This presentation summarizes the state of the art with respect to the management of GIST. It covers the basics of surgical and medical management including the role of neoadjuvant and adjuvant targeted therapy. www.ellenhornmd.com
2. •46 year-old female presented with a 20 pound
weight loss melena and dyspnea.
•Abdominal exam revealed an ill defined left
upper quadrant mass.
•Hgb 4.9
Case Presentation
3. •The patient was transfused up to a Hgb of 11
•Abdominal CT scan was performed
12. GIST Is a Rare Gastrointestinal Sarcoma
• 4000 - 6000 new cases/year in US
• 1500 - 2000 cases/year in Japan
• Most common GI mesenchymal neoplasm
– 5%-6% of all sarcomas
• Wide age range
– 75% of patients >50 years
– Median age: ~58 years
• No gender predilection
13. GISTs Present With Variable Symptoms
• Often asymptomatic, especially when small
• Symptoms nonspecific
– GI bleeding (53%)
– Abdominal pain (32%)
– Palpable mass (13%)
• Other symptoms may include
– Early satiety
– Fatigue from anemia
– Rare obstruction
14. GISTs Occur Mainly in the Stomach
• Occur anywhere along the GI tract or elsewhere in the abdomen or
retroperitoneum
Corless CL J Clin Oncol. 22:3813-3825 2004
Miettinen M J Arch Pathol Lab Med. 130:1466-1478 2006
15. Arise From Interstitial Cells of Cajal
• Interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC)1
– “Pacemaker” cells associated with
Auerbach’s plexus
•GISTs share several characteristics
with ICC1
– CD117 (c-KIT) expression, structural
similarities
• Other markers often positive in GIST2
– CD34 (60%-70%), muscle actin (SMA), S-
100
– ~4%-5% of GISTs are KIT-negative
1. Kindblom L-G et al. Am J Pathol. 1998;152:1259-1269
2. Fletcher CDM et al. Hum Pathol. 2002;33:459-65
c-KIT Staining
Cells of Cajal GIST
16. Structure of KIT Receptor
• Type III receptor tyrosine kinase
• Extracellular domain binds ligand:
stem cell factor (SCF)
• Downstream effects of SCF
binding to KIT are proliferative and
antiapoptotic
• Intracellular domain has
– 2 tyrosine kinase domains
– Multiple autophosphorylation sites
− SCF binding site
− 5 IgG domains
Cell membrane
Tyrosine kinase
domains
Taylor and Metcalfe. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am. 2000;14:517.
17. Normal KIT Signaling
PP P
ADP P
P
PP P
ATP
SIGNALING
Kinase
domains
Substrate
Effector
• The KIT kinase domain
activates a substrate
protein
• This activated substrate
initiates a signaling
cascade culminating in cell
proliferation and survival
Savage and Antman. N Engl J Med. 2002;346:683.
Scheijen and Griffin. Oncogene. 2002;21:3314.
19. Patient Workup Guides Surgical
Procedure
• Initial patient workup should include
– Complete lab studies
– CT of abdomen and pelvis with oral IV contrast
• Selective use of tissue biopsy
– EUS or CT-FNA
– Cytology/pathology for spindle cell morphology, CD117(c-KIT)
• Comorbidity assessment
20. Surgical Treatment of GISTs
• Surgery optimal for resectable GIST
• Goals of surgery
– Complete gross resection
– Negative microscopic margins (R0 resection)
• If recurrence develops after surgery, disease is usually not curable
21. Important Surgical Considerations for the
Treatment of GIST
• Metastasis commonly develop in liver and peritoneum1,2
– Liver (65%-72%)
– Peritoneum (21%-64%)
– Bone (4%-6%)
– Lung (2%-4%)
