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ArticleScientific reports2025

Performance and clinical utility of two targeted multigene panels for GIST molecular characterization.

Margherita Nannini, Annalisa Astolfi, Thais Maloberti, Maria Concetta Nigro, Livia Gozzellino, Alice Costa, Maria Giulia Pirini, Antonio De Leo, Marco Grillini, Annalisa Altimari and 12 more

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5 · Who and what money

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22 authors.

Margherita Nannini *Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, 40138, Italy.
Annalisa Astolfi *Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, 40138, Italy.
Thais MalobertiSolid Tumor Molecular Pathology Laboratory, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Di Bologna, Bologna, Italy. thais.maloberti2@unibo.it.
Maria Concetta NigroDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, 40138, Italy.
Livia GozzellinoDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, 40138, Italy.
Alice CostaIRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, 40138, Italy.
Maria Giulia PiriniPathology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Antonio De LeoDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, 40138, Italy.
Marco GrilliniPathology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Annalisa AltimariSolid Tumor Molecular Pathology Laboratory, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Massimo Del GaudioHepato-biliary and Transplant Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Bruno VincenziDepartment of Medical Oncology, Campus Biomedico University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Elena FumagalliMedical Oncology Unit 2, Fondazione IRCCS, Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy.
Antonella BrunelloDepartment of Oncology, Medical Oncology 1, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV - IRCCS, Padua, Italy.
Giovanni GrignaniCandiolo Cancer Institute, FPO - IRCCS, St. Provinciale 142, Km 3.95, Candiolo (TO), 10060, Italy.
Sandra AlibertiCandiolo Cancer Institute, FPO - IRCCS, St. Provinciale 142, Km 3.95, Candiolo (TO), 10060, Italy.
Angela Dalia RicciMedical Oncology Unit, National Institute of Gastroenterology, IRCCS "S. de Bellis" Research Hospital, Via Turi 27, Castellana Grotte, 70013, BA, Italy.
Fabio GelsominoDepartment of Oncology and Hematology, Division of Oncology, University Hospital of Modena, Modena, 41124, Italy.
Elisabetta SetolaDepartment of Medical Oncology, Istituto Europeo Oncologia, Milano, Italy.
Giovanni TalliniDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, 40138, Italy.
Dario de BiaseSolid Tumor Molecular Pathology Laboratory, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Maria Abbondanza PantaleoDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, 40138, Italy.

Funding

European Union - Next Generation EU through the Italian Ministry of University and Research CUP J33C22002920006.
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Molecular analysis is mandatory in the diagnostic work-up of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs). Indeed, it is essential for clinical decisions, from patients' selection for systemic treatment to identifying unrecognized syndromic conditions. Since GISTs are recognized as a heterogeneous family of different clinical entities, molecular analysis should also require a feasible, rapid, and reliable diagnostic workflow. Herein, we present our experience on the performance and clinical utility of two lab-developed multigene-NGS panels specifically built for GIST analysis. Among 163 analyzed GISTs, 72.4% carried KIT mutations while 11.0% were PDGFRA-mutant. Among putative KIT/PDGFRA WT cases that arrived at our attention from an external analysis, nine of 10 were found carrying either KIT or PDGFRA pathogenic mutations by our panel. On 26 KIT/PDGFRA/BRAF WT patients at the first level, the second level panel identified NF1 or SDHA mutations in 16 cases, while 10 patients did not display any mutation, except for two of them found as carriers of SDHC epimutation. This optimized NGS diagnostic approach helps to characterize the molecular profiles of GIST and drastically reduces the number of truly non-KIT and non-PDGFRA-addicted GIST cases.

Indexed as

Gastrointestinal NeoplasmsGastrointestinal Stromal TumorsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansMaleMiddle AgedMutationProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafProto-Oncogene Proteins c-kitReceptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor alphaKIT protein, humanProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafProto-Oncogene Proteins c-kitReceptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor alphaGastrointestinal stromal tumorGISTsMolecular analysisNGSTargeted multigene panels

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PMID41407759
PMCPMC12780020

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