Clinical Impact of Genomic and Pathway Alterations in Stage I EGFR-Mutant Lung Adenocarcinoma

Jae Seok Lee; Eun Kyung Kim; Kyung A Kim; Hyo Sup Shim

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Clinical Impact of Genomic and Pathway Alterations in Stage I EGFR-Mutant Lung Adenocarcinoma

Authors: Jae Seok Lee ; Eun Kyung Kim ; Kyung A Kim ; Hyo Sup Shim

Citation: CANCER RESEARCH AND TREATMENT, Vol.56(1) : 104-114, 2024-01

Journal Title: CANCER RESEARCH AND TREATMENT

ISSN: 1598-2998

Issue Date: 2024-01

MeSH: Adenocarcinoma of Lung* / drug therapy ; Adenocarcinoma of Lung* / genetics ; Adenocarcinoma of Lung* / surgery ; ErbB Receptors / genetics ; Genomics ; Humans ; Lung Neoplasms* / drug therapy ; Lung Neoplasms* / genetics ; Lung Neoplasms* / pathology ; Mutation ; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / drug therapy ; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / genetics ; Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases ; Prognosis ; Protein Kinase Inhibitors / pharmacology ; Protein Kinase Inhibitors / therapeutic use ; Retrospective Studies

Keywords: Adenocarcinoma of lung ; EGFR mutation ; Early stage ; Genomics ; Recurrence

Abstract: Purpose We investigated the clinical impact of genomic and pathway alterations in stage I epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)–mutant lung adenocarcinomas, which have a high recurrence rate despite complete surgical resection.

Materials and Methods Out of the initial cohort of 257 patients with completely resected stage I EGFR-mutant lung adenocarcinoma, tumor samples from 105 patients were subjected to analysis using large-panel next-generation sequencing. We analyzed 11 canonical oncogenic pathways and determined the number of pathway alterations (NPA). Survival analyses were performed based on co-occurring alterations and NPA in three patient groups: all patients, patients with International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) pathology grade 2, and patients with recurrent tumors treated with EGFR–tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI).

Results In the univariate analysis, pathological stage, IASLC grade, TP53 mutation, NPA, phosphoinositide 3-kinase pathway, p53 pathway, and cell cycle pathway exhibited significant associations with worse recurrence-free survival (RFS). Moreover, RPS6KB1 or EGFR amplifications were linked to a poorer RFS. Multivariate analysis revealed that pathologic stage, IASLC grade, and cell cycle pathway alteration were independent poor prognostic factors for RFS (p=0.002, p < 0.001, and p=0.006, respectively). In the grade 2 subgroup, higher NPA was independently associated with worse RFS (p=0.003). Additionally, in patients with recurrence treated with EGFR-TKIs, co-occurring TP53 mutations were linked to shorter progression-free survival (p=0.025).

Conclusion Genomic and pathway alterations, particularly cell cycle alterations, high NPA, and TP53 mutations, were associated with worse clinical outcomes in stage I EGFR-mutant lung adenocarcinoma. These findings may have implications for risk stratification and the development of new therapeutic strategies in early-stage EGFR-mutant lung cancer patients.