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Ming Tsao, MD, FRCPC Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto Consultant Pathologist and Senior Scientist, University Health Network Disclaimer • The information in this presentation is not a substitute for clinical judgement in the care of a particular patient. CAP is not liable for any damages arising from the use or misuse of any information contained in or implied by the information in this presentation. Made possible through an educational grant from Eli Lilly Canada. Copyright © 2010 Disclosure Related to this Lecture • I have been a Consultant for and received Honoraria from: – Lilly Canada (Lung cancer histopathology) – AstraZeneca Canada (EGFR mutation testing) – Roche Oncology (EGFR TKI biomarkers) – Pfizer (Targeted therapy and ALK testing) • I will not discuss off label use and/or investigational use in my presentation. • Learning Objectives Participation at this Royal College MOC (Maintenance of Certification) Section 1 Accredited Group Learning event will enable participants to: – Learn about the latest advances in lung cancer targeted therapy and recognize the importance of histology in targeted therapy for NSCLC – Recognize predictive biomarkers currently used in clinical practice in patients with lung cancer – Learn about the accuracy and reliability of NSCLC subclassification in small tissue samples – Know the commonly used immunohistochemical stains in the diagnosis and sub-classification of NSCLC – Appreciate the value of prioritizing the use of small tissue samples from patients with advanced lung cancer – Understand the increasingly important role of the Anatomical Pathologist in targeted therapy for lung cancer Leading Causes of Deaths (WHO) In 2002: 1. Ischaemic heart disease 2. Cerebrovascular disease 3. Lower respiratory infection 4. HIV/AIDS 5. COPD 6. Perinatal conditions 7. Diarrheal diseases 8. Tuberculosis 9. Lung cancer 10.Road traffic accidents In 2030: 1. Ischemic heart disease 2. Cerebrovascular disease 3. HIV/AIDS 4. COPD 5. Lower respiratory infection 6. Lung cancer 7. Diabetes Mellitus 8. Road traffic accidents 9. Perinatal conditions 10. Stomach cancer Mathers CD, Loncar D, PLosMed 2006;3:e442 5-year survival rate (%) Cancer Survival Rates (1975 – 2003) Cancer Facts & Figures 2008 Canadian Cancer Statistics 2009 Estimated New cases Est. Deaths Death/ Case R 5-yr survival Lung 23400 20500 0.876 15% Breast 22900 0.246 87% Prostate 25500 0.172 95% Colorectal 22000 0.414 62% 18900 Canadian Cancer Statistics 2009: www.cancer.ca HIGH DEATH RATES: 70% of Lung Cancer Patients are Diagnosed at Advanced Stage NSCLC Lung cancer survival local SCLC regional distant SEER STATISTICS (US NCI Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results) 2004 WHO Classification of Malignant Lung Cancer • Squamous cell carcinoma • Small cell carcinoma – • • Combined Adenocarcinoma – Mixed type (>80%) – Acinar type – Papillary type – Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma – Solid type Large cell carcinoma – LCNEC (neuroendocrine) – Etc. • Adenosquamous carcinoma • Sarcomatoid carcinoma • Carcinoid tumour – Typical – Atypical • Salivary gland tumors – Mucoepidermoid – Adenoid cystic – Epithelial-myoepithelial • Mesenchymal tumours – Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma – Etc. Practical Classification for Treatment Decision Small cell lung cancer: 20% “Non-small cell lung cancer” (NSCLC): 80% Adeno (~ 50%) Squamous (~ 25%) Others (15%) Before 2004 • Histological classification underwent minor revisions (1982, 91, 97, 2004) • Most important to distinguish small cell from non-small cell carcinoma • Distinction between major subtypes of NSCLC, i.e. adeno, squamous, large cell are not crucial • Use of non-specific term such as “Non-small cell NOS” has been acceptable Standard Therapy for NSCLC • EARLY STAGE NSCLC – surgical resection • Adjuvant chemotherapy • LOCALLY ADVANCED NSCLC – combined radiation and chemotherapy – Sometimes surgery • ADVANCED STAGE NSCLC – palliative chemotherapy and/or radiation – Combinations of chemotherapy agents 60-70% Landmark Discoveries or Studies Pacing for Paradigm Shift in Lung Cancer Diagnosis Activating (oncogenic) mutations in the EGFR gene in NSCLC, mainly adenocarcinoma 2. Mutations may confer “oncogene addiction” to tumor cells, which sensitize them to drugs targeting protein encoded by the gene 3. New targeted anti-cancer drugs may have tumor specific efficacy or toxicity, necessitating more accurate markers to select patients for therapy 1. Gefitinib or carboplatin-paclitaxel in pulmonary adenocarcinoma. Mok TS, Wu YL, Thongprasert S, Yang CH, Chu DT, Saijo N, Sunpaweravong P, No. at Risk Placebo Carboplatin +paclitaxel EGFR-Mutation: Positive 1.0 P<0.001 Hazard ratio, 0.48 (95% CI, 0.360.64) Events: gefitinib, 97 (73.5%); carboplatin + paclitaxel, 111 (86.0%) 0.8 0.6 Gefitinib 0.4 0.2 0.0 Carboplatin + paclitaxel 0 4 8 12 16 20 Months Since Randomization 132 129 108 103 71 37 31 7 11 2 3 1 24 Probability of Progression-free Survival Probability of Progression-free Survival Han B, Margono B, Ichinose Y, Nishiwaki Y, Ohe Y, Yang JJ, Chewaskulyong B, Jiang H, Duffield EL, Watkins CL, Armour AA, Fukuoka M. N Engl J Med. 2009 Sep 3;361(10):947. No. at Risk 0 Placebo 0 Carboplatin +paclitaxel EGFR-Mutation: Negative 1.0 P<0.001 Hazard ratio, 2.85 (95% CI, 0.360.64) Events: gefitinib, 97 (73.5%); carboplatin + paclitaxel, 111 (86.0%) 0.8 0.6 0.4 Carboplatin + paclitaxel 0.2 Gefitinib 0.0 0 4 8 12 16 20 24 Months Since Randomization 91 85 21 58 4 14 2 1 1 0 0 0 N Engl J Med 2009;361:947-57. 0 0 Gefitinib Labelling in Canada (also in Europe) Phase III studies of EGFR-TKI vs. Platinum doublet in EGFR Mutant Patients Group EGFR mutation Primary endpoint WJOG 3405 EX19, L858R PFS NEJ 002 EX19, L858R, G719X, L861Q PFS EURTARC EX19, L858R PFS Optimal EX19, L858R PFS N (TKI vs. CT) 172 (HR=0.49) 320 (HR=0.69) 174 (HR=0.37) 165 (HR=0.16) Adapted from Mitsudomi, 2011 TKI Control G CDDP+DOC G CBDCA+PAC E Pt doublet E CBDCA+GEM Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR/HER/ErbB) Burgess, A et al (2003) Mol Cell 12(3): 541. Roskoski, R (2004) Biochem Biophys Res Commun 319(1): 1. Activation Follows Dimerization Induced by Ligand Binding Phosphorylated tyrosine Kumar A, et al. J Clin Oncol 26:1742-1751 EGFR Signaling GPR EGFR ras raf PI3K rac SURVIVAL mek akt erk Ral-GDS PROLIFERATION INVASION DIFFERENTIATION ANGIOGENESIS Reported EGFR TK Domain Mutations Sharma, S et al (2007) Nat Rev Cancer 7(3): 169. Standard Testing Method: PCR/Direct Sequencing EXON Deletion (E746_A750) Exon 18 19 EXON 21 (L858R) 20 Santos, G and Tsao, MS (2010) 