Comprehensive clinical and genomic characterization of advanced urachal and non-urachal adenocarcinomas of the urinary tract.

e16618 Background: Adenocarcinomas of the urinary tract, including urachal (UA) and non-urachal (NUA) subtypes, are rare tumors lacking standard systemic treatments. We aim to define the efficacy of targeted therapies post-chemotherapy (chemo) progression. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed records of 62 and 45 patients (pts) with advanced UA and NUA, respectively, at MD Anderson from 2000 to 2023. Advanced disease was defined as Sheldon stages IVA/IVB for UA and TNM stage IV for NUA. Two radiologists assessed responses using RECIST version 1.1. Results: First-line (1L) chemo was received by 57 UA pts and 39 NUA pts. NUA pts had either bladder (19, 48.7%) or urethral (20, 51.3%) origin. Chemo + EGFRi strategies included either cetuximab or panitumumab, while Chemo + VEGFi ones included bevacizumab. Visceral metastasis was present in 45 (78.9%) and 23 (59%) pts in UA and NUA, respectively. The most frequent metastatic sites were lung (24, 53.3%), peritoneum (21, 46.7%), liver (7, 15.6%) and bone (6, 13.3%) in UA, versus lung (11, 47.8%), bone (7, 30.4%) and liver (4, 17.4%) in NUA. Median OS (mOS) from 1L chemo was 17 mo [95% CI: 11.8 - 26] and 16.9 mo [95% CI: 8.1 – 23.3], respectively. Chemo responses were mainly in 1L, with ORRs of 22% and 25% with 5-FU based regimens in UA and NUA, respectively (Table). Subsequent chemo + EGFRi or VEGFi showed ORRs of 5.3% and 12.5% in UA but no responses in NUA. Genomic sequencing for 25 UA and 12 NUA pts showed frequent alterations in TP53 , MYC , KRAS , SMAD4 and GNAS in UA, versus TP53 , KRAS , PTPRD in NUA. All three KRAS mutations in NUA were G12D. Twelve UA pts had KRAS alterations, mostly amplification (n = 3), G12D (n = 3) and G12V (n = 2). mOS from metastatic disease was lower for UA pts with KRAS alterations (n = 12) than those without (n = 13) (17.7 mo vs. 29.4 mo, HR = 2.4 [95% CI: 1-5.9], p = 0.02). Conclusions: Beyond active frontline 5-FU based regimens, subsequent chemo with either EGFRi or VEGFi shows limited efficacy in advanced UA. Non-5-FU based chemo shows more activity in NUA, aligning genomically with urothelial cancer. The prognostic value of KRAS alterations and the role of KRAS as a promising therapeutic target in UA, genomically resembling colorectal cancer, merits further study. Responses 1L Chemo Subsequent Tx 5-FU based Non-5-FU based 5-FU based chemo Non-5-FU based chemo Chemo + EGFRi EGFRi mono Chemo + VEGFi UA(n=57) CR 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) PR 11 (22%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (5.3%) 0 (0%) 1 (12.5%) SD 23 (46%) 2 (28.6%) 2 (33.3%) 5 (41.7%) 8 (42.1%) 3 (50%) 2 (25%) PD 13 (26%) 5 (71.4%) 4 (66.7%) 7 (58.3%) 7 (36.8%) 3 (50%) 5 (62.5%) NE 3 (6%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 3 (15.8%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) Total (n) 50 7 6 12 19 6 8 NUA(n=39) CR 0 (0%) 1 (14.3%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) * 0 (0%)

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Comprehensive clinical and genomic characterization of advanced urachal and non-urachal adenocarcinomas of the urinary tract.

Omar Alhalabi, Charles Chuanhai Guo, Matthew T. Campbell, Amishi Y. Shah et al.
Journal of Clinical Oncology
Urinary and Genital Oncology Studies
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Comprehensive clinical and genomic characterization of advanced urachal and non-urachal adenocarcinomas of the urinary tract.

