{"title":"Remarkable response to crizotinib in a patient with advanced lung adenocarcinoma harboring the MPRIP-ROS1 fusion gene: A case report","authors":"Yasuyuki Kishikawa, Kohei Otsubo, Daisuke Shibahara, Yoshimasa Shiraishi, Yasuto Yoneshima, Eiji Iwama, Isamu Okamoto","doi":"10.1016/j.rmcr.2025.102243","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>For patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), genetic testing is crucial to identify alterations in targetable driver genes. ROS1-tyrosine kinase inhibitors have shown efficacy against NSCLC with common <em>ROS1</em> fusion genes, but the impact of rare fusion partners on therapeutic outcomes is not well understood. Here, we describe a 75-year-old female with advanced lung adenocarcinoma who was treated with crizotinib after the identification of the extremely rare <em>MPRIP-ROS1</em> fusion. Despite stepwise dose reductions due to adverse effects, the patient exhibited a significant tumor response to crizotinib. The sustained response, even at reduced doses, highlights the potential for targeted therapies in managing NSCLC with <em>MPRIP-ROS1</em> fusion. This case also underscores the importance of comprehensive genomic profiling using hybrid capture-based next-generation sequencing to identify rare driver gene alterations that may not be detected by conventional target sequencing-based methods.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51565,"journal":{"name":"Respiratory Medicine Case Reports","volume":"56 ","pages":"Article 102243"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7000,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Respiratory Medicine Case Reports","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007125000796","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"RESPIRATORY SYSTEM","Score":null,"Total":0}
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For patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), genetic testing is crucial to identify alterations in targetable driver genes. ROS1-tyrosine kinase inhibitors have shown efficacy against NSCLC with common ROS1 fusion genes, but the impact of rare fusion partners on therapeutic outcomes is not well understood. Here, we describe a 75-year-old female with advanced lung adenocarcinoma who was treated with crizotinib after the identification of the extremely rare MPRIP-ROS1 fusion. Despite stepwise dose reductions due to adverse effects, the patient exhibited a significant tumor response to crizotinib. The sustained response, even at reduced doses, highlights the potential for targeted therapies in managing NSCLC with MPRIP-ROS1 fusion. This case also underscores the importance of comprehensive genomic profiling using hybrid capture-based next-generation sequencing to identify rare driver gene alterations that may not be detected by conventional target sequencing-based methods.