21 22 23 24 Limitations of Standard Direct Sequencing Method • Contamination of mutant sequences (from tumour cells) with wild type sequences (from normal cells) may decrease sensitivity of assay Minimum requirement 25-40% tumour cells, but usually over-estimated Direct Sequencing 25% Known and new PCR-SSCP 10% Known and new TaqMan PCR 10% Known only Loop-hybrid mobility shift assay 7.5% Known only Cycleave PCR 5% Known only PCR-RLFP (fragment length analysis) 5% Known only MassARRAY genotyping 5% Known only LNA -PCR clamp 1% Known only Scorpion ARMS (DxS) 1% Known only dHPLC 1% Known and new 0.05% Known only COLD-TaqMan PCR All assays—other than direct sequencing—claim to be able to detect mutations in samples containing ≤10% mutant alleles Adapted from: Pao, W and Ladanyi , M (2007) Clin Cancer Res 13(17): 4954. Assays used in Canadian Laboratories Assay Methods with Increased Sensitivity Method Sensitivity Mutations identified Potential Laboratory Generated Errors • False Positive – Specimen contamination – “Formalin mutation” – PCR artifacts • False Negative – Poor quality specimen – Lack of sensitivity of assay IMPORTANT THAT TESTING BE DONE IN ACCREDITED CLINICAL DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORIES Effect of Various Fixatives on Quality of Nucleic Acids Fixative DNA Quality RNA Quality Unbuffered formalin Poor Poor Buffered formalin Fair Fair Methacarn Good Ethanol CytoLyt Fixative DNA Quality RNA Quality Carnoy Good Good UMFIX (universal molecular fixative) Good Good Good Prefer Poor Poor Good Good Decalcifying acids Poor Poor Fair Unknown Poor Poor Glutaraldehyde (Karnovsky) Good Unknown Mercury-containing solutions (B-5) Bouin Poor Poor Histochoice Good Unknown Hollande Fair Fair HOPE Good Good Good Good Zenker Poor Poor Zinc buffered formalin Reprinted from Hunt (2008) Arch Pathol Lab Med 132(2): 248-260. Copyright 2008. College of American Pathologists; Boldrini et al (2007). J Thorac Oncol 2(12): 1086. EGFR Mutation Testing Samples • Testing may be attempted on any tumour samples in paraffin block (or freshly obtained) – Cytology (BW, BB, EBUS, FNA) – Biopsies (core or open) – Effusions – Resections • Testing should start with histologic evaluation of the samples by a pathologist to determine adequacy of Scant samples: May be extrachallenging but doable Macro-dissection to Enrich for Tumour Cells Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) Cell Blocks • Potentially inadequate or excellent materials • Need the pathologist to evaluate section Reference EGFR Mutation Analysis on FNA/Fluid Materials Sample Fixative NSCLC (N) Analysis Method Mutant (N, %) WT /Negative (N, %) FNA/BW/BB/Eff Ethanol 29 HRMA/DSeq 17 (59%) 12 (41) Smith et al (2008) FNA Air-dried 11 HRMA/BiSeq 3 (27%) 8 (73%) Lim et al (2009) BrB/FNA/CB RNAlater 88 DSeq/WGA 21 (24%) 67 (76%) FNA FineFix 77 HRMA/DSeq 2 (3%) 75 (%) Wu et al (2008) Effusion -80oC 136 DSeq 93 (68%) 43 (32%) Kimura et al (2006) Effusion -80oC 43 DSeq 11 (26%) 32 (74%) Kimura et al (2006) Effusion -80oC 24 DxS/DSeq* 8 (33%) 16 (67%) Boldrini et al (2007) FNA/SP/BW/BB Cytolyt 23 CSeq 3 (13%) 20 (87%) Horiike et al (2007) TBNA -80oC 94 DxS/DSeq* 27 (29%) 67 (71%) Smouse et al (2009) FNA, Eff/BW/BL Formalin 18 BiSeq 7 (39%) 4 (22%)** Wash Fluid None† 34 DSeq 17 (50%) 17 (50%) Nomoto et al (2006) Fassina et al (2009) Otani