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Title TERT Promoter Mutation as an Independent Prognostic Marker for Poor Prognosis MAPK Inhibitors-Treated Melanoma
Creator Blateau et al.
Author Pauline Blateau
Author Etienne Coyaud
Author Vincent Ducros
Author Géraldine Chauchard
Author Julie A. Vendrell
Author Jérôme Solassol
Abstract Although the development of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) inhibitors has greatly improved the prognosis of BRAFV600 cutaneous melanomas, the identification of molecular indicators for mutated patients at risk of early progression remains a major issue. Using an amplicon-based next-generation-sequencing (NGS) assay that targets cancer-related genes, we investigated co-occurring alterations in 89 melanoma samples. We analyzed both their association with clinicopathological variables and clinical significance in terms of progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) according to BRAF genotyping. Among co-occurring mutations, TERT promoter was the most frequently mutated gene. Although no significant difference in PFS was observed in the presence or absence of co-occurring alterations to BRAFV600, there was a trend of longer PFS for patients harboring TERT c.-124C>T mutation. Of most interest, this mutation is an independent marker of good prognosis in subgroups of patients with poor prognosis (presence of brain metastasis and elevated level of lactate dehydrogenase, LDH). Moreover, combination of elevated LDH level, presence of brain metastasis, and TERT c.-124C>T mutation was identified as the best fit model for predicting clinical outcome. Our work revealed the potential interest of c.-124C>T status determination in order to refine the prognosis of BRAFV600 melanoma under mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) inhibitors.
Publication Cancers
Volume 12
Issue 8
Date Aug 09, 2020
Journal Abbr Cancers (Basel)
Language eng
DOI 10.3390/cancers12082224
ISSN 2072-6694
Library Catalog PubMed
Extra 00000 PMID: 32784823 PMCID: PMC7463448
Tags BRAFV600, co-occurring mutation, first-last-corresponding, original, prognosis factor, targeted therapies, TERT promoter
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Date Modified 2020/12/04 - 21:44:55
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