Xu Zijun, Cong Xiaofeng, Liu Ziling
Cancer Center, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Front Oncol. 2024 Aug 29;14:1415254. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1415254. eCollection 2024.
Pulmonary mucoepidermoid carcinoma (PMEC) is a rare tumor with limited clinical data available due to its low incidence. So far, there are no universal treatment guidelines for this malignant tumor. We present here the case of a 59-year-old female never smoker who was initially referred to our hospital with cough and hemoptysis and was eventually diagnosed with PMEC. Based on further genetic testing, echinoderm microtubule-associated protein-like4-anaplastic lymphoma kinase (EML4-ALK) fusion variants E20:A20 (V2) was found. The patient was treated with lorlatinib as the first-line treatment. This case is the first to describe the effectiveness of lorlatinib in treating an advanced high-grade PMEC with EML4-ALK fusion V2 mutation patient.
肺黏液表皮样癌(PMEC)是一种罕见肿瘤,因其发病率低,可用的临床数据有限。到目前为止,对于这种恶性肿瘤尚无通用的治疗指南。我们在此介绍一例59岁从不吸烟的女性患者,该患者最初因咳嗽和咯血转诊至我院,最终被诊断为PMEC。基于进一步的基因检测,发现了棘皮动物微管相关蛋白样4-间变性淋巴瘤激酶(EML4-ALK)融合变体E20:A20(V2)。该患者接受洛拉替尼作为一线治疗。该病例是首例描述洛拉替尼治疗晚期高级别PMEC伴EML4-ALK融合V2突变患者有效性的病例。