et al (2008) BB: Bronchial Brushing; BL: Bronchial Lavage; BiSeq: Bidirectionally sequencing; BrB: Bronchoscopic Biopsy, BW: Bronchial Washing; CB: Core Biopsy; Cseq: Cyclic Sequencing; DSeq: direct sequencing; DxS: Scorpion ARMS; Ebx: endobronchial biopsy; Eff: Effusion; FNA: fine needle aspiration ; HRMA: high resolution melting analysis; SP: Sputum; WGA: whole genome amplification. *Results reported for Scorpions test; ** Other samples were either not analyzed or results were inconclusive; †Tissue processed immediately EGFR Mutation Analysis on EBUSTBNA and CT-guided Biopsy Samples Reference Sample Fixative NSCLC (N) Analysis EGFR Mutant Wild-type/ Negative Garcia-Olive´et al . (2010) Eur Respir J 35:391. EBUS-TBNA Other biopsy/cytology Ethanol 26 25 Seq 2 (8%) 3 (12%) 24 (92%) 22 (88%) Nicholson et al. (2010) J Thorac Oncol 5:436. Blind-,EBUS-, EUS-TBNA Endobronchial biopsy Effusion Formalin 6 2 2 DxS 0 0 0 6 (100%) 2 (100%) 2 (100%) Nakajima et al. (2007) Chest132:597. EBUS-TBNA FFPE 43 DSeq 11 (26%) 32 (74%) Chen et al. (2008) Acta Radiol 49:991. CT-guided biopsy Frozen 17 Not specified 12 (71%) 5 (29%) Shih et al. (2006) Int. J. Cancer 118:963. CT-guided core biopsy USG-guided core biopsy Endoscopic biopsy Effusion cell blocks FFPE 20 18 16 9 DSeq 12 (60%) 8 (44%) 5 (31%) 4 (44%) Not reported CT: computed tomography ; DSeq: direct sequencing; DxS: EGFR29 Mutation Kit; EBUS-TBNA: endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration; EUS: endoscopic ultrasound guided aspiration; USG: ultrasonography Cancer (Cancer Cytopathol) 2011;119:80-91. Which Mutations Need to be Tested? At minimum must test for: • Exon 19 deletions • Exon 21 L858R mutation Sharma S et al (2007) Nat Rev Cancer 7(3): 169. EGFR Mutation Rates among Different Histologies of NSCLC (Multiinstitutional) Reference Study ADC , % (total pts) SQC , % (total pts) LCC/others , % (total pts) Non-ADC , % (total pts) Zhu et al (2008) BR.21 20%(107) - - 13%(97) Tamura et al (2008) WJTOG0403 40%(97) - - 5%(20) Douillard et al (2010) INTEREST 20% (169) - - 8% (128) Asahina et al (2006) Phase 2 (NEJ) 26% (72) - - 10% (10) Yang et al (2008) NCT173875 61%(82) - - 63%(8) Bell et al (2005) IDEAL/INTACT 17% (213) - 5% (178) - Rosell et al (2009) Spanish LCG 17%(1634) - 11%(287) - Herbst et al (2005) TRIBUTE 17%(120) 6%(31) 9%(77) - Richardson et al (2009) RADIANT 25% (337) 2%(191) 4%(53) - 20%(2641) 4%(222) 9%(595) 11%(263) TOTAL ADC: Adenocarcinoma; SQC: Squamous cell carcinoma; LCC: Large cell carcinoma. Low among SQC but significant among LCC or NSCLC NOS patients Which Patients to Test for EGFR Mutation • Advanced (stage IIIB-IV) or recurrent nonsquamous histology: – Adenocarcinoma – Large cell carcinoma – Poorly differentiated NSCLC (NOS) • Squamous, if clinical factors favour higher chance for finding a mutation, e.g. never smoker Summary of Current Practice for EGFR mutation testing in Canada • • • • Advanced NSCLC with non-squamous histology Testing is performed in a certified clinical diagnostic laboratory (follows recognized laboratory standards) Minimum test includes exon 19 deletion and exon 21 L858R mutation A pathologist examines one HE section to determine tumour cellularity and identify areas for microdissection or coring On the Horizon Mutation-specific antibodies for the detection of EGFR mutations in