Cancer discovery
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Genetic alterations in the fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) pathway are promising therapeutic targets in many cancers, including intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC). The FGFR inhibitor BGJ398 displayed encouraging efficacy in patients with FGFR2 fusion-positive ICC in a phase II trial, but the durability of response was limited in some patients. Here, we report the molecular basis for acquired resistance to BGJ398 in three patients via integrative genomic characterization of cell-free circulating tumor DNA (cfDNA), primary tumors, and metastases. ⋯ Our findings can inform future strategies for detecting resistance mechanisms and inducing more durable remissions in ICC and in the wide variety of cancers where the FGFR pathway is being explored as a therapeutic target. Cancer Discov; 7(3); 252-63. ©2016 AACR. See related commentary by Smyth et al., p. 248This article is highlighted in the In This Issue feature, p. 235.
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According to an interim analysis of phase II data from a study of the anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy KTE-C19, 76% of 51 patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma responded to the treatment; 47% had a complete response. After 3 months, 33% continued to experience a complete response.