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Gou Q, Gou Q, Gan X, Xie Y. Novel therapeutic strategies for rare mutations in non-small cell lung cancer. Sci Rep 2024; 14:10317. [PMID: 38705930 PMCID: PMC11070427 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-61087-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2023] [Accepted: 04/30/2024] [Indexed: 05/07/2024] Open
Abstract
Lung cancer is still the leading cause of cancer-related mortality. Over the past two decades, the management of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has undergone a significant revolution. Since the first identification of activating mutations in the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene in 2004, several genetic aberrations, such as anaplastic lymphoma kinase rearrangements (ALK), neurotrophic tropomyosin receptor kinase (NTRK) and hepatocyte growth factor receptor (MET), have been found. With the development of gene sequencing technology, the development of targeted drugs for rare mutations, such as multikinase inhibitors, has provided new strategies for treating lung cancer patients with rare mutations. Patients who harbor this type of oncologic driver might acquire a greater survival benefit from the use of targeted therapy than from the use of chemotherapy and immunotherapy. To date, more new agents and regimens can achieve satisfactory results in patients with NSCLC. In this review, we focus on recent advances and highlight the new approval of molecular targeted therapy for NSCLC patients with rare oncologic drivers.
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- Qitao Gou
- Department of Radiation Oncology and Department of Head & Neck Oncology, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Department of Head & Neck Oncology, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology of Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Fabbri L, Di Federico A, Astore M, Marchiori V, Rejtano A, Seminerio R, Gelsomino F, De Giglio A. From Development to Place in Therapy of Lorlatinib for the Treatment of ALK and ROS1 Rearranged Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC). Diagnostics (Basel) 2023; 14:48. [PMID: 38201357 PMCID: PMC10804309 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics14010048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2023] [Revised: 12/22/2023] [Accepted: 12/22/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
Abstract
Following the results of the CROWN phase III trial, the third-generation macrocyclic ALK inhibitor lorlatinib has been introduced as a salvage option after the failure of a first-line TKI in ALK-rearranged NSCLC, while its precise role in the therapeutic algorithm of ROS1 positive disease is still to be completely defined. The ability to overcome acquired resistance to prior generation TKIs (alectinib, brigatinib, ceritinib, and crizotinib) and the high intracranial activity in brain metastatic disease thanks to increased blood-brain barrier penetration are the reasons for the growing popularity and interest in this molecule. Nevertheless, the major vulnerability of this drug resides in a peculiar profile of related collateral events, with neurological impairment being the most conflicting and debated clinical issue. The cognitive safety concern, the susceptibility to heterogeneous resistance pathways, and the absence of a valid alternative in the second line are strongly jeopardizing a potential paradigm shift in this oncogene-addicted disease. So, when prescribing lorlatinib, clinicians must face two diametrically opposed characteristics: a great therapeutic potential without the intrinsic limitations of its precursor TKIs, a cytotoxic activity threatened by suboptimal tolerability, and the unavoidable onset of resistance mechanisms we cannot properly manage yet. In this paper, we give a critical point of view on the stepwise introduction of this promising drug into clinical practice, starting from its innovative molecular and biochemical properties to intriguing future developments, without forgetting its weaknesses.
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- Laura Fabbri
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy; (L.F.); (A.D.F.); (M.A.); (V.M.); (A.R.); (R.S.)
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy; (L.F.); (A.D.F.); (M.A.); (V.M.); (A.R.); (R.S.)
- Division of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Di Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy;
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy; (L.F.); (A.D.F.); (M.A.); (V.M.); (A.R.); (R.S.)
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy; (L.F.); (A.D.F.); (M.A.); (V.M.); (A.R.); (R.S.)
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy; (L.F.); (A.D.F.); (M.A.); (V.M.); (A.R.); (R.S.)
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy; (L.F.); (A.D.F.); (M.A.); (V.M.); (A.R.); (R.S.)
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- Division of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Di Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy;
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy; (L.F.); (A.D.F.); (M.A.); (V.M.); (A.R.); (R.S.)
- Division of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Di Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy;
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Metro G, Baglivo S, Metelli N, Bonaiti A, Matocci R, Di Girolamo B, Mandarano M, Colafigli C, Bellezza G, Roila F, Ludovini V. Lorlatinib beyond progression plus platinum/pemetrexed for ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer patients: report of two cases. J Chemother 2023; 35:576-582. [PMID: 36537289 DOI: 10.1080/1120009x.2022.2157611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Revised: 11/27/2022] [Accepted: 12/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Lorlatinib is an active treatment for advanced anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) pretreated with ALK-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (-TKIs). However, there is paucity of data on the activity of platinum/pemetrexed chemotherapy administered at the time of progression on lorlatinib. In addition, it is uncertain whether continuation of lorlatinib beyond progression (LBP) would provide any additional clinical benefit. Here, we describe two cases experiencing an exceptional response to platinum/pemetrexed chemotherapy plus LBP and make an attempt to identify which patients' characteristics and biologic profiles of the tumor could predict benefit from such an approach. In this report, presence of controlled brain metastases, rapidly progressing extracranial disease, and presence of ALK-dependent mechanisms of resistance were associated with benefit from platinum/pemetrexed chemotherapy plus lorlatinib beyond progression.
