Fast-TRACKing precision oncology for rare cancers: A national decentralized trial offering comprehensive genomic profiling and a molecular tumor board.

3147 Background: The TargetCancer Foundation TCF-001 TRACK study (Target RAre Cancer Knowledge, NCT04504604) initiated on Oct 01, 2020, is a fully remote, advocacy-driven decentralized precision trial seeking to evaluate the clinical impact of utilizing comprehensive genomic profiling (CGP) reviewed by a molecular tumor board (MTB) for patients (pts) with rare cancers. Methods: Pts were remotely enrolled/consented. Blood samples were collected via mobile phlebotomy and tested with FoundationOne Liquid CDx; tissue biopsies (TBx) were tested using FoundationOne CDx ± laboratory developed (LD) FoundationOne RNA or LD FoundationOne Heme. Liquid biopsy testing (LBx) included algorithmic predictions for clonal hematopoiesis (CH). MTB reviewed results and provided recommendations. Results: As of Oct 01, 2025, 230 pts from 46 US states were enrolled with evaluable results; 76% (175/230) had TBx and LBx, 22% LBx, and 2% TBx biopsies. MTB review was completed for 226 pts. Median age was 57 years (interquartile range [IQR]: 47,66); > 60 tumor types were represented: cholangiocarcinoma (35%), gastrointestinal (19%), soft tissue-related sarcomas (17%), brain (14%), and others (15%). First on-study TBx CGP (n=173) showed microsatellite instability high in 2%, homologous repair deficiency-signature in 2%, and median tumor mutational burden (TMB) of 1.3 mut/Mb (IQR: 0.8,3.6; 5 pts ≥ 10 mut/Mb). In LBx (n=57), ctDNA tumor fraction (TF) was ≥1% in 28% of pts; median blood TMB was 1.3 (IQR: 0,2.5; 1 pt ≥ 10 mut/Mb). Overall, 95% (219/230) of tumors had >1 pathogenic alteration; TBx CGP detected alterations in 96% (172/179), most frequently TP53 (35%), CDKN2A (29%), CDKN2B (21%), KRAS (19%), MTAP (17%), and TERT (14%). LBx CGP detected alterations in 85% (192/225), with tumor-derived (TD) variants in KRAS (11%), IDH1 (7%), and CDKN2A (6%). TP53 (31%) included both TD and CH variants, while DNM3TA (30%), ATM (10%), TET2 (10%), and CHEK2 (8%) were mostly CH. In brain tumors, 52 variants from 28 pts with LBx identified 45 CH, 4 germline, and 3 TD. Across all tumor types, 9% (20/230) had biomarkers for FDA-approved tissue-agnostic therapies. This includes ERBB2 amplification (2% overall), which is often correlated with HER2 immunohistochemistry positivity. LBx sensitivity for DNA tissue-detected clonal SVs and rearrangements was 85% (95% CI: 0.74,0.92) when ctDNA TF≥1%; 24% (95% CI: 0.19,0.29) when <1%. Pathogenic fusions detected by RNA sequencing were not detected by DNA in 33% of cases (9/27). Conclusions: CGP identified pathogenic alterations in nearly all rare cancer patients, with tissue-agnostic biomarkers in 9%. RNA sequencing adds diagnostic yield. CH in liquid biopsies underscores need for expert MTB interpretation. TRACK, a first-of-its-kind national decentralized trial, provides a scalable framework for equitable precision oncology access. Clinical trial information: NCT04504604 .

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Journal of Clinical Oncology
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2026-05-27
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https://doi.org/10.1200/jco.2026.44.16_suppl.3147
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Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
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Fast-TRACKing precision oncology for rare cancers: A national decentralized trial offering comprehensive genomic profiling and a molecular tumor board.

Jillian Moran, Russell W. Madison, Mina Nikanjam, Daniella Olonilua et al.
Journal of Clinical Oncology
Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
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Fast-TRACKing precision oncology for rare cancers: A national decentralized trial offering comprehensive genomic profiling and a molecular tumor board.

