Development and Validation of a Next-Generation Sequencing–Based Multigene Assay to Predict the Prognosis of Estrogen Receptor–Positive, HER2-Negative Breast Cancer

Han Byoel Lee, Sae Byul Lee, Minsu Kim, Sunyoung Kwon, Jeonghee Jo, Jinkyoung Kim, Hee Jin Lee, Han Suk Ryu, Jong Won Lee, Chungyeul Kim, Jaehwan Jeong, Hyoki Kim, Dong Young Noh, In Ae Park, Sei Hyun Ahn, Sun Kim, Sungroh Yoon, Aeree Kim, Wonshik Han

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Abstract

Purpose: Multigene assays provide useful prognostic information regarding hormone receptor (HR)-positive breast cancer. Next-generation sequencing (NGS)-based platforms have numerous advantages including reproducibility and adaptability in local laboratories. This study aimed to develop and validate an NGS-based multigene assay to predict the distant recurrence risk. Experimental Design: In total, 179 genes including 30 reference genes highly correlated with the 21-gene recurrence score (RS) algorithm were selected from public databases. Targeted RNA-sequencing was performed using 250 and 93 archived breast cancer samples with a known RS in the training and verification sets, respectively, to develop the algorithm and NGS–Prognostic Score (NGS-PS). The assay was validated in 413 independent samples with long-term follow-up data on distant metastasis. Results: In the verification set, the NGS-PS and 21-gene RS displayed 91.4% concurrence (85/93 samples). In the validation cohort of 413 samples, area under the receiver operating characteristic curve plotted using NGS-PS values classified for distant recurrence was 0.76. The best NGS-PS cut-off value predicting distant metastasis was 20. Furthermore, 269 and 144 patients were classified as low- and high-risk patients in accordance with the cut-off. Five- and 10-year estimates of distant metastasis–free survival (DMFS) for low- versus high-risk groups were 97.0% versus 77.8% and 93.2% versus 64.4%, respectively. The age-related HR for distant recurrence without chemotherapy was 9.73 (95% CI, 3.59–26.40) and 3.19 (95% CI, 1.40–7.29) for patients aged ≤50 and >50 years, respectively. Conclusions: The newly developed and validated NGS-based multigene assay can predict the distant recurrence risk in ER-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6513-6522
Number of pages10
JournalClinical Cancer Research
Volume26
Issue number24
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020 Dec 15

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Medicine(all)

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