Lunch & Poster Display session Poster Display session

49P - A Mendelian randomization study of the effects of Crohn’s disease on lung cancer

Presentation Number
49P
Lecture Time
12:30 - 12:30
Speakers
  • J. Liu (Guangzhou, China)
Session Name
Lunch & Poster Display session
Location
Hall 1, Geneva Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland
Date
Thu, 11.04.2019
Time
12:30 - 13:00
Authors
  • J. Liu (Guangzhou, China)
  • H. Zhou (Guangzhou, China)
  • Y. Zhang (Guangzhou, China)
  • W. Fang (Guangzhou, China)
  • Y. Yang (Guangzhou, China)
  • S. Hong (Guangzhou, China)
  • G. Chen (Guangzhou, China)
  • S. Zhao (Guangzhou, China)
  • J. Shen (Guangzhou, China)
  • W. Xian (Guangzhou, China)
  • Y. Huang (Guangzhou, China)
  • H. Zhao (Guangzhou, China)
  • L. Zhang (Guangzhou, China)

Abstract

Background

Crohn’s disease is associated with increased lung cancer risk in observational studies, but the causality of this association is uncertain. Here we conducted a two-sample Mendelian randomisation (MR) study to examine whether Crohn’s disease is causally related to lung cancer.

Methods

We used the summary data of the International Inflammatory Bowel Disease Genetics Consortium (IIBDGC, 5,956 cases and 14,927 controls; European ancestry) and International Lung Cancer Consortium (ILCCO, 11348 lung cancer cases and 15861 controls; European ancestry). 52 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with Crohn’s disease were used as instrumental variables in the MR analysis. We utilized various MR methods (inverse-variance weighting (IVW), MR Egger, weighted median regression) to explore the causality. To investigate whether the effect of Crohn’s disease is associated with the histology of lung cancer, we also performed similar analyses on two different histologic subtypes of lung cancer (adenocarcinoma (LUAD) and squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC).

Results

Crohn’s disease was not significantly associated with risk of lung cancer (odds ratio [OR], 1.01; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.97-1.04; p = 0.76, IVW method). Weighted median (OR, 1.03; 95% CI, 0.98-1.07; p = 0.26) and MR Egger analysis (OR, 1.03; 95% CI, 0.95-1.11; p = 0.49) showed similar effect estimates of Crohn’s disease on lung cancer. The MR-Egger regression analysis showed that there was no evidence for the presence of horizontal pleiotropy (intercept β=-0.005, p = 0.532). Our leave-one-out analysis revealed that no single SNP strongly drove the overall effect of Crohn’s disease on lung cancer. The similar causal trend was observed in both LUAD and LUSC (LUAD, OR 0.99, 95% CI 0.94-1.04, p = 0.67, IVW method; LUSC, OR 0.98, 95% CI 0.94-1.03, p = 0.47, IVW method).

Conclusions

Our findings indicated that Crohn’s disease might not be causally associated with lung cancer, although patients with Crohn’s disease were at increased lung cancer risk in observational studies. Our study suggested there might be other risk factors associated with lung cancer in patients Crohn’s disease, which needs to be confirmed in the further study.

Legal entity responsible for the study

The authors.

Funding

National Key R&D Program of China (2016YFC0905500).

Disclosure

All authors have declared no conflicts of interest.

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Immunotherapy in stage IV Educational session

Q&A

Lecture Time
10:20 - 10:30
Location
Room B, Geneva Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland
Date
Thu, 11.04.2019
Time
09:00 - 10:30
Boehringer Ingelheim - Industry Satellite Symposium Industry Satellite symposium

Meeting welcome and introductions

Lecture Time
18:00 - 18:05
Speakers
  • V. Gregorc (Milan, Italy)
Location
Room A, Geneva Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland
Date
Thu, 11.04.2019
Time
18:00 - 19:00
Authors
  • V. Gregorc (Milan, Italy)
Lunch & Poster Display session Poster Display session

138P - PD-L1 confers primary resistance to EGFR-TKI in EGFR mutant non-small cell lung cancer via inducing EMT phenotype

Presentation Number
138P
Lecture Time
12:30 - 12:30
Speakers
  • Y. Zhang (Suzhou, China)
Session Name
Lunch & Poster Display session
Location
Hall 1, Geneva Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland
Date
Thu, 11.04.2019
Time
12:30 - 13:00
Authors
  • Y. Zhang (Suzhou, China)
  • T. Liu (Suzhou, China)
  • Y. Zeng (Suzhou, China)
  • J. Zhu (Suzhou, China)
  • W. Du (Suzhou, China)
  • L. Zeyi (Suzhou, China)
  • J. Huang (Suzhou, China)

Abstract

Background

There were approximately 30% of patients with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-activating mutations do not respond to EGFR- tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) (primary resistance). However, little is known about the molecular mechanism involved in primary resistance to EGFR-TKIs in EGFR-mutant non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1) (B7-H1, CD274) is an important immune co-signaling molecule from the B7/CD28 family, it not only negatively regulates T cell functions through its PD-1 and CD80 interactions, but also plays important regulatory roles in intracellular functions and leads to acquired resistance to EGFR-TKIs in NSCLC. Here, we investigated that mechanistic role of PD-L1 in primary resistance to EGFR-TKIs in EGFR-mutant NSCLC.

