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A case of recurrent histiocytic sarcoma with MAP2K1 pathogenic variant treated with the MEK inhibitor trametinib
Tadashi Kumamoto1, Yuki Aoki2, Tomoko Sonoda2
1Department of Pediatric Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ki, Tokyo, 104-0045, Japan. tkumamot@ncc.go.jp.
Abstract:
Histiocytic sarcoma in advanced clinical stages is typically an aggressive neoplasm, with poor response to conventional chemotherapy. An 18-year-old male with refractory histiocytic sarcoma that had transformed from Rosai-Dorfman disease was admitted to our hospital. A pathogenic variant of MAP2K1 was detected by next-generation sequencing of tumor specimens. Affected regions showed excellent responses to the MEK inhibitor trametinib. It has been reported that RAS/MEK/ERK pathway is activated in many cases of histiocytic sarcoma. MEK inhibition may represent a useful treatment option in histiocytic sarcoma.
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