Division of Medical Oncology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Pharmacology. 2022;107(7-8):433-438. doi: 10.1159/000524399. Epub 2022 May 6.
High-grade glioma (HGG) and glioblastoma are the most common adult malignant brain tumors. The standard treatment consists of surgical resection followed by radiochemotherapy with temozolomide. The prognosis and the therapeutic options of these malignant brain tumors however are limited. Here, we describe a case of a patient with HGG with a previously unknown NTRK3 fusion that showed an extraordinary response to treatment with larotrectinib. This case supports regular testing for NTRK fusion proteins.
高级别胶质瘤(HGG)和胶质母细胞瘤是最常见的成人恶性脑肿瘤。标准治疗包括手术切除,然后用替莫唑胺进行放化疗。然而,这些恶性脑肿瘤的预后和治疗选择有限。在这里,我们描述了一例 HGG 患者,该患者此前未知存在 NTRK3 融合,对 larotrectinib 治疗有显著反应。该病例支持对 NTRK 融合蛋白进行常规检测。