A case series of lengthy progression-free survival with pemetrexed-containing therapy in metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer patients harboring ros1 gene rearrangements

Jonathan W. Riess, Sukhmani K. Padda, Charles D. Bangs, Millie Das, Joel W. Neal, Adour R. Adrouny, Athena Cherry, Heather A. Wakelee

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Abstract

Tumors with c-ros oncogene 1 (ROS1) translocations are a newly discovered molecular subset of non esmall-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Like anaplastic lymphoma receptor tyrosine kinase (ALK)-rearranged NSCLC, early phase clinical trials show a high response rate to crizotinib in these patients. Some retrospective studies suggest patients with ALKP tumorshave a longer progression-free survival (PFS) to pemetrexed compared with other chemotherapeutics- though this is controversial. Little is known about whether patients with ROS1-rearranged tumors preferentially respond to specific chemotherapy drugs. This small, retrospective case series suggests that some NSCLC patients whose tumors harbor the ROS1 gene rearrangements might have a lengthy PFS using pemetrexed-containing therapy. In clinical practice, oncologists might want to consider pemetrexed-containing regimens when chemotherapy is indicated.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)592-595
Number of pages4
JournalClinical Lung Cancer
Volume14
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Chemotherapy
  • Molecular subtypes
  • NSCLC
  • Pemetrexed
  • ROS1

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