Complete response to capmatinib in a patient with metastatic lung adenocarcinoma harboring CD47-MET fusion: a case report.
Glaucia Alves de SouzaDebora Maciel Santana DornellasPaulo Vidal CampregherCarlos Henrique Andrade TeixeiraGustavo SchvartsmanPublished in: The oncologist (2024)
Comprehensive genomic profiling is highly recommended for treatment decision in nonsquamous, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, rare genomic alterations are still being unveiled, with scarce data to guide therapy. Herein, we describe the treatment journey of a 56-year-old, never-smoker Caucasian woman with a metastatic NSCLC harboring a CD47-MET fusion, initially classified as a variant of unknown significance. She had undergone 3 lines of therapy over the course of 3 years, including chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and anti-angiogenic therapy. After reanalysis of her next-generation sequencing data in our service, the fusion was reclassified as likely oncogenic. The patient was started with fourth-line capmatinib, with a good tolerance so far and a complete metabolic response in the active sites of disease, currently ongoing for 18 months. In conclusion, we highlight the sensitivity of a novel MET fusion to capmatinib and emphasize the need for comprehensive panels in NSCLC and molecular tumor board discussions with specialized centers when rare findings arise.
Keyphrases
- small cell lung cancer
- case report
- squamous cell carcinoma
- copy number
- advanced non small cell lung cancer
- tyrosine kinase
- healthcare
- big data
- mental health
- brain metastases
- gene expression
- radiation therapy
- combination therapy
- artificial intelligence
- machine learning
- mesenchymal stem cells
- bone marrow
- african american
- circulating tumor cells
- circulating tumor