School of Medicine, University of Connecticut, 263, Farmington Avenue, 06030 Farmington, CT, USA.
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UConn Health, 263, Farmington Avenue, 06030 Farmington, CT, USA.
Neurochirurgie. 2020 Dec;66(6):477-483. doi: 10.1016/j.neuchi.2020.09.010. Epub 2020 Oct 19.
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is frequently associated with central nervous system metastases resulting in poor outcomes. As newer targeted therapies become available determining which patients can benefit from these therapies has remained challenging, and current molecular testing options rely on a panel of only a handful of known oncogenic drivers. Here, we demonstrate a targeted approach at uncovering clinically relevant variants in cancer-associated genes using genomic sequencing. Our patient underwent targeted sequencing of 212 cancer-associated genes, revealing mutations in six; two of which were in EGFR, an important target for therapy in NSCLC. A multidisciplinary approach involving surgical resection, radiation, and targeted therapy based on the genomic profile and tumor pathology ultimately lead to positive therapeutic response and stable disease. Our report provides a proof of principle for incorporating higher throughput genomic sequencing techniques directly into patient care. We also report an atypical response of an EGFR mutation positive metastatic tumor to immune checkpoint therapy, despite recent reports suggesting that these patients do not benefit from immune checkpoint inhibitors. A brief review of current literature is discussed here to explore links between EGFR mutations and PD-L1 expression, as well as response to targeted therapies.
非小细胞肺癌(NSCLC)常伴有中枢神经系统转移,导致预后不良。随着新型靶向治疗方法的出现,确定哪些患者可以从这些治疗中获益仍然具有挑战性,目前的分子检测选择依赖于少数已知的致癌驱动基因。在这里,我们展示了一种使用基因组测序发现癌症相关基因中临床相关变异的靶向方法。我们的患者接受了 212 个癌症相关基因的靶向测序,发现了 6 个突变;其中两个是 EGFR 突变,这是 NSCLC 治疗的重要靶点。一个多学科的方法,包括手术切除、放疗和基于基因组图谱和肿瘤病理学的靶向治疗,最终导致了积极的治疗反应和疾病稳定。我们的报告为将高通量基因组测序技术直接纳入患者护理提供了一个原理证明。我们还报告了一个 EGFR 突变阳性转移性肿瘤对免疫检查点治疗的非典型反应,尽管最近的报告表明这些患者不能从免疫检查点抑制剂中获益。在这里简要回顾了当前的文献,探讨了 EGFR 突变与 PD-L1 表达之间的关系,以及对靶向治疗的反应。