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Dramatic intracranial response to tepotinib in a patient with lung adenocarcinoma harboring MET exon 14 skipping mutation.
Thoracic cancer - 1 Mar 2021
Takamori Shinkichi, Matsubara Taichi, Fujishita Takatoshi, Ito Kensaku, Toyozawa Ryo, Seto Takashi, Yamaguchi Masafumi, Okamoto Tatsuro
Abstract excerpt
Mesenchymal-epithelial transition (MET) pathway activation is associated with the mechanisms that influence properties affecting cancer cell survival and invasiveness. The MET exon 14 skipping mutation (METex14del) is found in 2%-3% of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Previous studies reported that NSCLC patients harboring a METex14del responded well to MET-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs),...
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