Affiliation:
1. ChromaCode Inc., 2330 Faraday Ave., Carlsbad, CA 92008, USA
Abstract
FDA approval of targeted therapies for lung cancer has significantly improved patient survival rates. Despite these improvements, barriers to timely access to biomarker information, such as nucleic acid input, still exist. Here, we report the analytical performance and concordance with next-generation sequencing (NGS) of a highly multiplexed research-use-only (RUO) panel using digital PCR (dPCR). The panel’s analytical sensitivity and reactivity were determined using contrived DNA and RNA mixes. The limit of blank was established by testing FFPE curls classified as negative by pathology. Concordance was established on 77 FFPE samples previously characterized using the Oncomine Precision Assay®, and any discordant results were resolved with Archer Fusionplex® and Variantplex® panels. The analytical sensitivity, reported as the estimated mutant allele fraction (MAF), for DNA targets ranged from 0.1 to 0.9%. For RNA targets (ALK, RET, ROS, NTRK 1/2/3 Fusions, and MET Exon 14 skipping alteration), the analytical sensitivity ranged from 23 to 101 detected counts with 5 ng of total RNA input. The population prevalence-based coverage ranged from 89.2% to 100.0% across targets and exceeded 99.0% in aggregate. The assay demonstrated >97% concordance with respect to the comparator method.
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