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- Giulio Metro
- Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliera di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliera di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliera di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliera di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliera di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Oncologic Day Hospital, Santa Maria della Stella Hospital, Orvieto, Italy
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- Section of Anatomic Pathology and Histology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Diagnostic Imaging, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliera di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Section of Anatomic Pathology and Histology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliera di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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Zhao B, Ma W. Continuation of Lorlatinib May Bring Benefits to ALK-Positive NSCLC Beyond Progressive Disease; More Things Should Be Considered. J Thorac Oncol 2022; 17:e85-e86. [PMID: 36031298 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2022.01.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2022] [Accepted: 01/29/2022] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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- Binghao Zhao
- Department of Neurosurgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China; State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China; State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China; China Pituitary Disease Registry Center, Chinese Pituitary Adenoma Cooperative Group, Beijing, People's Republic of China; China Alliance of Rare Diseases, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
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Ignatius Ou SH. In Response to Continuation of Lorlatinib Beyond Progressive Disease. J Thorac Oncol 2022; 17:e86-e88. [PMID: 36031299 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2022.07.1149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2022] [Accepted: 07/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Sai-Hong Ignatius Ou
- Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Orange, California.
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Baba K, Goto Y. Lorlatinib as a treatment for ALK-positive lung cancer. Future Oncol 2022; 18:2745-2766. [PMID: 35787143 DOI: 10.2217/fon-2022-0184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Lorlatinib, a third-generation ALK tyrosine kinase inhibitor, has been approved as a treatment for ALK-positive lung cancer. This review provides information regarding the pharmacology and clinical features of lorlatinib, including its efficacy and associated adverse events. Pivotal clinical trials are discussed along with the current status of lorlatinib as a treatment for ALK-positive lung cancer and future therapeutic challenges.
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- Keisuke Baba
- Department of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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The Change in Paradigm for NSCLC Patients with EML4–ALK Translocation. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23137322. [PMID: 35806325 PMCID: PMC9266866 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23137322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2022] [Revised: 06/24/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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The severe prognosis linked with a lung cancer diagnosis has changed with the discovery of oncogenic molecularly driven subgroups and the use of tailored treatment. ALK-translocated advanced lung cancer is the most interesting model, having achieved the longest overall survival. Here, we report the most important paradigmatic shifts in the prognosis and treatment for this subgroup population occurred among lung cancer.
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Li W, Wan R, Guo L, Chang G, Jiang D, Meng L, Ying J. Reliability analysis of exonic-breakpoint fusions identified by DNA sequencing for predicting the efficacy of targeted therapy in non-small cell lung cancer. BMC Med 2022; 20:160. [PMID: 35534835 PMCID: PMC9087946 DOI: 10.1186/s12916-022-02362-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2022] [Accepted: 04/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Diverse genomic breakpoints of fusions that localize to intronic, exonic, or intergenic regions have been identified by DNA next-generation sequencing (NGS), but the role of exonic breakpoints remains elusive. We investigated whether exonic-breakpoint fusions could predict matched targeted therapy efficacy in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). METHODS NSCLC samples were analyzed by DNA NGS, RNA NGS, immunohistochemistry (IHC), and fluorescence in situ hybridization. RESULTS Using DNA NGS, kinase fusions were identified in 685 of 7148 (9.6%) NSCLCs, with 74 harboring exonic-breakpoint fusions, mostly anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) fusions. RNA NGS and IHC revealed that 11 of 55 (20%) exonic-breakpoint fusions generated no aberrant transcript/protein, possibly due to open reading frame disruption or different gene transcriptional orientations. Four cases of genomic-positive but RNA/protein-negative fusions were treated with matched targeted therapy, but progressive disease developed within 2 months. Nevertheless, 44 of 55 (80%) exonic-breakpoint fusions produced chimeric transcripts/proteins, possibly owing to various alternative splicing patterns, including exon skipping, alternative splice site selection, and intron retention. Most of these genomic- and RNA/protein-positive fusion cases showed a clinical response to matched targeted therapy. Particularly, there were no differences in objective response rate (P = 0.714) or median progression-free survival (P = 0.500) between intronic-breakpoint (n = 56) and exonic-breakpoint ALK fusion subtypes (n = 11) among ALK RNA/protein-validated patients who received first-line crizotinib. CONCLUSIONS Exonic-breakpoint fusions may generate in-frame fusion transcripts/proteins or not, and thus are unreliable for predicting the efficacy of targeted therapy, which highlights the necessity of implementing RNA or protein assays for functional validation in exonic-breakpoint fusion cases.
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- Weihua Li
- Department of Pathology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No.17 Panjiayuan Nanli, Beijing, 100021, China.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pathology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No.17 Panjiayuan Nanli, Beijing, 100021, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Novogene Bioinformatics Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing, China
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- Beijing Novogene Bioinformatics Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing, China
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- Department of Pathology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No.17 Panjiayuan Nanli, Beijing, 100021, China.
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