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Authors | Sakoda S, Tanaka K, Koga Y, Mikumo H, Tsuchiya-Kawano Y, Harada E, Tamiya S, Okamoto I | ||||||||||||
Title | A case of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor harboring EML4-ALK fusion with a brain metastasis responding to alectinib. | ||||||||||||
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Abstract Text | Metastatic inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is very rare and detailed reports on diagnosis and treatment are limited. Here, we report a case of metastatic IMT with ALK rearrangement. A 73-year-old woman was diagnosed with IMT involving a brain metastasis. Next generation sequencing (NGS) panel testing with Oncomine dx target test revealed that her tumor was positive for EML4-ALK. Treatment with alectinib was initiated, resulting in remarkable shrinkage of both the primary tumor and the brain metastasis. This report is the first to identify ALK rearrangement in IMT using a commercially available NGS panel testing, followed by treatment with alectinib. This case suggests that NGS panel testing may be useful in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with metastatic IMT. |
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EML4 - ALK | inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor | predicted - sensitive | Alectinib | Case Reports/Case Series | Actionable | In a clinical case study, Alecensa (alectinib) treatment resulted in shrinkage of the primary tumor and brain metastasis in a patient with inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor harboring EML4-ALK (PMID: 38213097). | 38213097 |