Prospective Genomic/Transcriptomic Profiling Of Advanced Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (Pdac) For Personalized Therapy: Feasibility And Preliminary Results From The Compass Study (Nct02750657).

e15776Background: Prospective characterization of advanced PDAC using whole genome sequencing (WGS) and whole transcriptome sequencing (WTS) may identify patients (pts) who will benefit from a personalized treatment strategy. The feasibility of this approach has not previously been established in PDAC. Methods: Advanced PDAC pts with ECOG PS 0-1 and accessible metastatic or primary tumors, were recruited. A fresh tumor sample for WGS and WTS was obtained by percutaneous biopsy and a reference whole blood sample for germline DNA analysis collected before starting 1st line palliative chemotherapy. Tumor biospecimens were enriched by laser capture microdissection before genomic analysis. The primary endpoint was feasibility (to report WGS results within 56 days in 40 of the first 50 recruited pts.) with a plan to accrue 200 pts. Results: From Dec 2015 – Jan 2017, 42 pts with advanced PDAC safely underwent tumor biopsy (32 liver, 1 omentum, 1 adrenal, 8 primary tumor). Adequate tumor biospecimens were obtaine...