– Lymph node metastases are rare
• Tumors typically grow extraluminal3
• Careful tumor handling is critical
– Soft fragile tumors that may rupture during surgery
– Rupturing of pseudocapsule may cause tumor bleeding and/or
dissemination
1. DeMatteo RP et al. Ann Surg. 2000;231:51-58.
2. Burkill GJC et al. Radiology. 2003;226:527-532.
3. Corless CL et al. J Clin Oncol. 2004;22(18):3813-3825.
22. Important to Differentiate Between
Adenocarcinoma and GIST
Small Proximal Gastric GIST Infiltrating adenocarcinoma
23. GIST vs Adenocarcinoma Resections Entail
Different Considerations
GIST Adenocarcinoma
Margins • Wide margins not required • For clear margins, need a 4-cm
distance from tumor
• Need 10-cm margins for
diffuse-type tumors
Gastrectomy •Wedge or segmental
resection often sufficient
• Formal gastrectomy for
large proximal gastric
GISTs
•Total gastrectomy for
tumors in proximal third of
stomach
Lymphadenectomy •Lymphadenectomy
unnecessary
• Lymphadenectomy for staging
and therapeutic purposes
24. •No difference in OR time
•No difference in margin clearance or recurrence
•Less blood loss (25 vs. 100 ml)
•Shorter hospital stay (4 vs. 7 days)
Laparoscopic Resection of Gastric GIST
Size Matched comparison to Open (<8cm)
40 open patients
40 laparoscopic patients
Karakoussis, Ann Surg 18:1599 2011
34. Imatinib Mesylate: Mechanism
of Action
P
PP P
ATP
SIGNALING
Imatinib
mesylate
Kinase
domains
• Imatinib mesylate occupies
the ATP binding pocket of
the KIT kinase domain
• This prevents substrate
phosphorylation and
signaling
• A lack of signaling inhibits
proliferation and survival
Savage and Antman. N Engl J Med. 2002;346:683.
Scheijen and Griffin. Oncogene. 2002;21:3314.
36. Advanced GIST
(N = 147)
Imatinib, 400-600
mg once daily (QD)
Multicenter trial of Imatinib in Advanced GIST
Demetri GD, et al. N Eng J Med. 2002;347:472-480
54% response rate
28% stable disease
37. Metastatic GIST Survival
Before and After Imatinib
Survival
Pre-Imatinib
Imatinib
Artinyan and Ellenhorn, Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 17:2194
38. Artinyan and Ellenhorn, Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 17:2194
Metastatic GIST Before and After Imatinib
552 patients
39. Imatinib in Advanced GIST
• 5-yr OS differed according to c-KIT mutation status
Blanke CD, et al. Proc Am Soc Clin Oncol. 2007. Abstract 21.
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Exon 11 Exon 9 No Mutation
87%
48%
0%
Survivalat5years
40. Impact of Initial Dose of Imatinib on Time To
Progression
Debiec-Rychter, et al. European Journal of Cancer. 2006;42:1093-1103. Am J Clin Pathol 2004;122:11-13
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
0 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36
Progression free survival
Patients harboring KIT exon 9 mutations
(months)
O N Number of patients at risk:
26 27 14 10 9 6 4 3 1 0
21 31 26 21 20 18 14 9 8 6
800 mg
P=0.0013
400 mg
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
0 1 2 3 4
Progression free survival
Patients harboring KIT exon 11 mutations
(years)
O N Number of patients at risk:
67 118 94 53 11
68 130 113 67 22
Treatment
800 mg
400 mg
P = 0.25
800 mg
400 mg
41. Imatinib Duration in Advanced Disease
Non-progression after 3 years of Imatinib
Le Cesne The Lancet Oncology 11:942 – 949 2010
42. Management of Imatinib-Resistant GIST: Sunitinib
• Approved for treatment of GIST resistant to or intolerant
of imatinib
• Inhibits multiple receptor tyrosine kinases
• Antitumor and anti-angiogenic activities in preclinical
studies
46. Resectable
GIST >3cm
R
A
N
D
O
M
I
Z
E
Palcebo
ACOSOG Z9001: Adjuvant Imatinib in Resected Localized Primary GISTACOSOG Z9001: Adjuvant Imatinib in Resected Localized Primary GIST
Imatinib 400mg/d
DeMatteo R, et al.DeMatteo R, et al. Lancet. 2009; 373:1097-1104.
Crossover
at
Recurrence
47. ACOSOG Z9001: Adjuvant Imatinib in Resected LocalizedACOSOG Z9001: Adjuvant Imatinib in Resected Localized
Primary GISTPrimary GIST
DeMatteo R, et al.DeMatteo R, et al. Lancet. 2009; 373:1097-1104.
48. ACOSOG Z9001: Adjuvant Imatinib in Resected LocalizedACOSOG Z9001: Adjuvant Imatinib in Resected Localized
Primary GISTPrimary GIST
DeMatteo R, et al.DeMatteo R, et al. Lancet. 2009; 373:1097-1104.
49. Adjuvant Imatinib 12 vs. 36 Months : Final Results of a
Randomized Trial (SSGXVIII/AIO)
• 400 patients randomized 1-yr vs. 3-yr (400 mg/day)
• 5-yr RFS: 65.6% v. 47.9% (HR 0.46; p<0.001)
Joensuu et al. JAMA 307:1265 2012Joensuu et al. JAMA 307:1265 2012
Relapse
50. Adjuvant Imatinib 12 vs. 36 Months : Final Results of a
Randomized Trial (SSGXVIII/AIO)
• 400 patients randomized 1-yr vs. 3-yr (400 mg/day)
• 5-yr OS: 92.0% v. 81.7% (HR 0.45; p=0.19)
Joensuu et al. JAMA 307:1265 2012Joensuu et al. JAMA 307:1265 2012
Survival
51.
