In this study we identified potentially actionable somatic mutations in metastatic breast tumors using the Ion AmpliSeq™ Cancer Hotspot Panel v2.
Twenty-two cases were sequenced, and 28 variants in 11 of the 50 genes analyzed were observed; an average of 1.7 variants per tumor.
The most commonly altered genes included TP53, PIK3CA, APC, MET, and ERBB2.
Metastatic breast cancer is genetically diverse and the majority of metastatic breast tumors harbor potentially actionable mutations.
NGS of metastatic breast cancer provides a useful modality to characterize metastatic breast cancer on an individualized basis.