Methods

The mRNA expression level of PD-L1 was detected using real-time quantitative reverse transcriptase PCR. Molecular manipulations (overexpression or silencing) were performed to investigate the effect of PD-L1 expression on sensitivity to gefitinib in vitro, and a xenograft mouse model was used for in vivo confirmation. Migration and invasion assay were used to determine EMT phenotype.

Results

The mRNA expression level of PD-L1 was consistent with IC50 value for gefitinib in H1975, HCC827 and PC-9 cell line. Overexpression of PD-L1 decreased the sensibility to gefitinib, in addition, knockdown of PD-L1 increased the sensibility to gefitinib in vitro. Furthermore, Overexpression of PD-L1 attenuated sensitivity to gefitinib in a xenograft mouse model. Overexpression of PD-L1 leaded to primary resistance to gefitinib through inducing EMT phenotype.

Conclusions

PD-L1 contributes to primary resistance to EGFR-TKI in EGFR mutant non-small-cell lung cancer, which may be mediated by inducing EMT phenotype.

Legal entity responsible for the study

The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University.

Funding

Has not received any funding.

Disclosure

All authors have declared no conflicts of interest.

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SCLC: What are the challenges and how can we face them? Educational session

The pathologist’s point of view

Lecture Time
14:45 - 15:05
Speakers
  • F. Lopez-Rios (Madrid, Spain)
Location
Room C, Geneva Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland
Date
Thu, 11.04.2019
Time
14:45 - 16:15
Authors
  • F. Lopez-Rios (Madrid, Spain)
Pfizer Oncology - Industry Satellite Symposium Industry Satellite symposium

Q&A

Lecture Time
13:50 - 14:00
Speakers
  • E. Felip (Barcelona, Spain)
Location
Room C, Geneva Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland
Date
Fri, 12.04.2019
Time
13:00 - 14:00
Authors
  • E. Felip (Barcelona, Spain)
Advanced nursing roles in LCC EONS session

RECaN: What this project has taught us about advanced roles?

Lecture Time
09:35 - 09:55
Speakers
  • D. Kelly (London, United Kingdom)
Location
Room K, Geneva Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland
Date
Fri, 12.04.2019
Time
08:30 - 10:00
Authors
  • D. Kelly (London, United Kingdom)
Oligometastatic and oligoprogressive disease: A new era? Educational session

How to define it? How to treat it?

Lecture Time
14:30 - 14:55
Speakers
  • A. Dingemans (Maastricht, Netherlands)
Location
Room A, Geneva Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland
Date
Fri, 12.04.2019
Time
14:30 - 16:00
Authors
  • A. Dingemans (Maastricht, Netherlands)
Lunch & Poster Display session Poster Display session

123P - Long term survival analysis of osimertinib in stage IV NSCLC patients harbored acquired EGFR T790M mutation: A real-word study in China

Presentation Number
123P
Lecture Time
12:30 - 12:30
Speakers
  • S. Wang (Shanghai, China)
Session Name
Lunch & Poster Display session
Location
Hall 1, Geneva Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland
Date
Thu, 11.04.2019
Time
12:30 - 13:00
Authors
  • S. Wang (Shanghai, China)
  • B. Han (Shanghai, China)

Abstract

Background

Aura studies have demonstrated the efficacy of osimertinib in advanced NSCLC patients harbored acquired EGFR T790M mutation. However, the real word data remains rare in China.

Methods

This retrospective study was conducted in Shanghai Chest Hospital. We collected data form stage IV NSCLC patients diagnosed with acquired EGFR T790M mutation. The whole median overall survival (OS) and OS from osimertinib, progression free survival (PFS) of osimertinib were observed.

Results

A total of 584 patients were tested positive for EGFR T790M mutation either by tissue or blood from Jan 2012 to Dec 2017. Finally, 238 patients (60.1% female, 62.2% 19del, 19.7% smokers) received osimertinib and have enough data to analysis. The median whole OS and OS from osimertinib were 54.8 and 24.33 month, respectively. And PFS of osimertinib was 11.0 month. Patients with 19del have better PFS, OS and whole survival from osimertinb (12 vs 10month, P = 0.054; 24.4 vs 20.27month, P = 0.012; 42.7 vs 60.9month, P = 0.056). The therapy line and EGFR T790M mutation detection methods (tissue or blood) had no impacts on PFS and OS. Additionally, in 63 patients with brain metastases (BM), osimertinib plus local therapy could contribute to the OS (61.3 VS 47.8, p = 0.086). After osimertinib failure, 39 patients benefited from rebiopsy.

