RET fusion mutation detected by re-biopsy 7 years after initial cytotoxic chemotherapy: A case report

RET fusion mutation detected by re-biopsy 7 years after initial cytotoxic chemotherapy: A case report

Personalized medicine using molecular-targeted drugs to achieve better therapeutic response and long-term prognosis is common practice for lung cancer treatment. However, in cases before gene batch tests were available, medical treatment continued without the detection of rare mutations. We report a...

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Main Authors: Kei Morikawa, Hiroshi Handa, Junko Ueno, Hajime Tsuruoka, Takeo Inoue, Naoki Shimada, Junki Koike, Seiji Nakamura, Yoshiharu Sato, Masamichi Mineshita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
RET mutation detected by re-biopsy case report
gene mutation
re-biopsy
RET fusion lung cancer
selpercatinib
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2022.1019932/full

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