Clinical Activity of Selitrectinib in a Patient With Mammary Analogue Secretory Carcinoma of the Parotid Gland With Secondary Resistance to Entrectinib

J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2021 May 2;19(5):478-482. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2021.7022. Print 2021 May.

Abstract

NTRK gene fusions are found in <1% of all cancers but are uniformly present in mammary analog secretory carcinomas (MASC) of the salivary glands. Two selective histology-agnostic tropomyosin receptor kinase (TRK) inhibitors are currently approved for malignancies with these oncogenic fusions. Resistance to TRK inhibition has been recognized, and the mediating mechanisms are presently being studied. This report describes a patient diagnosed with an MASC of the parotid gland who after undergoing multiple lines of treatment was found to have an ETV6-NTRK3 fusion and initiated TRK-targeted therapy using entrectinib. Upon disease progression, we performed tumor genetic sequencing that showed a secondary resistance mutation. The patient subsequently responded to selitrectinib, a next-generation TRK inhibitor.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aza Compounds / therapeutic use*
  • Benzamides
  • Drug Resistance, Neoplasm
  • Humans
  • Indazoles
  • Mammary Analogue Secretory Carcinoma* / drug therapy
  • Mammary Analogue Secretory Carcinoma* / genetics
  • Oncogene Proteins, Fusion / genetics
  • Parotid Gland / pathology
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Salivary Gland Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Salivary Gland Neoplasms / genetics

Substances

  • Aza Compounds
  • Benzamides
  • Indazoles
  • Oncogene Proteins, Fusion
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors
  • selitrectinib
  • entrectinib