An Analysis of Patients with DNA Repair Pathway Mutations Treated with a PARP Inhibitor. (7th August 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Borazanci, Erkut; Korn, Ronald; Liang, Winnie S.; Guarnieri, Carol; Haag, Susan; Snyder, Courtney; Hendrickson, Kristin; Caldwell, Lana; Von Hoff, Dan; Jameson, Gayle
• Is Part Of: Oncologist. Volume 25:Number 1(2020)
• Page Start: e60
• Page End: e67
• Publication Date: 2019-08-07
• Subjects: Pancreatic cancer -- PARP inhibitor -- DNA repair; Oncology -- Periodicals; Tumors -- Periodicals; Cancérologie -- Périodiques; Tumeurs -- Périodiques; Oncology; Tumors; Neoplasms; Electronic journals; Periodicals; Periodicals; 616.994
• DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2018-0905
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1083-7159

Abstract

Abstract: Background: Molecular analysis has revealed four subtypes of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). One subtype identified for the presence of DNA damage repair deficiency can be targeted therapeutically with the poly (ADP‐ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitor olaparib. We performed a single institution retrospective analysis of treatment response in patients with PDAC treated with olaparib who have DNA damage repair deficiency mutations. Subjects, Materials, and Methods: Patients with germline or somatic mutations involving the DNA repair pathway were identified and treated with olaparib. The primary objective was to examine the objective response rate (ORR). The secondary objectives were assessing tolerability, overall survival, and change in cancer antigen 19‐9. Quantitative texture analysis (QTA) was evaluated from CT scans to explore imaging biomarkers. Results: Thirteen individuals with metastatic PDAC were treated with Olaparib. The ORR to Olaparib was 23%. Median overall survival (OS) was 16.47 months. Four of seven patients with BRCA mutations had an effect on RAD51 binding, with a median OS of 24.60 months. Exploratory analysis of index lesions using QTA revealed correlations between lesion texture and OS (hepatic lesion tumor texture correlation coefficient [CC], 0.683, p = .042) and time on olaparib (primary pancreatic lesion tumor texture CC, 0.778, p = .023). Conclusion: In individuals with metastatic PDAC who have mutations involved in DNA repair, Olaparib may provide clinical benefit. BRCA mutations affecting RAD51 binding domains translated to improved median OS. QTA of individual tumors may allow for additional information that predicts outcomes to treatment with PARP inhibitors. Abstract : The use of radiomic techniques shows great potential to profile genomic associations between imaging features and tumor biology, as well as for prognostic and predictive features for candidates for targeted therapy. This retrospective analysis of pancreas ductal adenocarcinoma patients with DNA repair pathway mutations treated with olaparib at a single institution evaluated survival outcomes, safety, and exploratory analyses through radiomics.