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Preanalytic Variables in Cytology: Lessons Learned from Next Generation Sequencing
Sinchita Roy-Chowdhuri, MD, PhD Department of Pathology The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas [email protected]
@Sinchita_Roy #USCAP2017 #PulmPath #IAmUSCAP #insituPathologists
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Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships
USCAP requires that all faculty in a position to
influence or control the content of CME disclose any relevant financial relationship WITH COMMERCIAL INTERESTS which they or their
spouse/partner have, or have had, within the past 12 months, which relates to the content of this educational activity and creates a conflict of interest.
Dr. Roy-Chowdhuri declares she has no conflict(s) of interest to disclose.
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Evolving Role of Cytopathology
Tissue is not only for diagnostic pathology evaluation, but also for molecular assays involving nucleic acids and proteins
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ASC/PSC Position Statement: Use of Molecular Testing on Cytologic Specimens
American Society of Cytopathology (ASC) and Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology (PSC) Joint Position Statement on The Use of Molecular Testing on Cytologic Specimens http://www.cytopathology.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/ASC-Position-Statement-on-Use-of-Molecular-Testing-on-Cytologic-Specimen.pdf
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ASC/PSC Position Statement: Use of Molecular Testing on Cytologic Specimens
• Cytology specimens provide an excellent platform for molecular testing.
• FNAs provide an excellent opportunity for rapid on-site evaluation (ROSE) that improves adequacy and helps triage the specimen.
• Cytotechnologists/cytopathologists should triage FNA material with reference to potential molecular testing.
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Molecular Testing of Cytologic Samples
• Small specimens are not necessarily an obstacle.
• It is becoming increasingly common for molecular testing to be performed on cytology specimens, including cell blocks, direct smears, and liquid-based preparations.
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Cytologic Samples Provide a Variety of Substrates for Next Generation Sequencing
Advantages Disadvantages Cell blocks (FFPE) • Ease of acquisition
• Ease of validation • Easy to get serial sections
• Lack of immediate assessment • May have low cellularity • Degradation of nucleic acid due to
formalin fixation • Partial nuclei in standard 4-5 μm
sections (lower DNA yield)
Direct smears • Immediate assessment for tumor adequacy
• High quality nucleic acid • Whole cells= whole nuclei (higher
nucleic acid yield)
• Difficult to validate • Requires technical support and skill to
prepare smears • Must sacrifice slide (medicolegal
issues)
Liquid-based prep • Standardized processing with optimal preservation of nucleic acids
• Ease of use • Whole cells= whole nuclei (higher
nucleic acid yield)
• Lack of immediate assessment • Inability to assess presence/ quantify
tumor in tested sample • Variable preservative capacity of
liquid preparations – requires validation for every type
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Challenges of Molecular Diagnostics
Targeted therapy and evaluating multiple markers in tumor specimens
Limited sample size
Doing more with less
Turn around time Timely and accurate reporting
Challenges:
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Next Generation Sequencing: A Novel Platform for Clinical Testing
Sanger sequencing
Pyrosequencing
High resolution melt analysis
Capillary electrophoresis
Sequenom (MassArray)
Next generation sequencing (NGS)
Sanger sequencing
Pyrosequencing
• ‘Balance’ between Analytic and Clinical sensitivity never seen before
• Simultaneous screening of multiple genes • Sample multiplexing (10-20/ run) • Analytic sensitivity ~5-10%
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Advantages: • Highly multiplexed assay with high clinical sensitivity • High analytical sensitivity (5-10%) • Single platform to test multiple genomic alterations: SNVs, insertions and deletions,
gene amplifications, gene rearrangements
Disadvantages: • Cost and reimbursement • Technical skill and expertise for validation and running assay • Bioinformatics support for analysis and interpretation of variant calls • Big-data challenges
Next Generation Sequencing: A Novel Platform for Clinical Testing
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Multiple Factors Impact Tissue Quality for Next Generation Sequencing
• In the clinical setting, high-quality nucleic acids need to be obtained through the current practices of diagnostic pathology.
• However, there is significant variation in the quality of the tissue (analyte source) due to the diversity in specimen preparation and the lack of standardization across laboratories.
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Multiple Factors Impact Tissue Quality
Moore, H.M. Biotech Histochem. 2012 Jan;87(1):18-23. doi: 10.3109/10520295.2011.591833.
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Preanalytic Factors Play a Major Role in Molecular Testing
Roy-Chowdhuri ,S. et. al. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2016 Apr 15.
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Specimen Acquisition
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Specimen Acquisition
• Clear communication among ordering clinician, radiologist, laboratory technician/technologist, and pathologist.
• Using image-guided procedure for better diagnostic yield. • Optimizing technique for best diagnostic yield (e.g. needle gauge, number of
passes, etc). • Whenever clinically feasible, obtaining concurrent core biopsies and FNAs to
maximize chances of sufficient material to perform ancillary studies.
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Concurrently Acquired FNA and Core Biopsy Samples Can Improve NGS Success Rates Oct 2013-July 2014
Roy-Chowdhuri, S. et. al. Cancer Cytopathol. 2015 Jul 31. doi: 10.1002/cncy.21597.
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Specimen Acquisition
• Rapid on-site evaluation (ROSE) for specimen adequacy to ensure adequate sampling and proper triaging.
• Performing additional pass for smears or cell blocks in anticipation of ancillary studies.
• If cell block is the primary source of material for molecular testing, minimizing the amount of material expelled onto smears and maximizing the needle rinse material for preparation of cell block.
