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PMID | (36713517) | ||||||||||||
Authors | Isaka Y, Sasaki A, Saito A, Motomura Y, Ando Y, Nakamura Y | ||||||||||||
Title | Exceptional response to alectinib for duodenal carcinoma with ALK fusion: A case report and literature review. | ||||||||||||
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Abstract Text | Patients with advanced duodenal carcinoma usually have a poor prognosis due to limited effective chemotherapy options. The study for genotype-directed therapy in patients with duodenal carcinoma is progressing. However, no clinical data assessing the efficacy of molecularly targeted therapy are presently available. We report the case of a 64-year-old woman who was diagnosed with anaplastic lymphocyte kinase (ALK) fusion-positive advanced duodenal carcinoma. Echinoderm microtubule associated protein like-4 (EML4)-ALK rearrangement was detected by comprehensive genomic profiling after resistance to first-line chemotherapy. The patient received alectinib, an ALK inhibitor, with marked shrinkage in primary tumor and liver metastases. She is currently being treated with alectinib for 6 months or more. This is the first report of the efficacy of alectinib in a patient with duodenal carcinoma harboring ALK fusion. Additionally, this case report suggests that the practical use of next-generation sequencing may expand optimal treatment choices in rare solid tumors, including duodenal carcinoma. |
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EML4 - ALK | duodenum adenocarcinoma | predicted - sensitive | Alectinib | Case Reports/Case Series | Actionable | In a clinical case study, Alecensa (alectinib) treatment resulted in a partial response with 57% tumor reduction after 49 days in a patient with metastatic duodenum adenocarcinoma harboring EML4-ALK, who remained on treatment and progression-free at 6 months (PMID: 36713517). | 36713517 |