Belgian expert consensus for tumor-agnostic treatment of NTRK gene fusion-driven solid tumors with larotrectinib

Fusions of NTRK (neurotrophic tyrosine receptor kinase) genes with 5' partner genes can result in the expression of chimeric proteins that drive oncogenesis through ligand-independent kinase activation. Despite variable frequencies of NTRK fusions in different tumor types, the fact that they are common to a wide range of cancers raises the possibility of developing tumor-agnostic treatments specifically targeting NTRK fusion products, irrespective of tumor type. The first-generation Trk (tropomyosin receptor kinase) inhibitor, larotrectinib, was the first tumor-agnostic treatment of NTRK fusio... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Awada, Ahmad
Berghmans, Thierry
Clement, Paul M.
Cuppens, Kristof
De Wilde, Bram
Machiels, Jean-Pascal
Pauwels, Patrick
Peeters, Marc
Rottey, Sylvie
Van Cutsem, Eric
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2022
Verlag/Hrsg.: Elsevier Scientific Publishers
Schlagwörter: Oncology / Hematology
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26495751
Datenquelle: BASE; Originalkatalog
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Link(s) : http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/258792

Fusions of NTRK (neurotrophic tyrosine receptor kinase) genes with 5' partner genes can result in the expression of chimeric proteins that drive oncogenesis through ligand-independent kinase activation. Despite variable frequencies of NTRK fusions in different tumor types, the fact that they are common to a wide range of cancers raises the possibility of developing tumor-agnostic treatments specifically targeting NTRK fusion products, irrespective of tumor type. The first-generation Trk (tropomyosin receptor kinase) inhibitor, larotrectinib, was the first tumor-agnostic treatment of NTRK fusion-positive cancers in adults and children, to be approved in the European Union. This consensus, developed by a Belgian multidisciplinary expert panel, aims to highlight the unmet medical need associated to NTRK fusion-driven cancer treatment and, based on current knowledge of NTRK fusions and larotrectinib treatment outcome and safety, provide comprehensive guidance to oncologists regarding NTRK fusion-driven cancer diagnostics and the best use of larotrectinib in real-world clinical settings.