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Association details:
Evidence:
Evidence Level:
Sensitive: C4 – Case Studies
New
Title:

A Case of Pediatric Soft Tissue Sarcoma with LMNA-NTRK1 Gene Fusion Treated with Larotrectinib under Single Patient Expanded Access System

Excerpt:
Here, we report the case of an 8-year-old female child with recurrence of an NTRK fusion low-grade sarcoma treated with larotrectinib monotherapy...There were no adverse events attributed to larotrectinib treatment.After dosing for 6 months, we performed local resection, confirming pathological complete remission.The drug was stopped, and the patient showed no evidence of relapse at 4 months after resection.
Evidence Level:
Sensitive: C4 – Case Studies
New
Title:

An Oncogenic NTRK Fusion in a Patient with Soft-Tissue Sarcoma with Response to the Tropomyosin-Related Kinase Inhibitor LOXO-101

Excerpt:
The tumor of a 41-year-old woman with soft-tissue sarcoma metastatic to the lung was found to harbor an LMNA-NTRK1 gene fusion...In a phase I study of LOXO-101 (ClinicalTrials.gov no. NCT02122913), this patient's tumors underwent rapid and substantial tumor regression, with an accompanying improvement in pulmonary dyspnea, oxygen saturation, and plasma tumor markers.
DOI:
10.1158/2159-8290.CD-15-0443