Three biomarkers (HER2, PD-L1, and microsatellite status) in a large cohort of metastatic gastroesophageal adenocarcinomas: The MD Anderson Cancer Center experience

Matheus Sewastjanow-Silva, Evan Kwiatkowski, Kohei Yamashita, Ahmed Abdelhakeem, Katsuhiro Yoshimura, Ernesto R. Vicentini, Melissa P. Pizzi, Jiankang Jin, Yibo Fan, Gengyi Zou, Lingzhi Wang, Feng Yin, Shilpa S. Dhar, Mariela Blum Murphy, Jeannette E. Mares, Jenny J. Li, Qiong Gan, Rebecca E. Waters, Jane E. Rogers, Jaffer A. Ajani

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Abstract

Human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER2), programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1), and microsatellite (MS) status are well-established biomarkers in gastroesophageal adenocarcinomas (GEAs). However, it is unclear how the combination of these biomarkers is associated with clinicopathological factors and prognosis. This retrospective study included baseline metastatic GEA patients who were tested for all three biomarkers (HER2, PD-L1, and MS status) at the MD Anderson Cancer Center between 2012 and 2022. Stratification was performed according to the combination of biomarker profiles: triple negative (TN), single positive (SP), and multiple positive (MP). Comparative analyses of clinicopathological factors and survival using combinations of biomarkers were performed. Among the 698 GEA patients analyzed, 251 (36.0%) were classified as TN, 334 (47.9%) as SP, and 113 (16.1%) as MP. The MP group showed a significant association with tumors located in the esophagus (p <.001), well to moderate differentiation (p <.001), and the absence of signet ring cells (p <.001). In the survival analysis, MP group had a significantly longer overall survival (OS) compared to the other groups (MP vs. TN, p <.001 and MP vs. SP, p <.001). Multivariate Cox regression analysis revealed that MP serves as an independent positive prognostic indicator for OS (hazard ratio = 0.63, p <.01). Our findings indicate that MP biomarkers are associated with a favorable prognosis in metastatic GEA. These results are reflective of clinical practice and offer valuable insights into how therapeutics and future biomarkers could influence therapy/prognosis.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2277-2286
Number of pages10
JournalInternational journal of cancer
Volume155
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 15 2024

Keywords

  • adenocarcinoma
  • biomarkers
  • gastroesophageal
  • multiple positive
  • triple negative

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oncology
  • Cancer Research

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