Detection of microsatellite instability high (MSI-H) status by targeted plasma-based genotyping in metastatic breast cancer

Abstract We evaluate microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) status with cell-free DNA (cfDNA) in metastatic breast cancer (MBC) and the association with clinico-genomic characteristics. Patients with MSI-H in cfDNA (Guardant360®, 74 gene next-generation sequencing (NGS) with MBC are identified. We...

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Main Authors: Neelima Vidula, Andrew Lipman, Shumei Kato, Caroline Weipert, Katherine Hesler, Georges Azzi, Ahmed Elkhanany, Dejan Juric, Estelamari Rodriguez, Colleen Faulkner, Paul Makhlouf, Kristin Price, Joyce O’Shaughnessy, Aditya Bardia
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-11-01
Series:npj Breast Cancer
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41523-022-00490-2
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author Neelima Vidula
Andrew Lipman
Shumei Kato
Caroline Weipert
Katherine Hesler
Georges Azzi
Ahmed Elkhanany
Dejan Juric
Estelamari Rodriguez
Colleen Faulkner
Paul Makhlouf
Kristin Price
Joyce O’Shaughnessy
Aditya Bardia
author_facet Neelima Vidula
Andrew Lipman
Shumei Kato
Caroline Weipert
Katherine Hesler
Georges Azzi
Ahmed Elkhanany
Dejan Juric
Estelamari Rodriguez
Colleen Faulkner
Paul Makhlouf
Kristin Price
Joyce O’Shaughnessy
Aditya Bardia
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description Abstract We evaluate microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) status with cell-free DNA (cfDNA) in metastatic breast cancer (MBC) and the association with clinico-genomic characteristics. Patients with MSI-H in cfDNA (Guardant360®, 74 gene next-generation sequencing (NGS) with MBC are identified. We conduct a retrospective review. The median number of alterations and a median maximum mutant allelic fraction (MAF) in MSI-H and non-MSI-H cohorts are compared with Mann–Whitney U-test. Of 6718 patients with breast cancer with ≥1 plasma NGS alteration, 42 (0.63%) have MSI-H. A median number of genomic alterations per sample is 11 in MSI-H vs. 3 in non-MSI-H (Mann–Whitney U-test p < 0.0001) and the median maximum MAF is 16.8% in MSI-H vs. 2.6% in non-MSI-H (Mann–Whitney U-test p < 0.0001). The co-existing genomic landscape is heterogeneous. The median response duration for seven patients receiving immunotherapy is 92 days (range 29–273 days). CfDNA can identify MSI-H in MBC. Research is needed to validate immunotherapy usage in cfDNA-detected MSI-H MBC.
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spelling doaj.art-f65bfda34691462a94c380daea7a2c6a2023-12-02T10:47:32ZengNature Portfolionpj Breast Cancer2374-46772022-11-01811710.1038/s41523-022-00490-2Detection of microsatellite instability high (MSI-H) status by targeted plasma-based genotyping in metastatic breast cancerNeelima Vidula0Andrew Lipman1Shumei Kato2Caroline Weipert3Katherine Hesler4Georges Azzi5Ahmed Elkhanany6Dejan Juric7Estelamari Rodriguez8Colleen Faulkner9Paul Makhlouf10Kristin Price11Joyce O’Shaughnessy12Aditya Bardia13Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Harvard Medical SchoolFlorida Cancer SpecialistsUniversity of California San DiegoGuardant HealthMassachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Harvard Medical SchoolBienes Cancer CenterUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamMassachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Harvard Medical SchoolSylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami Miller School of MedicineFlorida Cancer SpecialistsFlorida Cancer SpecialistsGuardant HealthTexas Oncology-Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer CenterMassachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Harvard Medical SchoolAbstract We evaluate microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) status with cell-free DNA (cfDNA) in metastatic breast cancer (MBC) and the association with clinico-genomic characteristics. Patients with MSI-H in cfDNA (Guardant360®, 74 gene next-generation sequencing (NGS) with MBC are identified. We conduct a retrospective review. The median number of alterations and a median maximum mutant allelic fraction (MAF) in MSI-H and non-MSI-H cohorts are compared with Mann–Whitney U-test. Of 6718 patients with breast cancer with ≥1 plasma NGS alteration, 42 (0.63%) have MSI-H. A median number of genomic alterations per sample is 11 in MSI-H vs. 3 in non-MSI-H (Mann–Whitney U-test p < 0.0001) and the median maximum MAF is 16.8% in MSI-H vs. 2.6% in non-MSI-H (Mann–Whitney U-test p < 0.0001). The co-existing genomic landscape is heterogeneous. The median response duration for seven patients receiving immunotherapy is 92 days (range 29–273 days). CfDNA can identify MSI-H in MBC. Research is needed to validate immunotherapy usage in cfDNA-detected MSI-H MBC.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41523-022-00490-2
spellingShingle Neelima Vidula
Andrew Lipman
Shumei Kato
Caroline Weipert
Katherine Hesler
Georges Azzi
Ahmed Elkhanany
Dejan Juric
Estelamari Rodriguez
Colleen Faulkner
Paul Makhlouf
Kristin Price
Joyce O’Shaughnessy
Aditya Bardia
Detection of microsatellite instability high (MSI-H) status by targeted plasma-based genotyping in metastatic breast cancer
npj Breast Cancer
title Detection of microsatellite instability high (MSI-H) status by targeted plasma-based genotyping in metastatic breast cancer
title_full Detection of microsatellite instability high (MSI-H) status by targeted plasma-based genotyping in metastatic breast cancer
title_fullStr Detection of microsatellite instability high (MSI-H) status by targeted plasma-based genotyping in metastatic breast cancer
title_full_unstemmed Detection of microsatellite instability high (MSI-H) status by targeted plasma-based genotyping in metastatic breast cancer
title_short Detection of microsatellite instability high (MSI-H) status by targeted plasma-based genotyping in metastatic breast cancer
title_sort detection of microsatellite instability high msi h status by targeted plasma based genotyping in metastatic breast cancer
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41523-022-00490-2
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