Abstract 3127: Multicenter study evaluating the ROS1 status in lung adenocarcinoma using the novel SP384 immunohistochemistry clone. Towards a new algorithm for ROS1 status assessment in routine
Authors: Hofman Véronique , Rouquette Isabelle , Lassalle Sandra , Heeke Simon , Sabourin Jean-Christophe , Piton Nicolas , Mazières Julien , Vignaud Jean-Michel , Yguel Clémence , Lepage Anne Laure , Bibeau Frédéric , Long-Mira Elodie , Zahaf Katia , Begueret Hugues , Benzaquen Jonathan , Poudenx Michel , Marquette Charles-Hugo , Ilie Marius , Hofman Paul 
Published: August 2019

Background: The detection of a ROS1 rearrangement in advanced or metastatic lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) lead to a targeted treatment with tyrosine kinase inhibitors with improved progression free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) of the patients. Thus, it is mandatory to screen systematically for the ROS1rearrangement in this patient population. ROS1 rearrangements can be detected using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), however ROS1 immunohistochemistry (IHC) can be used as a screening test since is largely available, easy, rapid to perform, and cost-effective. However, some false positive and negative IHC results are observed when using the D4D6 clone leading to confirmatory ROS1 FISH in IHC positive samples.

Patients and methods: We evaluated the sensitivity and specificity of anti-ROS1 SP384 (Ventana, Tucson, AZ) and D4D6 (Cell Signaling, Danvers, MA) antibodies in a multicenter population of 336 LUAD cases enriched for ROS1 FISH positive cases (n=51) provided from 6 French molecular pathology platforms. Three senior lung pathologists independently scored the SP384 slides as positive or negative around a cutoff of staining in &gt;30% tumor cells at a ≥2+ intensity level, and for the D4D6 clone around a cutoff of ≥2+ intensity level in any tumor cells. Inter-reader precision between pathologists was assessed. Results were correlated to the PFS and the OS of patients treated with crizotinib.

Results: Sensitivity and specificity rates were 100% (95%CI 93.2-100%) and 99.31% (95%CI 97.51-99.92%) for the SP384 clone, and 90.6% (95%CI 79.34-96.87%) and 99.65% (95%CI 98.05-99.99%) for the D4D6 clone, respectively. Inter-reader agreement was 97.5% (95%CI 94.8-99.7) for the SP384 clone and 86.3% (95%CI 91.3-95.6) for the D4D6 clone. Overall, when compared to ROS1 FISH analysis, the SP384 clone had an accuracy of 99.4%, while D4D6 clone of 98.2%. Using log-rank test, we observed that LUAD with positive ROS1 SP384 status had a longer PFS than those characterized by the D4D6 clone (P=0.021).

Conclusions: Interpretation above a cutoff of &gt;30% tumor cells with staining at a ≥2+ intensity level, the ROS1 SP384 clone demonstrates superior sensitivity to D4D6 clone, while preserving similar specificity rate for the detection of ROS1 rearrangements. The presented data provide evidence that the SP384 clone may be used for effective stratification prior to confirmation with orthogonal methods.

Citation Format: Véronique Hofman, Isabelle Rouquette, Sandra Lassalle, Simon Heeke, Jean-Christophe Sabourin, Nicolas Piton, Julien Mazières, Jean-Michel Vignaud, Clémence Yguel, Anne Laure Lepage, Frédéric Bibeau, Elodie Long-Mira, Katia Zahaf, Hugues Begueret, Jonathan Benzaquen, Michel Poudenx, Charles-Hugo Marquette, Marius Ilie, Paul Hofman. Multicenter study evaluating the ROS1 status in lung adenocarcinoma using the novel SP384 immunohistochemistry clone. Towards a new algorithm for ROS1 status assessment in routine [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2019; 2019 Mar 29-Apr 3; Atlanta, GA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2019;79(13 Suppl):Abstract nr 3127.