同时EGFR突变和ALK重组在肺腺癌治疗用奥西默提尼布治疗
David Thomas1, McKenzie E Maloney1, Girindra Raval1
1Hematology and Oncology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, USA.
Cureus
|December 4, 2023
概括
本案例系列探讨了罕见的肺癌与共存的表皮生长因子受体 (EGFR) 突变和形淋巴瘤激酶 (ALK) 重组的罕见病例. 在这些具有挑战性的病例中,用EGFR-氨酸激酶抑制剂 (TKIs) 治疗显示出混合反应.
科学领域:
- 在瘤学瘤学.
- 遗传学 是一个遗传学.
- 分子生物学分子生物学
背景情况:
- 肺癌仍然是美国癌症死亡的主要原因,目标治疗显著改善了生存率.
- 皮表皮生长因子受体 (EGFR) 突变和形淋巴瘤激酶 (ALK) 重组是非小细胞肺癌的关键驱动因素.
- EGFR突变和ALK重组的同时发生是罕见的,这带来了独特的治疗挑战.
研究的目的:
- 描述两个IV期肺腺癌的病例,同时存在EGFR突变和ALK重组.
- 调查这些罕见的遗传共发生的临床相关性和治疗结果.
主要方法:
- 一系列病例描述了两个患有IV期腺癌的患者.
- 分子研究以确定EGFR突变 (L861Q,L858R) 和ALK基因融合.
- 用玛刀放射手术和EGFR-氨酸激酶抑制剂 (TKI), osimertinib 的治疗.
主要成果:
- 案例1:73岁的男性患有动脉;EGFR L861Q突变和ALK融合. 用osimertinib治疗,经历了疾病进展,并去世.
- 案例2:64岁女性呼吸障碍;EGFR L858R突变和ALK融合. 用osimertinib治疗,显示大脑转移的显著减少.
结论:
- 同时存在的EGFR突变和ALK重组在肺癌中是罕见的,并提出治疗挑战.
- 在这两种情况下,EGFR-TKI治疗显示出混合反应.
- 需要进行进一步的研究,以为这种特定患者群体建立最佳的治疗策略.
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