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ROSE Can Ensure Appropriate Triage of Specimen
Roh M. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2013 Sep;137(9):1185-90. doi: 10.5858/arpa.2013-0235-CR.
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Specimen Processing
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Specimen Processing
• Avoiding acidic and heavy metal fixatives like Bouin and Zenker solutions and harsh acid decalcification agents, which interfere with molecular testing.
• Standardizing processing techniques for specimen preparations: glass slides, fixatives, stains, and preservative media.
• Understanding quantitative differences in DNA yield from different sources.
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Specimen Processing Affects DNA Yield
Dejmek A et. al. Cancer Cytopathol. 2013 Jul;121(7):344-53. doi: 10.1002/cncy.21276.
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Specimen Processing Affects DNA Yield
Roy-Chowdhuri, S. et. al. Cancer Cytopathol. 2015 Dec 2. doi: 10.1002/cncy.21664.
FF, Fully frosted slide NF, Non-frosted slide PC, Positively charged slide SC, Silane coated slide
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NGS Success Depends on the DNA Yield
NGS success positively correlates with DNA yield
Roy-Chowdhuri, S. et. al. Cancer Cytopathol. 2015 Jul 31. doi: 10.1002/cncy.21597.
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Specimen Processing
• Appropriate triaging of material for ancillary studies (e.g. preparing additional decoverslipped smears in anticipation of testing; cutting extra, unstained cell-block sections up front to avoid refacing block).
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Specimen Processing
Knoepp and Roh. Cancer Cytopathol. 2013 Mar;121(3):120-8. doi: 10.1002/cncy.21214.
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Specimen Selection
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Specimen Selection
• Communication with molecular laboratory regarding criteria for adequacy, tissue-extraction strategies, and selecting the most appropriate material for next generation sequencing.
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Specimen Adequacy Assessment
Overall cellularity All nucleated cells in sample
Tumor cellularity/tumor fraction Percentage of tumor cells
Translates to the Total DNA yield
Translates to Analytic Sensitivity
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Low cellularity NOT EQUAL to low tumor fraction
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How many cells do you need?
• 1 cell ~7 pg of DNA • Molecular assay requiring 1 ng of DNA input therefore needs ~143
intact cells • NGS (Ion Torrent)requires around 10 ng of DNA
Therefore approximately 1430 intact cells
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Specimen Handling for Molecular Testing
Roy-Chowdhuri, S and Stewart, J. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2016 Jun 22.
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Specimen Handling for Molecular Testing
• High cellularity/low tumor fraction samples have an increased risk of false-negative results
• Tumor mapping in high cellularity/low tumor fraction samples may reduce the risk of false-negative results, at the cost of decreased overall cellularity and DNA yield.
Roy-Chowdhuri, S and Stewart, J. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2016 Jun 22.
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Specimen Selection
• Appropriate training of cytopathologists in adequacy assessments to improve interobserver variability.
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NGS Success Rates Vary Among Pathologists
Roy-Chowdhuri S et. al. Cancer Cytopathol. 2015 Jul 31. doi: 10.1002/cncy.21597.
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Molecular Processing
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Molecular Processing
• Optimizing tissue-extraction strategies for maximal DNA yield (scraping versus cell lifting versus direct extraction from LBC samples or fresh cells.)
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Tissue Extraction Method May Affect DNA Yield
Roy-Chowdhuri, S. et. al. Cancer Cytopathol. 2015 Dec 2. doi: 10.1002/cncy.21664.
Tissue extraction by scraping yields significantly higher DNA than by cell-lifting methodology (PinPoint Slide DNA Isolation system, Zymo Research).
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Molecular Processing
• Establishing guidelines for tumor enrichment (e.g. macrodissection versus manual microdissection versus laser-capture microdissection).
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Higher tumor content >50%
Lot of non-tumor cells that are diluting overall tumor content
Tumor Enrichment Reduces Risk of False Negative Results
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Tumor Enrichment: Techniques
Tumor enrichment techniques: • Manual macrodissection • Manual microdissection • Laser capture microdissection
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Tumor Enrichment: Cytology Cell Blocks (FFPE)
Dara Aisner, Uni. Of Colorado
Chowdhuri et al. Modern Pathology (2012) 25, 548–555
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Tumor Enrichment : Cytology Direct Smears
Pic courtesy: Dara L Aisner MD PhD, University of Colorado
Slides are circled to enrich for tumor cells by a cytopathologist Slides are etched on the bottom using a diamond-tip pen
Circled areas are visualized under a microscope and cells are carefully scraped off the slide using a scalpel blade into a buffer for DNA extraction
Coverslip is removed by dipping the slide in xylene
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Molecular Processing
• Validating next generation sequencing assay for a variety of cytologic substrates, establishing sensitivity, and input DNA threshold.
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Input DNA Threshold Plays a Major Role in NGS Success
Roy-Chowdhuri, S. et. al. Cancer Cytopathol. 2015 Jul 31. doi: 10.1002/cncy.21597.
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Cytology: Underutilized Goldmine of Genomic Data
• General reluctance of molecular labs to validate a variety of cytologic specimen preparations (smears, cytospins, liquid based cytology, fresh/frozen samples)for a multitude of molecular tests
• Lack of standardization across cytology laboratories for specimen collection and processing for cytologic material
• Overall reluctance of cytopathologists to sacrifice cytologic slides from the diagnostic archives
• Lack of awareness among the oncology (and general pathology community) regarding utility of cytology specimens for molecular testing
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