Genomic Profiling in Previously Untreated Metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Overall survival rates for patients with metastatic NSCLC are poor utilizing conventional cytotoxic chemotherapy approaches. However, a subset of patients harbor genomic driver mutations, which when targeted with specific therapies, experience improved outcomes. Unfortunately, identification of these mutations, although recommended in national guidelines, has been limited for a variety of factors including small biopsy samples. The broad application of a sensitive genomic profiling test, which simultaneously examines for multiple genomic alterations on limited biopsy material, could increase the identification of patients with actionable mutations and thereby improve survival in NSCLC. The FoundationOne test meets these requirements. A recent study using the FoundationOne assay identified a significant number of actionable mutations among NSCLC patients who were previously thought to be negative for mutations when tested using other approaches. This is a non-randomized observational comparative study with various cohorts based on physician diagnostic patterns of care and biologic genomic profile status. Survival and cost information will be compared based on different use of genomic profiling.