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American Society of Clinical Oncology, JCO Precision Oncology, 5, p. 726-732, 2021

DOI: 10.1200/po.21.00029

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Plasma cfDNA Genotyping in Hospitalized Patients With Suspected Metastatic NSCLC

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Abstract

PURPOSE Next-generation sequencing (NGS) is an important component of first-line treatment selection for metastatic non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and is typically ordered by medical oncologists in the outpatient setting after the pathologic diagnosis has been established. Time to treatment initiation is an important clinical challenge, especially for patients with rapidly progressive disease. METHODS Plasma cell-free DNA (cfDNA) NGS was performed on 20 patients with suspected metastatic NSCLC hospitalized at an academic cancer center, before pathologic diagnosis. Clinicopathologic and treatment data were analyzed. Time from pathologic diagnosis to genotyping result was compared with standard care groups who underwent plasma or tumor NGS in routine clinical care. RESULTS The median time from pathologic diagnosis to the plasma cfDNA NGS result was 3 days in the study cohort, versus 18 days and 35.5 days in the standard care plasma and tumor NGS groups, respectively. 68.4% of evaluable patients had metastatic NSCLC, and 21.1% had another advanced solid tumor. Forty-five percent of plasma cfDNA results demonstrated actionable or informative genomic variants, and 20% of patients received standard or investigational first-line targeted therapy as a direct result of the plasma cfDNA NGS. CONCLUSION Plasma cfDNA NGS before pathologic diagnosis in hospitalized patients with suspected metastatic NSCLC results in substantially shorter time to genotyping result compared with standard outpatient workflows. This provides important initial evidence for the use of plasma-based genotyping earlier in the diagnostic journey, especially for patients with clinically aggressive disease. Additional studies and innovative approaches toward regulatory and reimbursement considerations are needed.