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cfDNA analysis of mCRPC patients expressing mutations in Wnt signaling.

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256Background: Alterations in Wnt signaling have been shown to play a role in the development of castrate resistant prostate cancer. Cell free DNA (cfDNA) isolated from patient plasma can provide… Click to show full abstract

256Background: Alterations in Wnt signaling have been shown to play a role in the development of castrate resistant prostate cancer. Cell free DNA (cfDNA) isolated from patient plasma can provide a non-invasive way to further assess this role. The goal of this study was to identify patients with cfDNA alterations in major canonical Wnt signaling components (APC and/or beta-catenin), and relate the emergence of these mutations during treatment to alterations in other common mutations. Methods: 134 clinically progressive metastatic CRPC patients from Tulane Cancer Center underwent cfDNA analysis through Guardant360 test (Guardant Health, Redwood City, CA). This analysis consisted of exonic coverage of 70 genes as well as amplifications in 18 genes, with mutations categorized as either pathologic, non-pathologic or as variants of unknown significance (VUS). Clinical annotation of prior treatment history was recorded. Results: 21.6% (29/134) of the mCRPC patients evaluated had a canonical Wnt signaling (APC a...

Keywords: wnt signaling; mcrpc patients; analysis mcrpc; cfdna analysis; cfdna

Journal Title: Journal of Clinical Oncology
Year Published: 2018

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