52. • Adjuvant therapy for >3 years should be considered in patients
with intermediate to high risk GIST
• The optimal duration has not yet been determined
• Adjuvant Imatinib should be continued if any persistent gross
disease is seen after resection
Adjuvant Imatinib
56. •Unresectable or metastatic GIST
•Marginally resectable GIST
• Surgical morbidity could be improved by preoperative reduction of tumor
size
• Recommended starting dose is 400 mg/day
•dose of 800 mg/day for patients with KIT exon 9 mutations
• Dosing can be stopped right before surgery and restarted as soon as the
patient is able to tolerate oral medications
Neoadjuvant Imatinib
57. • Anemia and Neutropenia
• Nausea and vomiting
• Edema (swelling of the face, feet, hands)
• Muscle cramps and bone pain
• Diarrhea
• Hemorrhage
• Skin rash
• Fever
Imatinib – Side Effects
58. •46 year-old female presented with a 20 pound
weight loss melena and dyspnea.
•Abdominal exam revealed an ill defined left
upper quadrant mass.
•Hgb 4.9
Case Presentation
59. •The patient was transfused up to a Hgb of 11
•Abdominal CT scan was performed
64. •At the time of operation the patient was found to have a
bilobed mass involving the third portion of the duodenum and
an additional lesion involving segments 2/3 of the liver.
•She underwent resection of the third portion of the
duodenum along with the proximal jejunum. A left lateral
segmentectomy of the liver was performed.
65. Pathology revealed an 8 cm GIST in the liver and two
separate GIST tumors adjacent to the duodenum 7.5
and 10 cm in size. All lesions were resected with
negative margins
She is currently 4 years postop and has no evidence of
disease. She remains on 400 mg of imatinib daily.
73. Conclusions
• Surgery is first-line treatment for patients with resectable
GISTs
– Up to 50% patients have recurrence after complete
resection
• Tyrosine kinase inhibitor imatinib now standard treatment
for unresectable or metastatic or advanced GIST
• Adjuvant Imatinib now standard treatment for high risk
GIST
• Neoadjuvant Imatinib for locally advanced GIST
Notes de l'éditeur
KIT functions as a transmembrane tyrosine kinase receptor. The KIT receptor has 5 immunoglobulin-like extracellular domains and an intracellular split tyrosine kinase domain.
The cytokine SCF (also referred to as mast cell growth factor or Steel factor) is KIT’s physiologic ligand.
KIT is the product of the KIT proto-oncogene. It has structural homology with 2 other protein tyrosine kinases:
The platelet-derived growth factor receptor (PDGFR)
Bcr-Abl tyrosine kinase
KIT is localized to chromosome 4q11-q12.
KIT signaling begins when adenosine triphosphate (ATP) binds to KIT’s membrane-proximal kinase domain. This allows the binding of the substrate to be phosphorylated. Following phosphate transfer, the phosphosubstrate is able to bind to and activate downstream effector molecules.
Schematic of c-Kit and platelet derived growth factor receptor alpha (PDGFR-receptors andmutations characteristic of GIST
Mutually exclusive gain-of-function Kit or PDGFR-alpha mutations occur in a majority of GISTs
In-frame deletions, point mutations, duplications, insertions
Mutations in Kit juxtamembrane domain (exon 11) most common in GISTs of all sites
Rare Kit extracellular domain (exon 9) Ala502-Tyr503 duplication specific for intestinal GISTs.
Mutations in PDGFR-alpha have been identified in juxtamembrane (exon 12)
and tyrosine kinase domains (exons 14 and 18)
Nearly exclusively in gastric GISTs, mostly in epithelioid variants
Some Kit and PDGFRA mutations have a prognostic value.
At the molecular level, imatinib mesylate targets a specific part of the tyrosine kinase region in KIT, Bcr-Abl, and PDGFRA/B.
Based on its activity on Bcr-Abl, the proposed mechanism of action of imatinib mesylate in GIST is as follows:
Imatinib mesylate is an ATP-mimetic agent that binds KIT with greater affinity than ATP and at its ATP-binding site.
The tyrosine kinase activity of KIT is dependent on its ATPase activity.
KIT-bound imatinib mesylate prevents ATP binding and hydrolysis and hence the tyrosine kinase action of KIT.
This blocks the downstream substrate of KIT, which is dependent on phosphorylation for activation.
This in turn blocks downstream signal transduction pathways activated by KIT.
Four year follow-up data reveal that long-term use of imatinib in GIST patients is feasible and responses are sustained. Imatinib most effective in patients with c-Kit mutations in exon 11, followed by exon 9, and least effective in patients with no c-Kit activating mutations.
Four year follow-up data reveal that long-term use of imatinib in GIST patients is feasible and responses are sustained. Imatinib most effective in patients with c-Kit mutations in exon 11, followed by exon 9, and least effective in patients with no c-Kit activating mutations.
Tumor genotype is of major prognostic significance for progression-free survival and overall survival in patients treated with imatinib for advanced GISTS.
Findings suggest the need for differential treatment of patients with GISTs, with KIT exon 9 mutant patients benefiting the most from the 800 mg daily dose.