Successful management of a ROS1-rearranged pulmonary pleomorphic carcinoma using serial tyrosine kinase inhibitors
Journal
OncoTargets and Therapy
Journal Volume
13
Pages
10123-10127
Date Issued
2020
Author(s)
Abstract
Pulmonary pleomorphic carcinoma (PPC) generally lacks actionable driver mutations such as epidermal growth factor receptor mutations or anaplastic lymphoma kinase or c-ros oncogene 1 (ROS1) rearrangements. The response to crizotinib, ceritinib, brigatinib, and lorlatinib in ROS1-positive advanced non-small cell lung carcinoma is well established; however, there is little mention of their successful administration in pulmonary pleomorphic carcinoma cases. We report a case of a stage II PPC with recurrence after surgical resection and developed multiple distant metastasis. The tumor was refractory to chemotherapy and immunotherapy with progressive disease. EZR-ROS1 fusion was detected by next-generation sequencing and showed a good response to serial ROS1 inhibitors combined with surgery and radiotherapy. Now under lorlatinib, all her lesions responded well during the follow-up with sustained partial remission for more than 18 months. A sustainable treatment effect can be achieved in pulmonary pleomorphic carcinoma with driver mutations with tyrosine kinase inhibitor treatment. Driver mutations should be regularly tested in pulmonary pleomorphic carcinomas. ? 2020 Wu et al.
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Other Subjects
alanine aminotransferase; aspartate aminotransferase; cisplatin; crizotinib; docetaxel; homeobox protein Nkx 2.1; lorlatinib; pembrolizumab; pemetrexed; vimentin; adult; Article; bone metastasis; brain metastasis; cancer adjuvant therapy; cancer radiotherapy; cancer recurrence; cancer staging; cancer surgery; cancer therapy; case report; clavicle; clinical article; computer assisted tomography; drug substitution; drug withdrawal; EZR ROS1 fusion gene; female; femur; follow up; frontal lobe; fusion gene; gene; gene rearrangement; high throughput sequencing; human; human tissue; ischium; kidney metastasis; liver toxicity; lung carcinoma; lung lobe; lung lobectomy; middle aged; multiple cycle treatment; non-smoker; positron emission tomography; protein expression; pulmonary pleomorphic carcinoma; rib; ROS1 gene; salvage therapy
Publisher
Dove Medical Press Ltd
Type
journal article