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Cancer Invest ; 39(3): 235-239, 2021 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33538211

ABSTRACT

Comprehensive molecular testing of individual tumors has led to the identification of novel molecularly defined cancer therapies and treatment indications. Given low frequencies of many molecular alterations, efficacy of therapies used to target them are often undefined, especially in the context of rare malignancies. Here we describe the first reported case of MET amplification in sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma (SNUC), a rare cancer with a poor prognosis. The patient was treated with crizotinib, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor that targets c-MET, and experienced a complete response. Our report demonstrates the potential of employing precision oncology approaches in SNUC and other rare cancers.


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Carcinoma/therapy , Crizotinib/pharmacology , Maxillary Sinus Neoplasms/therapy , Protein Kinase Inhibitors/pharmacology , Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-met/antagonists & inhibitors , Aged , Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/therapeutic use , Biopsy , Carcinoma/diagnostic imaging , Carcinoma/genetics , Carcinoma/pathology , Female , Gene Amplification/drug effects , Humans , Maxillary Sinus Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging , Maxillary Sinus Neoplasms/genetics , Maxillary Sinus Neoplasms/pathology , Molecular Targeted Therapy , Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography , Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-met/genetics
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