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Defining the Comprehensive Genomic Landscapes of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Using Real-World Endoscopic Aspiration Samples
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Defining the Comprehensive Genomic Landscapes of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Using Real-World Endoscopic Aspiration Samples

Alexander Semaan, Vincent Bernard, Jaewon J Lee, Justin W Wong, Jonathan Huang, Daniel B Swartzlander, Bret M Stephens, Maria E Monberg, Brian R Weston, Manoop S Bhutani, …
Clinical cancer research, Vol.27(4), pp.1082-1093
02/15/2021
DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-20-2667
PMID: 33188144
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https://doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-20-2667View
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Abstract

Most patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) present with surgically unresectable cancer. As a result, endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) is the most common biospecimen source available for diagnosis in treatment-naïve patients. Unfortunately, these limited samples are often not considered adequate for genomic analysis, precluding the opportunity for enrollment on precision medicine trials. Applying an epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM)-enrichment strategy, we show the feasibility of using real-world EUS-FNA for in-depth, molecular-barcoded, whole-exome sequencing (WES) and somatic copy-number alteration (SCNA) analysis in 23 patients with PDAC. Potentially actionable mutations were identified in >20% of patients. Further, an increased mutational burden and higher aneuploidy in WES data were associated with an adverse prognosis. To identify predictive biomarkers for first-line chemotherapy, we developed an SCNA-based complexity score that was associated with response to platinum-based regimens in this cohort. Collectively, these results emphasize the feasibility of real-world cytology samples for in-depth genomic characterization of PDAC and show the prognostic potential of SCNA for PDAC diagnosis.
Aged Aged, 80 and over Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal - genetics Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal - mortality Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal - pathology Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal - therapy DNA Copy Number Variations DNA Mutational Analysis - methods Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration Feasibility Studies Female Genetic Heterogeneity Genomics Humans Male Middle Aged Mutation Pancreas - diagnostic imaging Pancreas - pathology Pancreatic Neoplasms - genetics Pancreatic Neoplasms - mortality Pancreatic Neoplasms - pathology Pancreatic Neoplasms - therapy Pilot Projects Prognosis Progression-Free Survival Whole Exome Sequencing

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