nonsmall-cell lung cancer. Yu J, Kane S, Wu J, Benedettini E, Li D, Reeves C, Innocenti G, Wetzel R, Crosby K, Becker A, Ferrante M, Cheung WC, Hong X, Chirieac LR, Sholl LM, Haack H, Smith BL, Polakiewicz RD, Tan Y, Gu TL, Loda M, Zhou X, Comb MJ. Clin Cancer Res. 2009 May 1;15(9):3023. CST Antibodies: Highly Specific but More Sensitive for L858R than 19 deletions Mutation + Mutation - Total IHC+ 23 (74%) 2 (1%) 25 IHCTotal 8 (26%) 161 (99%) 169 31 (100%) 163 (100%) 194 IHC+ IHC- 20 (95%) 2 (1%) 22 1 (5%) 171 (99%) 172 Total 21 (100%) 173 (100%) 194 E19 deletion E21 L858R Brevet, M et al (2010) J Mol Diagn 12(2): 169. Other Investigated Candidate Predictive Markers for Erlotinib/Gefitinib Therapy • • • • EGFR immunohistochemistry EGFR high gene copy number KRAS mutation Serum proteomic signature EGFR IHC, FISH and KRAS • EGFR IHC is not a good predictive marker for response or survival benefit • FISH for EGFR gene copy number increase is not currently used due to technical challenges and unconfirmed value as a predictive biomarker • KRAS role in EGFR TKI therapy is currently uncertain New Therapies in Advanced NSCLC Patient Selection Marker Reason for Selection EGFR mutation (1st line) Efficacy Bevacizumab + cisplatin doublet Non-squamous Toxicity Pemetrexed + cisplatin Non-squamous Efficacy Cetuximab Possibly EGFR IHC Efficacy Crizotinib ALK rearrangement Efficacy Agent Gefitinib Erlotinib Important Points about Histology Diagnoses • WHO diagnostic classification system (Edition 4) – Is intended for diagnosis based on examination of the whole tumour – Does not include immunohistochemical data (IHC) – Does not include NSCLC NOS as an independent category – Does not include guidelines of diagnosing NSCLC in small biopsies • Up to 75% of lung cancers present at 1. http://csqi.cancercare.on.ca/cms/one.aspx?portalId=63405&pageId=67837 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer/American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society International Multidisciplinary Classification of Lung Adenocarcinoma. J Thorac Oncol. 2011 Feb;6(2):244. William D. Travis, MD, Elisabeth Brambilla, MD, Masayuki Noguchi, MD, Andrew G. Nicholson, MD, Kim R. Geisinger, MD, Yasushi Yatabe, MD, David G. Beer, PhD, Charles A. Powell, MD, Gregory J. Riely, MD, Paul E. Van Schil, MD, Kavita Garg, MD, John H. M. Austin, MD, Hisao Asamura, MD, Valerie W. Rusch, MD, Fred R. Hirsch, MD, Giorgio Scagliotti, MD,Tetsuya Mitsudomi, MD, Rudolf M. Huber, MD, Yuichi Ishikawa, MD, James Jett, MD, Montserrat Sanchez-Cespedes, PhD, Jean-Paul Sculier, MD, Takashi Takahashi, MD, Masahiro Tsuboi, MD, Johan Vansteenkiste, MD, Ignacio Wistuba, MD, Pan-Chyr Yang, MD, Denise Aberle, MD, Christian Brambilla, MD, Douglas Flieder, MD, Wilbur Franklin, MD, Adi Gazdar, MD, Michael Gould, MD, MS, Philip Hasleton, MD, Douglas Henderson, MD, Bruce Johnson, MD, David Johnson, MD, Keith Kerr, MD, Keiko Kuriyama, MD, Jin Soo Lee, MD, Vincent A. Miller, MD, Iver Petersen, MD, PhD, Victor Roggli, MD, Rafael Rosell, MD, Nagahiro Saijo, MD, Erik Thunnissen, MD, Ming Tsao, MD, and David Yankelewitz, MD IASLC/ERS Classification for Resected NSCLC (2011) Strong Pathologic Recommendations 1. The use of term “BAC” be discontinued 2. Adenocarcinoma in situ (AIS) defines small (≤3 cm) solitary ADC with pure lepidic growth and potentially 