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Ultradeep targeted sequencing of circulating tumor DNA in plasma of early and advanced breast cancer
Author(s) -
Chin Yoon Ming,
Takahashi Yoko,
Chan Hiu Ting,
Otaki Masumi,
Fujishima Makoto,
Shibayama Tomoko,
Miki Yoshio,
Ueno Takayuki,
Nakamura Yusuke,
Low SiewKee
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
cancer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.035
H-Index - 141
eISSN - 1349-7006
pISSN - 1347-9032
DOI - 10.1111/cas.14697
Subject(s) - breast cancer , cancer , circulating tumor dna , dna sequencing , medicine , oncology , cancer research , dna , biology , genetics
We present a study to evaluate the feasibility and clinical utility of amplicon‐based Oncomine Pan‐Cancer cell‐free assay to detect circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) in patients with early or advanced breast cancer. In this study, 109 early and metastatic breast cancer patients were recruited before the initiation of treatment. ctDNA mutation profiles were assessed through unique molecular tagging (UMT) and ultradeep next generation sequencing (NGS). For patients with mutations, DNA from corresponding white blood cells (WBC) was sequenced to exclude variants of clonal‐hematopoietic (CH) origin. UMT targeted sequencing from plasma of 109 patients achieved a median total coverage of 55 498X and a median molecular coverage of 4187X. Among 53 ctDNA positive samples, 38% were mutation positive by WBC sequencing, indicating potentially false‐positive results contributed by CH origin. Prevalence of CH‐related mutations was associated with age ( P  = 7.51 × 10 −4 ). After exclusion of CH mutations, ctDNA detection rates were 37% for local or locally advanced breast cancer (stage I‐III) and 81% for metastatic or recurrent breast cancer. The ctDNA detection rate correlated with disease stage ( P  = 2.60 × 10 −4 ), nodal spread ( P  = 6.49 × 10 −3 ) and the status of distant metastases ( P  = 5.00 × 10 −4 ). ctDNA variants were detected mostly in TP53 , PIK3CA and AKT1 genes, with variants showing therapeutic relevance. This pilot study endorses the use of targeted NGS for non‐invasive molecular profiling of breast cancer. Paired sequencing of plasma ctDNA and WBC should be implemented to improve accurate interpretation of liquid biopsy.

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