Conclusions

This study gave us information that osimertinib could be a standard therapy in patients with EGFR T790M mutation, these patients have a better prognosis and an indolent progress. In addition, although osimertinib showed good control of BM, local therapy although show be taken into consideration for patients with BM.

Legal entity responsible for the study

The authors.

Funding

Has not received any funding.

Disclosure

All authors have declared no conflicts of interest.

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The accessibility and sustainability of lung cancer care Special session

Importance of access to innovative treatments and their impact on patient reported outcomes

Lecture Time
11:15 - 11:35
Speakers
  • M. Hennink (Utrecht, Netherlands)
Location
Room C, Geneva Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland
Date
Fri, 12.04.2019
Time
10:30 - 12:00
Authors
  • M. Hennink (Utrecht, Netherlands)
Lunch & Poster Display session Poster Display session

19P - FOXP3Δ3, the major isoform of FOXP3, promotes proliferation, migration, and invasion in non-small cell lung cancer

Presentation Number
19P
Lecture Time
12:30 - 12:30
Speakers
  • H. JIA (Shatin, Hong Kong PRC)
Session Name
Lunch & Poster Display session
Location
Hall 1, Geneva Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland
Date
Thu, 11.04.2019
Time
12:30 - 13:00
Authors
  • H. JIA (Shatin, Hong Kong PRC)
  • H. Qi (Hong Kong, Hong Kong PRC)
  • J. Peng (Hong Kong, Hong Kong PRC)
  • M. Li (Hong Kong, Hong Kong PRC)
  • G. Chen (Shatin, Hong Kong PRC)

Abstract

Background

Increasing evidence has shown that FOXP3 is not only expressed in immune cells but also in tumor cells. However, the results of tumor FOXP3 is inconsistent and even the opposite. Unlike mice, humans express multiple isoforms of FOXP3. However, the expression and role of FOXP3 isoforms in cancers are still largely unknown. The role of FOXP3 and FOXP3Δ3 in NSCLC remains unclear.

Methods

The expression of FOXP3 and four FOXP3 isoforms was analyzed using the RSEM method for 32 cancer types from TCGA databases. The correlation between the expression of FOXP3 and prognosis of NSCLC patients was analyzed (http://kmplot.com/). Western blots assay, colony formation assay, MTT assay, wound-healing assay, and cell invasion assay were performed to determine the cell functions and to measure the expression of related molecules after the ectopic expression of FOXP3 and FOXP3Δ2 in NSCLC cells.

Results

The expression of FOXP3 was upregulated in NSCLC tissues compared to adjacent non-tumor lung tissues. The FOXP3Δ3 was the most frequent FOXP3 isoform detected in NSCLC as well as in almost all types of cancers. The high expression of FOXP3 was correlated with poor prognosis in NSCLC. Tumor cells with FOXP3Δ3 were much more oncogenic than those without, and the ectopic expression of either FOXP3FL or FOXP3Δ3 could promote the proliferation, migration, and invasion of A549 and H23 cells. The ectopic expression of FOXP3 and FOXP3Δ3 downregulated E-cadherin and upregulated N-cadherin, snail, slug, MMP2, and MMP7.

Conclusions

FOXP3Δ3 is the major isoform of FOXP3 in NSCLC and it may be a predictive factor for NSCLC patients.

Legal entity responsible for the study

The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Funding

Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong SAR (No: CUHK462613) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No: 81472742).

Disclosure

All authors have declared no conflicts of interest.

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Lunch & Poster Display session Poster Display session

45P - Treatment (Tx) patterns and overall survival (OS) in patients (pts) with stage IIIB–IV NSCLC in Portugal: An IPO-PORTO database analysis from the I-O Optimise initiative

Presentation Number
45P
Lecture Time
12:30 - 12:30
Speakers
  • M. Soares (Porto, Portugal)
Session Name
Lunch & Poster Display session
Location
Hall 1, Geneva Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland
Date
Thu, 11.04.2019
Time
12:30 - 13:00
Authors
  • M. Soares (Porto, Portugal)
  • L. Antunes (Porto, Portugal)
  • P. Redondo (Porto, Portugal)
  • M. Borges (Porto, Portugal)
  • R. Hermans (London, United Kingdom)
  • D. Patel (London, United Kingdom)
  • F. Grimson (London, United Kingdom)
  • R. Munro (London, United Kingdom)
  • C. Chaib (Madrid, Spain)
  • L. Lacoin (Ladeuze, Belgium)
  • M. Daumont (Braine-L'Alleud, Belgium)
  • J. Penrod (Princeton, NJ, United States of America)
  • J. O'Donnell (Princeton, NJ, United States of America)
  • M. Bento (Porto, Portugal)
  • F. Goncalves (Porto, Portugal)