Jillian Moran, Russell W. Madison, Mina Nikanjam, Daniella Olonilua, Pradip De, Bicky Thapa, Cambree J. Fillis, Jim Palma, Mary Oster, Erik A. Williams, Jason K. Sicklick, Aditya V. Shreenivas, Hetal Vig, Shumei Kato, Marcela Aguilera Johnson, Richard Sheng Poe Huang, Razelle Kurzrock, Catherine Skefos, Vivek Subbiah, Christian Squatrito
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3147 Background: The TargetCancer Foundation TCF-001 TRACK study (Target RAre Cancer Knowledge, NCT04504604) initiated on Oct 01, 2020, is a fully remote, advocacy-driven decentralized precision trial seeking to evaluate the clinical impact of utilizing comprehensive genomic profiling (CGP) reviewed by a molecular tumor board (MTB) for patients (pts) with rare cancers. Methods: Pts were remotely enrolled/consented. Blood samples were collected via mobile phlebotomy and tested with FoundationOne Liquid CDx; tissue biopsies (TBx) were tested using FoundationOne CDx ± laboratory developed (LD) FoundationOne RNA or LD FoundationOne Heme. Liquid biopsy testing (LBx) included algorithmic predictions for clonal hematopoiesis (CH). MTB reviewed results and provided recommendations. Results: As of Oct 01, 2025, 230 pts from 46 US states were enrolled with evaluable results; 76% (175/230) had TBx and LBx, 22% LBx, and 2% TBx biopsies. MTB review was completed for 226 pts. Median age was 57 years (interquartile range [IQR]: 47,66); > 60 tumor types were represented: cholangiocarcinoma (35%), gastrointestinal (19%), soft tissue-related sarcomas (17%), brain (14%), and others (15%). First on-study TBx CGP (n=173) showed microsatellite instability high in 2%, homologous repair deficiency-signature in 2%, and median tumor mutational burden (TMB) of 1.3 mut/Mb (IQR: 0.8,3.6; 5 pts ≥ 10 mut/Mb). In LBx (n=57), ctDNA tumor fraction (TF) was ≥1% in 28% of pts; median blood TMB was 1.3 (IQR: 0,2.5; 1 pt ≥ 10 mut/Mb). Overall, 95% (219/230) of tumors had >1 pathogenic alteration; TBx CGP detected alterations in 96% (172/179), most frequently TP53 (35%), CDKN2A (29%), CDKN2B (21%), KRAS (19%), MTAP (17%), and TERT (14%). LBx CGP detected alterations in 85% (192/225), with tumor-derived (TD) variants in KRAS (11%), IDH1 (7%), and CDKN2A (6%). TP53 (31%) included both TD and CH variants, while DNM3TA (30%), ATM (10%), TET2 (10%), and CHEK2 (8%) were mostly CH. In brain tumors, 52 variants from 28 pts with LBx identified 45 CH, 4 germline, and 3 TD. Across all tumor types, 9% (20/230) had biomarkers for FDA-approved tissue-agnostic therapies. This includes ERBB2 amplification (2% overall), which is often correlated with HER2 immunohistochemistry positivity. LBx sensitivity for DNA tissue-detected clonal SVs and rearrangements was 85% (95% CI: 0.74,0.92) when ctDNA TF≥1%; 24% (95% CI: 0.19,0.29) when <1%. Pathogenic fusions detected by RNA sequencing were not detected by DNA in 33% of cases (9/27). Conclusions: CGP identified pathogenic alterations in nearly all rare cancer patients, with tissue-agnostic biomarkers in 9%. RNA sequencing adds diagnostic yield. CH in liquid biopsies underscores need for expert MTB interpretation. TRACK, a first-of-its-kind national decentralized trial, provides a scalable framework for equitable precision oncology access. Clinical trial information: NCT04504604 .

Journal of Clinical OncologyVol. 44(16_suppl)
Dartmouth College (US), City Of Hope National Medical Center (US), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (US), Medical College of Wisconsin (US), University of California San Diego (US), Sarah Cannon (US), City of Hope (US), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (US), TargetCancer Foundation (US), Johns Hopkins Hospital (US), Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center (US), Moores Cancer Center, Foundation Medicine (United States)
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