PMID- 35050726 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220210 IS - 2473-4284 (Electronic) IS - 2473-4284 (Linking) VI - 4 DP - 2020 Nov TI - International Harmonization of Provisional Diagnostic Criteria for ERBB2-Amplified Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Allowing for Screening by Next-Generation Sequencing Panel. PG - 6-19 LID - 10.1200/PO.19.00154 [doi] AB - PURPOSE: ERBB2 amplification (human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 positivity [HER2(+)]) in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) has important therapeutic implications that necessitate the need for accurate diagnostics. The study purpose was to establish and validate harmonized diagnostic criteria for HER2(+) mCRC among 3 groups (GI-SCREEN-Japan, NCTN-SWOG-USA, and Korea). PATIENTS AND METHODS: We assessed HER2 status by immunohistochemistry (IHC), ERBB2/CEP17 ratio, gene copy number (GCN) by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), and copy number variation (CNV) using two targeted next-generation sequencing (NGS) panels. Tumor samples from 475 and 16 patients with mCRC in exploratory and validation cohorts, respectively, were used for cross-validation of the NGS panels. RESULTS: Consensus diagnostic criteria among the 3 groups for HER2(+) mCRC were established as follows: IHC 3+ or IHC 2+ and ERBB2/CEP17 ratio by FISH >/= 2.0, tumor content > 10% for surgically resected specimens, and necessary tumor content not defined for biopsy specimens. The median GCN and CNV for HER2(+) patients were 10.9 and 27.7 compared with 2.5 (P < .0001) and 3.5 (P < .0001), respectively, in HER2-negative patients. These findings were validated in a validation cohort (GCN, 16.2 v 2.4 [P = .0002]; CNV, 42.5 v 2.0 [P = .0003]). GCN correlated with CNV in both cohorts (exploratory, r = 0.90; validation, r = 0.97; P < .0001). CNV in cross-validation of the 2 NGS panels also showed a strong correlation (r = 0.98; P < .0001). CNV in patients who fulfilled the consensus criteria was > 4.0 in all, which demonstrates the accuracy of the IHC/FISH criteria and cross-validation of NGS panels. CONCLUSION: We have established and verified harmonized diagnostic criteria for HER2(+) and demonstrated consistency between IHC/FISH and CNV determined by NGS in mCRC. FAU - Fujii, Satoshi AU - Fujii S AD - Division of Pathology, Exploratory Oncology Research & Clinical Trial Center, National Cancer Center, Kashiwa, Japan. FAU - Magliocco, Anthony M AU - Magliocco AM AD - Department of Anatomic Pathology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL. FAU - Kim, Jihun AU - Kim J AD - Department of Pathology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea. FAU - Okamoto, Wataru AU - Okamoto W AD - Biobank Translational Research Support Section, Translational Research Management Division, Clinical Research Support Office, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan. FAU - Kim, Jeong Eun AU - Kim JE AD - Department of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea. FAU - Sawada, Kentaro AU - Sawada K AD - Department of Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan. FAU - Nakamura, Yoshiaki AU - Nakamura Y AD - Department of Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan. FAU - Kopetz, Scott AU - Kopetz S AD - Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX. FAU - Park, Woong-Yang AU - Park WY AD - Samsung Genome Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea. FAU - Tsuchihara, Katsuya AU - Tsuchihara K AD - Division of Translational Informatics, Exploratory Oncology Research & Clinical Trial Center, National Cancer Center, Kashiwa, Japan. FAU - Kim, Tae Won AU - Kim TW AD - Department of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea. FAU - Raghav, Kanwal AU - Raghav K AD - Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX. FAU - Yoshino, Takayuki AU - Yoshino T AD - Department of Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - JCO Precis Oncol JT - JCO precision oncology JID - 101705370 SB - IM EDAT- 2020/11/01 00:00 MHDA- 2020/11/01 00:01 CRDT- 2022/01/20 17:38 PHST- 2022/01/20 17:38 [entrez] PHST- 2020/11/01 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/11/01 00:01 [medline] AID - 10.1200/PO.19.00154 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - JCO Precis Oncol. 2020 Nov;4:6-19. doi: 10.1200/PO.19.00154.