TY - JOUR
T1 - Stabilization of disease after targeted therapy in a Thymic carcinoma with kit mutation detected by clinical next-generation sequencing
AU - Hagemann, Ian S.
AU - Govindan, Ramaswamy
AU - Javidan-Nejad, Cylen
AU - Pfeifer, John D.
AU - Cottrell, Catherine E.
PY - 2014/2
Y1 - 2014/2
N2 - Precision medicine uses individually determined genomic information to guide treatment in cancer and other diseases. We have implemented a clinical genomics assay that uses targeted next-generation sequencing of 25 cancer-related genes to guide the use of targeted therapies in diverse malignancies. We report the case of a 55-year-old woman with a poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma of thymic origin, with disease progression after standard treatment. Targeted tumor sequencing revealed the presence of a KIT codon 579 deletion (p.D579del). This specific mutation has not previously been associated with thymic tumors, but has been reported in gastrointestinal stromal tumors and has been associated with response to imatinib. Imatinib therapy was instituted for and resulted in stabilization of disease. This case illustrates the potential of clinical next-generation sequencing to open unexpected avenues for treatment and thereby improve patient outcomes.
AB - Precision medicine uses individually determined genomic information to guide treatment in cancer and other diseases. We have implemented a clinical genomics assay that uses targeted next-generation sequencing of 25 cancer-related genes to guide the use of targeted therapies in diverse malignancies. We report the case of a 55-year-old woman with a poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma of thymic origin, with disease progression after standard treatment. Targeted tumor sequencing revealed the presence of a KIT codon 579 deletion (p.D579del). This specific mutation has not previously been associated with thymic tumors, but has been reported in gastrointestinal stromal tumors and has been associated with response to imatinib. Imatinib therapy was instituted for and resulted in stabilization of disease. This case illustrates the potential of clinical next-generation sequencing to open unexpected avenues for treatment and thereby improve patient outcomes.
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U2 - 10.1097/JTO.0b013e3182a7d22e
DO - 10.1097/JTO.0b013e3182a7d22e
M3 - Article
C2 - 24419427
AN - SCOPUS:84893360841
SN - 1556-0864
VL - 9
SP - e12-e16
JO - Journal of Thoracic Oncology
JF - Journal of Thoracic Oncology
IS - 2
ER -