{"title":"Completed durable response of advanced endometrial cancer treated with pembrolizumab without surgical intervention or systemic chemotherapy: A case report","authors":"Anusha Adkoli , Rodrigo Alcorta Proaño , Eugenia Girda","doi":"10.1016/j.cpccr.2024.100285","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpccr.2024.100285","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Endometrial cancer remains the most common gynecologic malignancy in the United States. Novel molecular targets are being explored for treatment of advanced uterine. Molecular targets in signaling cascades have been identified including immune checkpoint inhibitors. This is a case of 63-year-old G0 with locally advanced unstaged undifferentiated/dedifferentiated TMB-H/MSI endometrial cancer, who had progression of disease after neoadjuvant radiation therapy. She was intolerant of systemic chemotherapy and declined surgical intervention but had subsequent complete response after 9 cycles of pembrolizumab. She has remained disease free for a total of 30 months (about 2.5 years) of follow up. Standard of care for advanced uterine cancer includes multimodality treatment with surgery, radiation, and systemic chemotherapy. This patient's response to treatment demonstrates that immunotherapy as an upfront treatment may be a reasonable alternative for patients with endometrial cancer with specific molecular profile regardless of histology.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":72741,"journal":{"name":"Current problems in cancer. Case reports","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666621924000085/pdfft?md5=928435e2c6ff4093a59dd325e40539ab&pid=1-s2.0-S2666621924000085-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140181394","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Merkel cell carcinoma of the breast: A case report","authors":"Catherine McNulty , Shabnam Mortazavi , Joseph Giessinger , Sepehr Hamidi","doi":"10.1016/j.cpccr.2024.100287","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpccr.2024.100287","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Merkel Cell Carcinoma (MCC) of the breast is extremely rare, representing less than 1 % of all breast cancers. A 59-year-old woman with severe primary progressive multiple sclerosis (MS), on glatiramer acetate (Copaxone), presented with 1 month of progressive right breast swelling. Ultrasound revealed a large, irregular mass with associated dermal thickening; a subsequent ultrasound-guided biopsy was performed, revealing pathological features of MCC. A staging PETCT showed evidence of widely metastatic disease. MCC is associated with immunocompromised status and reactivation of Merkel Cell Polyomavirus. Interestingly, MS is associated with Epstein Barr Virus. The relationships between viruses, immune system dysfunction, and immune-modulating drugs - such as those to treat MS - require further research.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":72741,"journal":{"name":"Current problems in cancer. Case reports","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666621924000103/pdfft?md5=b51386d4ce4b1a635a8ac39c4e5fe864&pid=1-s2.0-S2666621924000103-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140163072","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Detection of a co-mutation in the epidermal growth factor receptor gene exon 20 H773L/V774M by FoundationOne test and treatment with osimertinib: A case report","authors":"Hiroshi Yoshida , Hiroaki Ozasa , Kentaro Hashimoto , Yusuke Shima , Keiichiro Suminaga , Hitomi Ajimizu , Takashi Nomizo , Hironori Yoshida , Masahiro Yoshioka , Masashi Kanai , Takehito Shukuya , Manabu Muto , Toyohiro Hirai","doi":"10.1016/j.cpccr.2024.100286","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpccr.2024.100286","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Among cases of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with EGFR mutations, NSCLC with deletions in EGFR exon 19 or 21 L858R account for 85 %. Frequency of NSCLC with minor mutations in EGFR is about 9 %, whilst EGFR exon 20 insertion mutation account for 6 % of the cases, determining it as a rare mutation. In this case, minor EGFR mutation and compound mutation EGFR H773L/V774M, were detected. Oncomine Dx target test (Oncomine), FoundationOne, and Amoy Dx polymerase chain reaction panel (Amoy 9-in-1 kit) were used as companion diagnostic tests. FoundationOne was the only one able to detect EGFR exon 20 H773L/V774M mutations. Drug therapy for NSCLC with compound mutations in EGFR exon 20 is not yet established. Unsuccessful treatments with EGFR-TKIs such as Erlotinib, Gefitinib, and Afatinib have been reported. There have also been reports of successful treatments with Osimertinib in combination with Bevacizumab. In the presented case, Osimertinib monotherapy was successful in treating NSCLC with EGFR exon 20 compound mutation. Osimertinib, therefore, has the potential to treat NSCLC with EGFR exon 20 H773L/V774M mutation, and can be a key drug for treating EGFR rare mutations.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":72741,"journal":{"name":"Current problems in cancer. Case reports","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666621924000097/pdfft?md5=747e780082018d7614de042efcf5d883&pid=1-s2.0-S2666621924000097-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140134053","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rajat Thawani , Ajay Mohinani , Mason McLellan , Nima Nabavizadeh , Sean Goodyear , Adel Kardosh
