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Ref Type | Journal Article | ||||||||||||
PMID | (39267825) | ||||||||||||
Authors | Xu Z, Cong X, Liu Z | ||||||||||||
Title | Lorlatinib in the treatment of a rare pulmonary mucoepidermoid carcinoma with EML4-ALK fusion: a case report and literature review. | ||||||||||||
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Abstract Text | Pulmonary mucoepidermoid carcinoma (PMEC) is a rare tumor with limited clinical data available due to its low incidence. So far, there are no universal treatment guidelines for this malignant tumor. We present here the case of a 59-year-old female never smoker who was initially referred to our hospital with cough and hemoptysis and was eventually diagnosed with PMEC. Based on further genetic testing, echinoderm microtubule-associated protein-like4-anaplastic lymphoma kinase (EML4-ALK) fusion variants E20:A20 (V2) was found. The patient was treated with lorlatinib as the first-line treatment. This case is the first to describe the effectiveness of lorlatinib in treating an advanced high-grade PMEC with EML4-ALK fusion V2 mutation patient. |
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EML4 - ALK | lung mucoepidermoid carcinoma | predicted - sensitive | Lorlatinib | Case Reports/Case Series | Actionable | In a clinical case study, Lorbrena (lorlatinib) treatment resulted in a partial response in a patient with pulmonary mucoepidermoid carcinoma harboring EML4-ALK (e20:e20) (PMID: 39267825). | 39267825 |