Solid Tumors GeneTrails GIST Genotyping Panel

Screening for mutations in oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes is increasingly important in delivering personalized cancer care. The GeneTrails^® GIST Panel delivers information on a variety of treatment-informative mutations in 23 genes commonly involved in GI stromal tumors ^1-9, covering all of the hotspot mutation sites in the genes listed below. The panel has a sensitivity of ≤10% mutant allele.  

The GIST Panel is performed on DNA from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tumor tissue using next-generation, semiconductor-based sequencing (Ion Torrent platform). Input DNA is amplified using the AmpliSeq technology (Ion Torrent), after which the amplicons are modified with adaptors, re-amplified, and subjected to emulsion PCR. The final products are sequenced on a semiconductor-based chip.

• Input DNA: 20 ng

• A paraffin block or
• 10 unstained sections of tumor (4-5 microns) (15 sections for small biopsies)

Contact Client Services for shipping materials and procedures at (855)535-1522

A REQUISITION FORM MUST ACCOMPANY ALL SAMPLES.  Please include detailed clinical information.       

Twice per week

10 - 14 days

• Keep specimen cool during transit. Do not ship on dry ice.
• Please use the cold pack provided in the KDL shipping kit.
• Ship the specimen overnight express, using the FedEx priority overnight label provided. 
• Contact Client Services for shipping materials and procedures at (855) 535-1522.

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2. Debiec-Rychter M, Sciot R, Le Cesne A, Schlemmer M, Hohenberger P, van Oosterom AT, Blay J-Y, Leyvraz S, Stul M, Casali PG, Zalcberg J, Verweij J, Van Glabbeke M, Hagemeijer A, Judson I. KIT mutations and dose selection for imatinib in patients with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumours. Eur J Cancer 42:1093-103, 2006.
3. Heinrich MC, Owzar K, Corless CL, Hollis D, Borden EC, Fletcher CD, Ryan CW, von Mehren M, Blanke CD, Rankin C, Benjamin RS, Bramwell VH, Demetri GD, Bertagnolli MM, Fletcher JA. Correlation of kinase genotype and clinical outcome in the North American Intergroup Phase III trial of imatinib mesylate for treatment of advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumor: CALGB 150105 Study by Cancer and Leukemia Group B and Southwest Oncology Group. J Clin Oncol 26:5360-7, 2008.
4. Heinrich MC, Corless CL, Demetri GD, Blanke CD, von Mehren M, Joensuu H, McGreevey LS, Chen C-J, Kiese B, Eisenberg B, Roberts PJ, Singer S, Fletcher CDM, Silberman S, Dimitrijevic S, Fletcher JA.  Kinase mutations and imatinib mesylate response in patients with metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumor. J Clin Onc 21:4342-4349, 2003.
5. Debiec-Rychter M, Dumez H, Judson I, Wasag B, Verweij J, Brown M, Dimitrijevic S, Sciot R, Stul M, Vranck H, Scurr M, Hagemeijer A, Van Glabbeke M, Van Oosterom AT. Use of c-KIT/PDGFRA mutational analysis to predict the clinical response to imatinib in patients with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumours entered on phase I and II studies of the EORTC Soft Tissue and Bone Sarcoma Group. Eur J Cancer 40:689-95, 2004.
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7. Pantaleo MA, Astolfi A, Urbini M, Nannini M, Paterini P, Indio V, Saponara M, Formica S, Ceccarelli C, Casadio R, Rossi G, Bertolini F, Santini D, Pirini MG, Fiorentino M, Basso U, Biasco G. Analysis of all subunits, SDHA, SDHB, SDHC, SDHD, of the succinate dehydrogenase complex in KIT/PDGFRA wild-type GIST.  Eur J Hum Genet. 2013 Apr 24. doi: 10.1038/ejhg.2013.80. [Epub ahead of print]
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Recommended Use: 
The GIST Panel is designed to molecularly subclassify GI stromal tumors, which is important in predicting the response to kinase inhibitor therapy and, in some cases, in determining the optimal treatment dose.