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US 12,534,490 · App. 17/825,315 · Granted Jan 27, 2026

Methods for detecting the presence or absence of a chromosome rearrangement in a formalin-fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) sample with no detectable genomic variant associated with cancer

Inventors: Anthony Schmitt (Apex, NC); Catherine Tan (San Francisco, CA); Derek Reid (San Diego, CA); Chris De La Torre (Aliso Viejo, CA); Siddarth Selvaraj (San Marcos, CA)
Assignee: Arima Genomics, Inc.
C07H1/00C07H21/04C12N15/1003C12Q1/6806
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Patent No.
US 12,534,490
App. No.
17/825,315
Granted
Jan 27, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided herein are methods for detecting the presence or absence of a chromosome rearrangement in a formalin-fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) sample with no detectable genomic variant associated with cancer. In certain embodiments, the methods include selecting a sample and performing a nucleic acid analysis on the selected sample and detecting whether a chromosome rearrangement is present or absent in the selected sample according to the nucleic acid analysis. In preferred embodiments, the nucleic acid analysis is a method that preserves spatial-proximal contiguity information.

Claims (19)

1 . A method for detecting the presence or absence of a chromosome rearrangement in a sample, the method comprising:

a) selecting a sample comprising formalin-fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) tumor tissue, wherein one or more genes associated with cancer in the sample were analyzed for one or more genomic variants associated with cancer, and the one or more genes associated with cancer comprise no detectable genomic variant associated with cancer;

b) performing a nucleic acid analysis on the selected sample, wherein the analysis comprises a method that preserves spatial-proximal contiguity information; and

c) detecting whether a chromosome rearrangement is present or absent in the selected sample according to the nucleic acid analysis in (b).

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein a breakpoint of the chromosome rearrangement is within the one or more genes analyzed in (a).

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more genes were analyzed for the one or more genomic variants according to genome-wide sequencing and/or targeted sequencing.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the targeted sequencing comprises one or more of RNA-Seq, oncology gene panel sequencing, and capture sequencing.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more genomic variants comprise mutations and/or translocations.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the chromosome rearrangement comprises a translocation.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the translocation is an intra-chromosome translocation.

8 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the translocation is an inter-chromosome translocation.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the nucleic acid analysis in (b) comprises generating proximity ligated nucleic acid molecules.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the nucleic acid analysis in (b) further comprises sequencing the proximity ligated nucleic acid molecules.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the sequencing is performed at 30×, 15×, 5×, or 1×.

12 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the sequencing is performed at up to about 10×.

13 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the sequencing is performed at 0.75×, 0.25×, or 0.5×.

14 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the tumor is a gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) or a posterior fossa ependymoma (PFE) tumor.

15 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising extracting DNA from the sample.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein <200 ng of DNA is extracted from the sample.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 2, 2022
From: ANTHONY SCHMITT; TAN, CATHERINE; REID, DEREK; DE LA TORRE, CHRISTOPHER; SELVARAJ, SIDDARTH
To: ARIMA GENOMICS, INC.
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Continuity (4)
Continuation 16689002 · Nov 19, 2019
Provisional Application 62785643 · Dec 27, 2018
Provisional Application 62770135 · Nov 20, 2018
Related Publication 20220281906A1 · Sep 8, 2022
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