{"title":"Plasma cfDNA in Carcinoma of unknown primary: A case series","authors":"Rajat Thawani , Ajay Mohinani , Mason McLellan , Nima Nabavizadeh , Sean Goodyear , Adel Kardosh","doi":"10.1016/j.cpccr.2024.100283","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cpccr.2024.100283","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Carcinoma of unknown primary (CUP) is a malignancy without a clinically identified site of primary occurrence despite an appropriate diagnostic workup. CUP portends a poor prognosis with median overall survival ranging between 4–9 months. The utilization of cell-free DNA (cfDNA) for characterizing disease-site specific methylation signatures has, to date, been limited. We report a series with five participants with CUP from the Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) who were enrolled in a study utilizing a multi-cancer early detection (MCED) test using cfDNA to detect the primary malignancy. The observations from our case series suggest that the utility of cfDNA should be further explored in patients with CUP, and a large prospective trial is needed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":72741,"journal":{"name":"Current problems in cancer. Case reports","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666621924000061/pdfft?md5=d75b828abb3796fcb7567a9e9c5d6651&pid=1-s2.0-S2666621924000061-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139882429","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Blue-ink tattoo reaction associated with immune checkpoint inhibitor treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer, a case report","authors":"Nolan Holley , Jessica Patterson , Michael Kolodney , Joanna Kolodney","doi":"10.1016/j.cpccr.2024.100281","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpccr.2024.100281","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have revolutionized the field of oncology and transformed the management of many malignancies, especially for patients with metastatic disease. Dermatologic toxicities are among the most common immune-related adverse events (irAEs) of ICIs and can manifest in various ways. We report the case of a 56-year-old male with metastatic colorectal cancer treated with ipilimumab and nivolumab who then developed dermatologic abnormalities confined to the blue-ink regions of his long-standing multicolored tattoos on multiple areas of his body. The patient's reaction resolved after intralesional injection of triamcinolone acetonide. Tattoo reactions associated with ICI treatment are rare, and to our knowledge, there have been no published cases of dermatologic irAEs isolated to blue-pigmented areas of multicolored tattoos. It is of great importance to have awareness of the possibility of this type of reaction and to provide appropriate care for patients undergoing treatment with ICIs.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":72741,"journal":{"name":"Current problems in cancer. Case reports","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666621924000048/pdfft?md5=d5613591666210d0658f522c5ce12bbc&pid=1-s2.0-S2666621924000048-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139719195","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Short-term corticosteroid therapy consecutive to hemodialysis and charcoal hemoperfusion for methotrexate-induced acute kidney injury in an elderly lymphoma patient","authors":"Misato Tane , Hiroki Hosoi , Hideki Kosako , Yukiko Yamano , Takayuki Hiroi , Shogo Murata , Toshiki Mushino , Shin-Ichi Araki , Takashi Sonoki","doi":"10.1016/j.cpccr.2024.100282","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpccr.2024.100282","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Acute kidney injury (AKI) due to delayed methotrexate (MTX) elimination is a severe potential adverse event of high-dose (HD)-MTX treatment. However, no treatment for HD-MTX-induced AKI has been established. In addition, there are no reports of corticosteroids being administered for HD-MTX-induced AKI. Here, we report the case of a 77-year-old male with central nervous system lymphoma, who developed an AKI after the second course of HD-MTX. He underwent charcoal hemoperfusion and hemodialysis immediately after the development of the AKI. He also received short-term corticosteroid therapy due to inflammatory findings and a positive drug-induced lymphocyte stimulation test for MTX. Our case suggests that short-term corticosteroid therapy consecutive to hemodialysis and charcoal hemoperfusion may be useful for AKI induced by delayed MTX elimination even in the elderly.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":72741,"journal":{"name":"Current problems in cancer. Case reports","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266662192400005X/pdfft?md5=080e6d8d893f78355246fce604eb8a27&pid=1-s2.0-S266662192400005X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139714561","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Joel Rivera-Concepcion , Ying-Chun Lo , Dipesh Uprety , Alex A. Adjei , Vinicius Ernani , Konstantinos Leventakos
{"title":"A challenging case of stage IV EGFR-mutant lung cancer with histologic transformation and multiple resistance mechanisms","authors":"Joel Rivera-Concepcion , Ying-Chun Lo , Dipesh Uprety , Alex A. Adjei , Vinicius Ernani , Konstantinos Leventakos","doi":"10.1016/j.cpccr.2024.100284","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpccr.2024.100284","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This clinical case presents a patient with NSCLC who experienced on-target resistant mutations and tumor cell transformation from adenocarcinoma to large cell neuroendocrine and small cell carcinoma. Our patient was successfully treated with a combination of targeted therapy, immunotherapy and chemotherapy based on genetic and histologic changes that occurred in a period of five years.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":72741,"journal":{"name":"Current problems in cancer. Case reports","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666621924000073/pdfft?md5=0ba2fe24f9c99e760e08461b6d035097&pid=1-s2.0-S2666621924000073-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139733248","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Deborah van de Wal , Evelyne Roets , Roos F. Bleckman , Jorn Nützinger , Birthe C. Heeres , J. Martijn Kerst , Mahmoud Mohammadi , Anna K.L. Reyners , Ingrid M.E. Desar , Astrid W. Oosten , Neeltje Steeghs , Winette T.A. van der Graaf