Omar Alhalabi, Charles Chuanhai Guo, Matthew T. Campbell, Amishi Y. Shah, Adrienne H. Chen, Ashish M. Kamat, Monica Desai, Sangeeta Goswami, Arlene O. Siefker‐Radtke, Nizar M. Tannir, Khaled M. Elsayes, Curtis A. Pettaway, Funda Meric‐Bernstam, Pavlos Msaouel, Allison K. Grana, Mohammad Jad Moussa, Gao Jianjun, Ayatullah G. Mostafa, M Diab
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e16618 Background: Adenocarcinomas of the urinary tract, including urachal (UA) and non-urachal (NUA) subtypes, are rare tumors lacking standard systemic treatments. We aim to define the efficacy of targeted therapies post-chemotherapy (chemo) progression. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed records of 62 and 45 patients (pts) with advanced UA and NUA, respectively, at MD Anderson from 2000 to 2023. Advanced disease was defined as Sheldon stages IVA/IVB for UA and TNM stage IV for NUA. Two radiologists assessed responses using RECIST version 1.1. Results: First-line (1L) chemo was received by 57 UA pts and 39 NUA pts. NUA pts had either bladder (19, 48.7%) or urethral (20, 51.3%) origin. Chemo + EGFRi strategies included either cetuximab or panitumumab, while Chemo + VEGFi ones included bevacizumab. Visceral metastasis was present in 45 (78.9%) and 23 (59%) pts in UA and NUA, respectively. The most frequent metastatic sites were lung (24, 53.3%), peritoneum (21, 46.7%), liver (7, 15.6%) and bone (6, 13.3%) in UA, versus lung (11, 47.8%), bone (7, 30.4%) and liver (4, 17.4%) in NUA. Median OS (mOS) from 1L chemo was 17 mo [95% CI: 11.8 - 26] and 16.9 mo [95% CI: 8.1 – 23.3], respectively. Chemo responses were mainly in 1L, with ORRs of 22% and 25% with 5-FU based regimens in UA and NUA, respectively (Table). Subsequent chemo + EGFRi or VEGFi showed ORRs of 5.3% and 12.5% in UA but no responses in NUA. Genomic sequencing for 25 UA and 12 NUA pts showed frequent alterations in TP53 , MYC , KRAS , SMAD4 and GNAS in UA, versus TP53 , KRAS , PTPRD in NUA. All three KRAS mutations in NUA were G12D. Twelve UA pts had KRAS alterations, mostly amplification (n = 3), G12D (n = 3) and G12V (n = 2). mOS from metastatic disease was lower for UA pts with KRAS alterations (n = 12) than those without (n = 13) (17.7 mo vs. 29.4 mo, HR = 2.4 [95% CI: 1-5.9], p = 0.02). Conclusions: Beyond active frontline 5-FU based regimens, subsequent chemo with either EGFRi or VEGFi shows limited efficacy in advanced UA. Non-5-FU based chemo shows more activity in NUA, aligning genomically with urothelial cancer. The prognostic value of KRAS alterations and the role of KRAS as a promising therapeutic target in UA, genomically resembling colorectal cancer, merits further study. Responses 1L Chemo Subsequent Tx 5-FU based Non-5-FU based 5-FU based chemo Non-5-FU based chemo Chemo + EGFRi EGFRi mono Chemo + VEGFi UA(n=57) CR 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) PR 11 (22%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (5.3%) 0 (0%) 1 (12.5%) SD 23 (46%) 2 (28.6%) 2 (33.3%) 5 (41.7%) 8 (42.1%) 3 (50%) 2 (25%) PD 13 (26%) 5 (71.4%) 4 (66.7%) 7 (58.3%) 7 (36.8%) 3 (50%) 5 (62.5%) NE 3 (6%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 3 (15.8%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) Total (n) 50 7 6 12 19 6 8 NUA(n=39) CR 0 (0%) 1 (14.3%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) * 0 (0%)

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