dPCR to detect T790M mutation was 2.01% and 2.62%, respectively. There was no significance in mutation abundance detected by both methods. Both methods are highly correlated with allele frequencies and copy numbers in T790M wild type and mutant, with R2 of 0.98, 0.92 and 0.95, respectively. Conclusion: Our study demonstrated that QS3D dPCR are highly consistent with droplet PCR for quantitative determination of EGFR T790M mutation in plasma cfDNA.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844022026275cfDNAConcordanceDigital PCRMutation abundanceT790M
spellingShingle Qiaomei Guo
Lin Wang
Xiaohui Liang
Mingna Zhao
Xia Huang
Wanxing Xu
Jiatao Lou
Lihua Qiao
Comparative analysis of QS3D versus droplet digital PCR for quantitative measures of EGFR T790M mutation from identical plasma
Heliyon
cfDNA
Concordance
Digital PCR
Mutation abundance
T790M
title Comparative analysis of QS3D versus droplet digital PCR for quantitative measures of EGFR T790M mutation from identical plasma
title_full Comparative analysis of QS3D versus droplet digital PCR for quantitative measures of EGFR T790M mutation from identical plasma
title_fullStr Comparative analysis of QS3D versus droplet digital PCR for quantitative measures of EGFR T790M mutation from identical plasma
title_full_unstemmed Comparative analysis of QS3D versus droplet digital PCR for quantitative measures of EGFR T790M mutation from identical plasma
title_short Comparative analysis of QS3D versus droplet digital PCR for quantitative measures of EGFR T790M mutation from identical plasma
title_sort comparative analysis of qs3d versus droplet digital pcr for quantitative measures of egfr t790m mutation from identical plasma
topic cfDNA
Concordance
Digital PCR
Mutation abundance
T790M
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844022026275
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