{"title":"Treatment dilemmas in patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) who experienced imatinib-induced pneumonitis: A case series","authors":"Deborah van de Wal , Evelyne Roets , Roos F. Bleckman , Jorn Nützinger , Birthe C. Heeres , J. Martijn Kerst , Mahmoud Mohammadi , Anna K.L. Reyners , Ingrid M.E. Desar , Astrid W. Oosten , Neeltje Steeghs , Winette T.A. van der Graaf","doi":"10.1016/j.cpccr.2024.100280","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpccr.2024.100280","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><p>Imatinib has led to a phenomenal progress in the treatment of GIST. A rare and lesser-known side effect of imatinib is pneumonitis, an uncommon multicausal interstitial lung disease.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>Patients registered within the Dutch GIST Registry (DGR) were reviewed. For the patients identified with an imatinib-induced pneumonitis we reported the time on imatinib to develop pneumonitis, how the pneumonitis was diagnosed, graded and managed, and how the GIST treatment was managed.</p></div><div><h3>Cases</h3><p>Of the 1934 patients registered in the DGR, 1161 patients received imatinib at some point, of which nine patients (0.8 %) were identified with an imatinib-induced pneumonitis. At time of the pneumonitis, patients received a daily imatinib dose of 200–400 mg for a mean duration of 486 days. One patient was able to continue imatinib in a lower dose, in the other eight patients imatinib was interrupted, and six of these patients started prednisolone treatment. After management of the imatinib-induced pneumonitis, four patients stopped imatinib permanently, two patients were rechallenged with imatinib, and two patients started treatment with second-line sunitinib.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Imatinib-induced pneumonitis is a rare side effect, which may affect GIST management considerably. After the management of imatinib-induced pneumonitis, clinicians are left with difficult treatment dilemmas.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":72741,"journal":{"name":"Current problems in cancer. Case reports","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666621924000036/pdfft?md5=30301d16ab28aaf6cd3f1b1875384bd4&pid=1-s2.0-S2666621924000036-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139714562","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Metastatic renal angiosarcoma to the liver with underlying JAK2 mutation","authors":"Ankita Kapoor , Bei Yang , Parikshit Padhi","doi":"10.1016/j.cpccr.2024.100279","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpccr.2024.100279","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Renal angiosarcomas are rare malignancies with approximately 70 published cases and comprise less than 1 % of all kidney tumors. We present an elderly male who was found to have a large 10 cm kidney mass and underwent a left radical nephrectomy. Pathology revealed a renal angiosarcoma and unfortunately 3 months later was found to have metastatic disease in the liver. He was incidentally found to have a JAK2 positive myeloproliferative neoplasm at the same time. Molecular testing on the angiosarcoma revealed a JAK2V617F mutation. He was treated with standard of care chemotherapy; initially with paclitaxel and then anthracyclines. He also received liverdirected therapy with Y90 with stable disease. He unfortunately passed away due to an unrelated illness. Our case highlights a rare type of kidney malignancy and that JAK2V617F is a potential driver mutation in angiosarcomas.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":72741,"journal":{"name":"Current problems in cancer. Case reports","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666621924000024/pdfft?md5=a54179ad5febed679482246a92625d44&pid=1-s2.0-S2666621924000024-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139675420","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Seyed Matin Malakouti, Mohammad Bagher Menhaj, Amir Abolfazl Suratgar
{"title":"ML: Early Breast Cancer Diagnosis","authors":"Seyed Matin Malakouti, Mohammad Bagher Menhaj, Amir Abolfazl Suratgar","doi":"10.1016/j.cpccr.2024.100278","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpccr.2024.100278","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Breast cancer is the most common malignancy among women worldwide, often characterized by the uncontrolled proliferation of breast cells, leading to the formation of lumps or tumors that can be detected through medical imaging such as X-rays. Distinguishing between benign and malignant tumors presents a significant challenge in the diagnosis of breast cancer.</p><p>In this study, machine learning methods, including Logistic Regression, Gradient Boosting, Ada Boost, Random Forest, and Gaussian NB with Grid Search, were employed to differentiate between healthy individuals and those with malignancies. The results revealed that the Random Forest algorithm exhibited the highest performance in predicting breast cancer, accurately identifying 99 % of both healthy and affected individuals. Additionally, both Gradient Boosting and Ada Boost demonstrated a similar level of accuracy, correctly distinguishing 98 % of healthy and affected individuals.</p><p>Conversely, Gaussian NB performed the least effectively, with an accuracy of 91 % in differentiating between healthy and affected individuals, highlighting its comparatively lower predictive capability for breast cancer.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":72741,"journal":{"name":"Current problems in cancer. Case reports","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666621924000012/pdfft?md5=ceb405394533ced110a3290c7dbc4ff6&pid=1-s2.0-S2666621924000012-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139436532","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}