100% disease-specific survival (DFS) if completely resected 3. Minimally invasive adenocarcinoma (MIA) defines small (≤3 cm) solitary ADC with pure lepidic growth and small foci of invasion measuring ≤0.5 cm, and near 100% DFS if completely resected Strong Pathologic Recommendations – cont’d 4. Lepidic Predominant ADC replaces “mixed subtype” to define invasive ADC with predominantly non-mucinous lepidic pattern (formerly non-mucinous BAC) 5. Addition of “micropapillary predominant ADC” as a major histologic subtype due to its association with poor prognosis Strong Pathologic Recommendations – cont’d 6. For small biopsies/cytology, NSCLC be further classified into more specific histologic types (e.g. adeno, squamous), whenever possible 7. The term NSCLC-NOS be used as little as possible and only applied when a more specific diagnosis is NOT possible by morphology/special stains Minimally Invasive Adenocarcinoma (MIA) • Small, solitary (≤ 3 cm) adenocarcinoma with predominantly lepidic pattern and ≤ 5 mm invasion in greatest dimension in any one focus • Great majority are non-mucinous • Can be applied to multiple tumors only if others are regarded as synchronous primaries and not intrapulmonary metastasis MIA (Criteria of Invasion) • Invasive components: – Histological patterns other than lepidic (e.g. acinar, papillary, micropapillary, solid) – Tumor cells infiltrating myofibroblastic stroma • MIA excluded with presence of: – Lymphatic, blood vessels or pleural invasion – Tumor necrosis • Microinvasive areas found in one tumor: – Multiple foci of MIA invasive areas possible – Individual invasive areas measured separately – Size of largest invasive area measured in largest dimension ≤ 0.5 cm Recommendations on Tumor Size and Specimen Processing • AIS/MIA diagnosis requires entire histologic sampling of entire tumor • Evidence for AIS and MIA with 100% disease-free survival mainly from tumors ≤ 2.0 or 3.0 cm • The terms AIS and MIA should not be used for small biopsies or cytology specimens – If a noninvasive pattern is present in a small biopsy, it should be referred to as a lepidic growth pattern Invasive Adenocarcinoma – Lepidic and Micropapillary prodominant • Lepidic predominant ADC replaces “mixed subtype” to define invasive ADC with predominantly non-mucinous lepidic pattern (formerly non-mucinous BAC) – If tumor has lepidic growth yet alveolar spaces are filled with papillary or micropapillary structure, tumor is classified as papillary or micropapillary ADC, respectively • “Micropapillary predominant ADC” is added as a major histologic subtype and is associated with poor prognosis Predominant Patterns Recognized lepidic acinar lepidic micropapillary solid Solid + mucin Histological Variants • Invasive Mucinous Adenocarcinoma: – Majority have invasive component and high association with KRAS mutation – Most tumors formerly classified as “mucinous BAC” belong to this category • Colloid Carcinoma: – Abundant extracellular mucin – Includes rare mucinous cystic adenocarcinoma • Fetal Adenocarcinoma: – Distinct histological, clinical (younger age) and genetic (b-catenin mutation) features – Mostly low grade with good prognosis • Enteric Adenocarcinoma: – Rare as primary lung ADC – Need to exclude gastrointestinal primary Variants of Invasive Adenocarcinoma Invasive mucinous ADC Fetal Colloid Enteric