Publications

Analysis of the role of PI3K-AKT and DNA damage repair (DDR) genomic biomarkers as predictors of clinical outcomes in nonmetastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (nmCRPC)

Analysis of the role of PI3K-AKT and DNA damage repair (DDR) genomic biomarkers as predictors of clinical outcomes in nonmetastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (nmCRPC)

Background: Clinically relevant outcomes in nmCRPC treated with androgen receptor-axis-targeted therapies (ARAT) may be inferior in patients with tumors harboring mutations bypassing androgen receptor signalling. This final update of a retrospective, multicenter analysis explores the association between genomic mutations in the PI3K-AKT and DDR signalling pathways with ARAT treatment outcomes in nmCRPC patients. Methods: Relevant clinical endpoint were collected for high-risk nmCRPC patients treated with an ARAT at APCaRI affiliated cancer centers, including median metastasis-free survival (MFS), overall survival (OS), PSA decline ≥ 50% (PSA50), and second progression free survival (PFS2). Archival tumor tissue was accessed for next generation gene sequencing, examining for genomic alterations in 500 genes, including those involved in the DDR and the PI3K-AKT signalling pathways. Comparison of outcomes of patients with DDR and PI3K-AKT pathway mutations was conducted using Cox proportional hazards regression using wildtype cases as the reference group, adjusting for PSA doubling time and pelvic lymphadenopathy. Results: Of the 37 patients included, 30 (82%) received apalutamide, 5 (13%) received darolutamide, and 2 (6%) received enzalutamide. 10 patients (27%) had PI3K-AKT pathway mutations (4 PTEN, 3 PIK3Ca, 2 PIK3C2G, 1 PIK3C2b), 8 patients (22%) had DDR gene mutations (3 ATM, 2 CHEK1, 1 BRCA2, 1 CDK12, 1 CHEK2, 1 FANCD2, 1 FANCL), and 1 patient (3%) had 2 MLH1 mutations (microsatellite instability). Of those who had subsequent treatment, 1 received enzalutamide and 5 received abiraterone. Patients with PI3K-AKT pathway mutations had significantly shorter MFS (4.8 mo; HR 4.2; 95% CI 1.2 – 15.0; p = 0.025). Those with DDR mutations had a trend towards shorter MFS (23.3 mo HR 3.7; 95% CI 0.71 – 13.4; p = 0.134). OS data remains immature. 4 (11%) patients did not achieve PSA50, including a patient with 2 MLH1 mutations. Conclusions: This final analysis demonstrates that nmCRPC with PI3K and DDR signalling pathway mutations have poor clinical outcomes when treated with ARAT, likely secondary to decreased reliance on the androgen receptor signalling pathway. These results highlight the potential value of exploring targeted therapies, such as PARP or AKT inhibitors in patients with these mutations.

© 2022 by American Society of Clinical Oncology

Research Sponsor:

Bayer Canada, Jansen Canada.
Cite:
Richard GagnonSoufiane El HallaniRichard M. Lee-YingMichael Paul KolinskyDaniel Joseph KhalafSarah CookCatalina VasquezDivya SamuelJohn D LewisRehan FaridiMinal BorkarDaniel Yick Chin HengNimira S. AlimohamedJoseph D. RuetherGeoffrey GottoAdrian S. FaireyTarek A. Bismar, and Steven Yip

Journal of Clinical Oncology 2022 40:6_suppl175-175

Prostate Cancer Canada’s Step Up Challenge 2019!

Prostate Cancer Canada’s Step Up Challenge 2019 pits endurance and drive against multistory office tower stairwells and gravity to raise funds for local prostate cancer research projects and initiatives in four Canadian cities. Heroic participants challenged the stairs in Toronto and Calgary on March 3rd, still to come is Vancouver on March 10th and Edmonton on March 17th (St. Patricks day!).

Congratulations to Calgary’s Step Up Challenge event participants who raised 111% of their $95 000 goal! These proceeds will support Dr. Tarek Bismar’s team at the University of Calgary. They are using blood samples from men with slow-growing prostate cancer that has not spread outside the prostate to determine if their disease is likely to advance. Learn more about this project from APCaRI and the Prostate cancer Collaborative Research Alliance.

Edmonton’s Step Up Challenge event is actively raising funds to support Dr. Kerry Courneya’s team at the University of Alberta, with 30% of the $65 000 goal reached currently. Dr. Courneya is a Professor and Canada Research Chair in Physical Activity and Cancer and Director of The Behavioral Medicine Laboratory and Fitness Center. This project is being led by doctoral student Dong-woo (Derek) Kang and will study whether exercise can reduce tumour growth and anxiety for men on active surveillance. Learn more about this project that could contribute to delaying, or even eliminating, the need for treatment from the Behavioral Medicine Laboratory and Fitness Center.

Dr. Kerry Courneya

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Please support the Edmonton Step Up Challenge 2019 as either a participant, or donor, or both!
The Lewis lab has entered Team Nanosteps into the challenge, check out our fundraising page and support the team by clicking on this link and making a secure online donation using your credit card.

Kerry Courneya’s Behavioral Medicine Lab team is also hitting the stairs, please click here to go to their Step Up Challenge team page to sponsor them with a donation as well!

Thanks in advance for any support you are able to provide. Get your runners and see you on March 17th!

- Perrin Beatty