Abstract

Background

Understanding Tx patterns and related outcomes in the rapidly changing NSCLC landscape informs clinical decision-making. As part of I-O Optimise, a multinational research platform providing real-world insights into the management of lung cancers, Tx patterns and OS are reported for pts with NSCLC prior to immunotherapy reimbursement in Portugal.

Methods

IPO-Porto, Portugal’s largest oncology hospital, has a research database linked to the RORENO cancer registry, covering northern Portugal. This database has collected data on 1524 adult pts with NSCLC since 2012; the current analysis includes pts diagnosed at stage IIIB–IV from Jan 2015 (when systemic anticancer therapy [SACT] data became available) to Dec 2016 (follow-up to Jun 2017). Tx patterns are shown for the first 3 Tx lines. Kaplan–Meier methods were used for OS and time to next Tx or death (TTNT) from SACT initiation.

Results

Of 595 pts diagnosed at stages I–IV in 2015–2016, 54 (9.1%) had stage IIIB and 338 (56.8%) had stage IV NSCLC (median age, 65 yrs [range: 27–90; 9.2% ≥80]; male, 77.3%; brain metastases, 16.3%; non-squamous [NSQ], 73.7%; squamous [SQ], 21.2%). Of the 372 NSQ/SQ pts, 284 (76.3%) had 1st-line SACT; 101 (27.2%) had 2nd-line, and 20 (5.4%) had 3rd-line (Table). Median OS from SACT initiation was 12.6 (NSQ) or 10.3 (SQ) months. Median OS was longer in stage IV pts without brain metastases (11.6 vs 7.6 months), and in treated NSQ pts with EGFR/ALK alterations vs wild type (14.4 vs 9.3 months). Most NSQ pts with EGFR/ALK alterations (73.0%) had a 1st-line tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI). Median TTNT was 11.0 months in NSQ pts on 1st-line TKI and 6.3 (NSQ) or 7.3 (SQ) months in pts on 1st-line platinum chemotherapy

SACT regimen (%)Non-squamousSquamous
1st-line Txn = 221n = 63
Platinum-based chemotherapy72.987.3
Non-platinum single agent4.512.7
TKI (any)22.60.0
Erlotinib12.70.0
Crizotinib2.30.0
Gefitinib7.70.0
Anti-PD-1/anti-PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitors0.00.0
2nd-line Txn = 82n = 19
Platinum-based chemotherapy13.421.1
Non-platinum single agent59.873.7
TKI (any)24.40.0
Erlotinib9.80.0
Crizotinib11.00.0
Other TKI3.60.0
Anti-PD-1/anti-PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitors2.45.3
3rd-line Txn = 17n = 3
Platinum-based chemotherapy35.30.0
Non-platinum single agent41.2100.0
TKI (any)11.80.0
Erlotinib5.90.0
Crizotinib0.00.0
Anti-PD-1/anti-PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitors11.80.0

PD-1, programmed death-1; PD-L1, programmed death-ligand 1

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Conclusions

Pts with advanced NSCLC have a high burden of disease, with most diagnosed at stage IV and a short OS from SACT initiation. Future analyses will assess the post-reimbursement impact of immunotherapies (and new TKIs) on Tx and OS in Portugal.

Editorial acknowledgement

Professional medical writing assistance was provided by Richard Daniel, PhD, of Parexel and funded by Bristol-Myers Squibb.

Legal entity responsible for the study

Bristol-Myers-Squibb.

Funding

Bristol-Myers-Squibb through an EU wide RWD initiative called IO-Optimize sponsored by BMS.

Disclosure

M.A.S. Soares: Advisory boards, talks: Roche; Lilly, BMS, MSD; Boehringer Ingelheim, Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Novartis, outsider the submitted work. L. Antunes, P. Redondo, M.J. Bento: Grants: IQVIA, during the conduct of the study. M. Borges: Grants: IQVIA to IPO Porto, during the conduct of the study. R. Hermans, F. Grimson, R. Munro: Employee: IQVIA Real-World Insight Solutions (vendor paid by BMS). D. Patel: Personal fees: BMS, during the conduct of the study. C. Chaib: Employee: Bristol-Myers Squibb. L. Lacoin: Consultant epidemiologist contracted by Bristol-Myers-Squibb. All other authors have declared no conflicts of interest.

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