Nasoethmoidal Intestinal-Type Adenocarcinoma Treated with Cetuximab: Role of Liquid Biopsy and BEAMing in Predicting Response to Anti-Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Therapy.

Autor: Cabezas-Camarero S; Medical Oncology Department, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria San Carlos (IdISSC), Hospital Clínico Universitario San Carlos, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cancer (CIBERONC), Madrid, Spain santicc81@gmail.com., de la Orden García V; CTC Unit, Molecular Oncology Laboratory, Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico Universitario San Carlos (IdISSC), Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cancer (CIBERONC), Madrid, Spain., García-Barberán V; Molecular Oncology Laboratory, Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Clínico Universitario San Carlos, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cancer (CIBERONC), Madrid, Spain., Mediero-Valeros B; CTC Unit, Molecular Oncology Laboratory, Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico Universitario San Carlos (IdISSC), Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cancer (CIBERONC), Madrid, Spain., Subhi-Issa AI; Pathology Department, Hospital Clínico Universitario San Carlos, Madrid, Spain., Llovet García P; Molecular Oncology Laboratory, Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Clínico Universitario San Carlos, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cancer (CIBERONC), Madrid, Spain., Bando-Polaino I; Molecular Oncology Laboratory, Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Clínico Universitario San Carlos, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cancer (CIBERONC), Madrid, Spain., Merino Menéndez S; Radiology Department, Hospital Clínico Universitario San Carlos, Madrid, Spain., Pérez-Segura P; Medical Oncology Department, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria San Carlos (IdISSC), Hospital Clínico Universitario San Carlos, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cancer (CIBERONC), Madrid, Spain., Díaz-Rubio E; Medical Oncology Department, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria San Carlos (IdISSC), Hospital Clínico Universitario San Carlos, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cancer (CIBERONC), Madrid, Spain.
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Zdroj: The oncologist [Oncologist] 2019 Mar; Vol. 24 (3), pp. 293-300. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Jan 02.
DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2018-0387
Abstrakt: Sinonasal intestinal-type adenocarcinomas (SNS-ITAC) are very rare tumors that resemble colorectal cancer in many of their pathological and molecular characteristics. Indeed, in most published series, 10%-14% of SNS-ITAC harbor mutations in KRAS . There is no standard systemic treatment in recurrent or metastatic SNS-ITAC, and there is no evidence of the use of any targeted agent in this entity. We present the case of a recurrent nasoethmoidal ITAC informed as RAS and BRAF wild-type by standard real-time polymerase chain reaction methods and treated with first-line cetuximab and irinotecan without response. Circulating tumor cells coupled to highly sensitive DNA analyses unveiled a mutation in KRAS exon 2 codon 12. Subsequent studies in the primary tumor using BEAMing detected a mutation in the same codon, confirming the KRAS mutated status of the tumor, and possibly explaining the absence of treatment response. This case exemplifies how liquid biopsy can aid in the correct and real-time molecular characterization of tumors even in a rare nonmetastatic cancer of the head and neck. KEY POINTS: Sinonasal intestinal type adenocarcinomas (SNS-ITAC) are rare tumors that commonly develop after a prolonged exposure to organic dusts (wood, leather, etc.), and that resemble colorectal cancer in some of their morphological and molecular characteristics. KRAS mutations have been described in 10%-14% in most series. However, its predictive value for guiding treatment decisions with targeted therapies (i.e., anti-epidermal growth factor receptor [EGFR] therapy) has not been defined.The first case of an SNS-ITAC treated with anti-EGFR therapy (cetuximab) is reported. Analysis of DNA from circulating tumor cells (CTCs) unveiled a mutation in KRAS not detected by standard methods in the primary tumor. However, RAS analysis using BEAMing detected a mutation in the primary tumor in the same codon of KRAS originally detected in CTCs, altogether possibly explaining the lack of treatment response.Liquid biopsy may allow for an accurate molecular diagnosis in rare, organ-confined tumors where few therapeutic options exist. Highly sensitive molecular diagnostics may aid in better characterizing rare entities harboring potentially druggable targets.
Competing Interests: Disclosures of potential conflicts of interest may be found at the end of this article.
(© AlphaMed Press 2019.)
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