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Trial reportGut2022

Machine-learning model derived gene signature predictive of paclitaxel survival benefit in gastric cancer: results from the randomised phase III SAMIT trial.

Raghav Sundar, Nesaretnam Barr Kumarakulasinghe, Yiong Huak Chan, Kazuhiro Yoshida, Takaki Yoshikawa, Yohei Miyagi, Yasushi Rino, Munetaka Masuda, Jia Guan, Junichi Sakamoto and 11 more

Registry-linked trialOpen access · hybridAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase IIIRandomized Controlled Trial
In one paragraph

Trial report in Gut, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06490055 (Predicting the Efficacy of Paclitaxel Plus Ramucirumab in Advanced Gastric Cancer.), which is not on this map. Cited by 29 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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29citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
5.7field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06490055 completednot on this map

Predicting the Efficacy of Paclitaxel Plus Ramucirumab in Advanced Gastric Cancer.

Typeobservational_patient_registrySponsorCity of Hope Medical CenterRan2018 to 2025Enrolled162ConditionsGastric Cancer, Chemotherapy Effect, Paclitaxel, RamucirumabArmsPaclitaxel
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

29 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 56 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

21 authors at 16 institutions in 6 countries.

Raghav SundarDepartment of Haematology-Oncology, National University Cancer Institute Singapore, National University Hospital, Singapore.
Nesaretnam Barr KumarakulasingheDepartment of Haematology-Oncology, National University Cancer Institute Singapore, National University Hospital, Singapore.
Yiong Huak ChanBiostatistics Unit, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Singapore, Singapore.
Kazuhiro YoshidaDepartment of Surgical Oncology, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan.
Takaki YoshikawaDepartment of Gastric Surgery, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Yohei MiyagiKanagawa Cancer Center Research Institute, Yokohama, Japan.
Yasushi RinoDepartment of Surgery, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan.
Munetaka MasudaDepartment of Surgery, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan.
Jia GuanDepartment of Clinical Biostatistics, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Junichi SakamotoTokai Central Hospital, Kakamigahara, Japan.
Shiro TanakaDepartment of Clinical Biostatistics, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Angie Lay-Keng TanProgram in Cancer and Stem Cell Biology, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore.
Michal Marek HoppeCancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Anand D JeyasekharanDepartment of Haematology-Oncology, National University Cancer Institute Singapore, National University Hospital, Singapore.
Cedric Chuan Young NgLaboratory of Cancer Epigenome, Department of Medical Sciences, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore.
Mark De SimoneInSilico Genomics, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Heike I GrabschDepartment of Pathology, GROW - School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-9520-6228
Jeeyun LeeDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Samsung Medical Center, Gangnam-gu, Republic of Korea.
Takashi OshimaDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama, Japan gmstanp@duke-nus.edu.sg oshimat@kcch.jp tuburayaa@gmail.com.
Akira TsuburayaDepartment of Surgery, Ozawa Hospital, Odawara, Japan gmstanp@duke-nus.edu.sg oshimat@kcch.jp tuburayaa@gmail.com.
Patrick TanProgram in Cancer and Stem Cell Biology, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore gmstanp@duke-nus.edu.sg oshimat@kcch.jp tuburayaa@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-0179-8048
National University of Singapore · SGKanagawa Prefectural Hospital Organization · JPKyoto University · JPYokohama City University · JPCommunity Hospital · USDuke-NUS Medical School · SGGenomics (United Kingdom) · GBGifu University · JPNational Cancer Center · USNational Cancer Centre Singapore · SGNational University Cancer Institute, Singapore · SGSamsung Medical Center · KRSingHealth · SGTokai Central Hospital · JPUniversity of Leeds · GBYong In University · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo date, there are no predictive biomarkers to guide selection of patients with gastric cancer (GC) who benefit from paclitaxel. Stomach cancer Adjuvant Multi-Institutional group Trial (SAMIT) was a 2×2 factorial randomised phase III study in which patients with GC were randomised to Pac-S-1 (paclitaxel +S-1), Pac-UFT (paclitaxel +UFT), S-1 alone or UFT alone after curative surgery.

designThe primary objective of this study was to identify a gene signature that predicts survival benefit from paclitaxel chemotherapy in GC patients. SAMIT GC samples were profiled using a customised 476 gene NanoString panel. A random forest machine-learning model was applied on the NanoString profiles to develop a gene signature. An independent cohort of metastatic patients with GC treated with paclitaxel and ramucirumab (Pac-Ram) served as an external validation cohort.

resultsFrom the SAMIT trial 499 samples were analysed in this study. From the Pac-S-1 training cohort, the random forest model generated a 19-gene signature assigning patients to two groups: Pac-Sensitive and Pac-Resistant. In the Pac-UFT validation cohort, Pac-Sensitive patients exhibited a significant improvement in disease free survival (DFS): 3-year DFS 66% vs 40% (HR 0.44, p=0.0029). There was no survival difference between Pac-Sensitive and Pac-Resistant in the UFT or S-1 alone arms, test of interaction p<0.001. In the external Pac-Ram validation cohort, the signature predicted benefit for Pac-Sensitive (median PFS 147 days vs 112 days, HR 0.48, p=0.022).

conclusionUsing machine-learning techniques on one of the largest GC trials (SAMIT), we identify a gene signature representing the first predictive biomarker for paclitaxel benefit. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: UMIN Clinical Trials Registry: C000000082 (SAMIT); ClinicalTrials.gov identifier, 02628951 (South Korean trial).

Indexed as

AdenocarcinomaStomach NeoplasmsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsDisease-Free SurvivalHumansMachine LearningPaclitaxelPaclitaxeladjuvant treatmentchemotherapygastric cancer

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PMID33980610
PMCPMC8921574
OpenAlexW3161679015

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