BACKGROUND: EGFR mutations (EGFRm) represent 10–15% of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in European patients (pts). Tissue molecular profiling is the gold-standard, but liquid biopsy (LB) offers a non-invasive alternative. Digital droplet PCR (ddPCR) is a fast, highsensitive and low-cost LB to detect specific molecular alterations. We aimed to describe ddPCR clinical utility for EGFRm detection in advanced NSCLC. METHODS: Prospective blood sample collection in advanced NSCLC pts harboring EGFRm either at baseline and/or at progression (PD) between Jan/16 and Sep/20 at Gustave Roussy. LB was performed by ddPCR (Stilla®): sensitizing (exon19 deletion; exon21 [L858R]) and T790M resistance EGFRm. We defined high tumor burden as >2 metastatic sites. We analyzed EGFRm detection by ddPCR at these timepoints. [...]
Riudavets, M., Lamberts, V., Auclin, E., Aldea, M., Vasseur, D., Jovelet, C., Naltet, C., Lavaud, P., Gazzah, A., Aboubakar Nana, F., Remon, J., Rouleau, E., Lacroix, L., Ngocamus, M., Nicotra, C., Besse, B., Planchard, D., & Mezquita, L. (2021). Clinical utility of ddPCR for detection of sensitizing and resistance EGFRm in pts with advanced NSCLC [22P]. Journal of Thoracic Oncology, 16(4), S707-S708. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1556-0864(21)01864-5 (Original work published 2021)