Session: 602. Disordered Gene Expression in Hematologic Malignancy, including Disordered Epigenetic Regulation: Poster I
Hematology Disease Topics & Pathways:
apheresis, Biological, apoptosis, Adult, Diseases, Therapies, biopsy, cell regulation, Mantle Cell Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, checkpoint inhibitors, Biological Processes, enzyme inhibitors, B-Cell Lymphoma, white blood cells, Technology and Procedures, Xenograft models, Cell Lineage, Study Population, Lymphoid Malignancies, genetic profiling, flow cytometry, TKI, pathways, signal transduction
Methods: We collected fresh peripheral blood specimens, surgical biopsies, bone marrow aspirates and apheresis samples under established IRB-approved protocols. The extracted tumor RNA was subjected to a CLIA-validated nanoString nCounter analysis to interrogate the dysregulated signaling pathways, and whole-exome sequencing (WES) was conducted to reveal the somatic mutations and DNA copy number alterations. High throughput cell viability assays of 23 clinical drug agents targeting multiple pathways associated with MCL pathogenesis were tested per patient sample using the CellTiter-Glo luminescent assay (Promega). Meanwhile, subcutaneous, intravenous and subrenal injections of the purified patient tumor cells were performed on NSG-mice to create corresponding PDX mouse models and these models were used for in vivo validation of rational therapeutic treatment options for precision medicine.
Results: We collected and submitted 21 clinical patient samples for molecular profiling analysis and screened them through the designed drug panel. We identified correlations between the WES and nanoString nCounter analysis to interrogate the dysregulated pathways for each patient. The PI3K/mTOR signaling, cell cycle regulation, and apoptosis pathways were among the three most markedly enriched pathways in the relapsed MCL samples based on the hallmark gene set analysis. For example, aberrant apoptosis pathway was identified as the predominant cancer hallmark in one of the patients, the Bcl-2 inhibitor venetoclax and MCL-1 inhibitor AZD5991 were chosen as rational therapeutic treatment options. Indeed, both venetoclax and AZD5991 dramatically induced cell death in both primary patient cells and isolated PDX tumor cells ex vivo. Furthermore, administration of venetoclax at 50mg/kg eradicated the tumor growth in the PDX mouse model established from this patient (p<0.001). In another patient, dysregulated cell cycle pathway (E2F targets and G2M checkpoint) was the predominant cancer hallmark and treatment with CDK4/6 inhibitor abemaciclib (75mg/kg) significantly decreased the tumor size in the PDX model derived from this patient (p<0.0001).
Conclusions: Interrogation of dysregulated pathways could be achieved by molecular profiling analysis, and suggest rational treatment options. Follow-up in vitro & in vivo drug efficacy determination facilitates the identification of potential therapeutic options for precision medicine in MCL patient to ultimately improve patient survival outcome.
Disclosures: Wang: AstraZeneca: Consultancy, Honoraria, Other: Travel, accommodation, expenses, Research Funding; Molecular Templates: Research Funding; Celgene: Consultancy, Other: Travel, accommodation, expenses, Research Funding; OncLive: Honoraria; Nobel Insights: Consultancy; InnoCare: Consultancy; Lu Daopei Medical Group: Honoraria; Beijing Medical Award Foundation: Honoraria; Guidepoint Global: Consultancy; Pulse Biosciences: Consultancy; Oncternal: Consultancy, Research Funding; Pharmacyclics: Consultancy, Honoraria, Other: Travel, accommodation, expenses, Research Funding; Janssen: Consultancy, Honoraria, Other: Travel, accommodation, expenses, Research Funding; MoreHealth: Consultancy; VelosBio: Research Funding; BioInvent: Research Funding; Juno: Consultancy, Research Funding; Kite Pharma: Consultancy, Other: Travel, accommodation, expenses, Research Funding; Acerta Pharma: Research Funding; Verastem: Research Funding; Loxo Oncology: Consultancy, Research Funding; Targeted Oncology: Honoraria; Dava Oncology: Honoraria; OMI: Honoraria, Other: Travel, accommodation, expenses.