Sustained response to imatinib in patient with extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma and novel KIT mutation
Published date:
08/26/2021
Excerpt:
Tumour was also notable for NR4A3 gene region rearrangement and mutation in KIT exon 11 at position c.1669 T>G. Based on these findings, she was diagnosed with extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma (EMC). The patient has been on imatinib, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor with activity against KIT, for 3 years with stable disease.