A Systematic Review of the Prevalence and Diagnostic Workup of PIK3CA Mutations in HR+/HER2– Metastatic Breast Cancer

PIK3CA mutation frequency varies among breast cancer (BC) subtypes. Recent evidence suggests combination therapy with the PI3K inhibitor (PI3Ki) alpelisib and endocrine therapy (ET) improves response rates and progression-free survival (PFS) in PIK3CA-mutant, hormone receptor positive (HR+) BC versu...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth J. Anderson, Lea E. Mollon, Joni L. Dean, Terri L. Warholak, Ayal Aizer, Emma A. Platt, Derek H. Tang, Lisa E. Davis
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Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:International Journal of Breast Cancer
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/3759179
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author Elizabeth J. Anderson
Lea E. Mollon
Joni L. Dean
Terri L. Warholak
Ayal Aizer
Emma A. Platt
Derek H. Tang
Lisa E. Davis
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Lea E. Mollon
Joni L. Dean
Terri L. Warholak
Ayal Aizer
Emma A. Platt
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description PIK3CA mutation frequency varies among breast cancer (BC) subtypes. Recent evidence suggests combination therapy with the PI3K inhibitor (PI3Ki) alpelisib and endocrine therapy (ET) improves response rates and progression-free survival (PFS) in PIK3CA-mutant, hormone receptor positive (HR+) BC versus ET alone; thus, better understanding the clinical and epidemiologic elements of these mutations is warranted. This systematic review characterizes the PIK3CA mutation epidemiology, type of testing approaches (e.g., liquid or tissue tumor biopsy), and stability/concordance (e.g., consistency in results by liquid versus solid tumor sample, by the same method over time) in patients with HR+/HER2– advanced (locally unresectable) or metastatic disease (HR+/HER2– mBC) and explores performance (e.g., pairwise concordance, sensitivity, specificity, or predictive value) of respective mutation findings. A comprehensive search of PubMed/MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Central, and select conference abstracts (i.e., AACR, ASCO, SABCS, ECCO, and ESMO conferences between 2014 and 2017) identified 39 studies of patients with HR+, HER2– mBC. The median prevalence of PIK3CA mutation was 36% (range: 13.3% to 61.5%); identified testing approaches more commonly used tissue over liquid biopsies and primarily utilized next-generation sequencing (NGS), polymerase chain reaction (PCR), or Sanger sequencing. There was concordance and stability between tissues (range: 70.4% to 94%) based on limited data. Given the clinical benefit of the PI3Ki alpelisib in patients with PIK3CA mutant HR+/HER2– mBC, determination of tumor PIK3CA mutation status is of importance in managing patients with HR+/HER2– mBC. Prevalence of this mutation and utility of test methodologies likely warrants PIK3CA mutation testing in all patients with this breast cancer subtype via definitive assessment of PIK3CA mutational status.
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spelling doaj-art-5c845fb500a7445eb1ffd902fb2a04f92025-02-03T01:04:07ZengWileyInternational Journal of Breast Cancer2090-31702090-31892020-01-01202010.1155/2020/37591793759179A Systematic Review of the Prevalence and Diagnostic Workup of PIK3CA Mutations in HR+/HER2– Metastatic Breast CancerElizabeth J. Anderson0Lea E. Mollon1Joni L. Dean2Terri L. Warholak3Ayal Aizer4Emma A. Platt5Derek H. Tang6Lisa E. Davis7University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, Tucson, AZ, USAUniversity of Arizona College of Pharmacy, Tucson, AZ, USAUniversity of Arizona College of Pharmacy, Tucson, AZ, USAUniversity of Arizona College of Pharmacy, Tucson, AZ, USAHarvard Medical School, MA, USANovartis, NJ, USANovartis, NJ, USAUniversity of Arizona College of Pharmacy, Tucson, AZ, USAPIK3CA mutation frequency varies among breast cancer (BC) subtypes. Recent evidence suggests combination therapy with the PI3K inhibitor (PI3Ki) alpelisib and endocrine therapy (ET) improves response rates and progression-free survival (PFS) in PIK3CA-mutant, hormone receptor positive (HR+) BC versus ET alone; thus, better understanding the clinical and epidemiologic elements of these mutations is warranted. This systematic review characterizes the PIK3CA mutation epidemiology, type of testing approaches (e.g., liquid or tissue tumor biopsy), and stability/concordance (e.g., consistency in results by liquid versus solid tumor sample, by the same method over time) in patients with HR+/HER2– advanced (locally unresectable) or metastatic disease (HR+/HER2– mBC) and explores performance (e.g., pairwise concordance, sensitivity, specificity, or predictive value) of respective mutation findings. A comprehensive search of PubMed/MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Central, and select conference abstracts (i.e., AACR, ASCO, SABCS, ECCO, and ESMO conferences between 2014 and 2017) identified 39 studies of patients with HR+, HER2– mBC. The median prevalence of PIK3CA mutation was 36% (range: 13.3% to 61.5%); identified testing approaches more commonly used tissue over liquid biopsies and primarily utilized next-generation sequencing (NGS), polymerase chain reaction (PCR), or Sanger sequencing. There was concordance and stability between tissues (range: 70.4% to 94%) based on limited data. Given the clinical benefit of the PI3Ki alpelisib in patients with PIK3CA mutant HR+/HER2– mBC, determination of tumor PIK3CA mutation status is of importance in managing patients with HR+/HER2– mBC. Prevalence of this mutation and utility of test methodologies likely warrants PIK3CA mutation testing in all patients with this breast cancer subtype via definitive assessment of PIK3CA mutational status.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/3759179
spellingShingle Elizabeth J. Anderson
Lea E. Mollon
Joni L. Dean
Terri L. Warholak
Ayal Aizer
Emma A. Platt
Derek H. Tang
Lisa E. Davis
A Systematic Review of the Prevalence and Diagnostic Workup of PIK3CA Mutations in HR+/HER2– Metastatic Breast Cancer
International Journal of Breast Cancer
title A Systematic Review of the Prevalence and Diagnostic Workup of PIK3CA Mutations in HR+/HER2– Metastatic Breast Cancer
title_full A Systematic Review of the Prevalence and Diagnostic Workup of PIK3CA Mutations in HR+/HER2– Metastatic Breast Cancer
title_fullStr A Systematic Review of the Prevalence and Diagnostic Workup of PIK3CA Mutations in HR+/HER2– Metastatic Breast Cancer
title_full_unstemmed A Systematic Review of the Prevalence and Diagnostic Workup of PIK3CA Mutations in HR+/HER2– Metastatic Breast Cancer
title_short A Systematic Review of the Prevalence and Diagnostic Workup of PIK3CA Mutations in HR+/HER2– Metastatic Breast Cancer
title_sort systematic review of the prevalence and diagnostic workup of pik3ca mutations in hr her2 metastatic breast cancer
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/3759179
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