{"title":"Rapid Response to Lenvatinib and Disease Flare After Discontinuation in a Patient With Thymic Carcinoma Harboring KIT Exon 11 Mutation: A Case Report","authors":"Masahiro Torasawa MD , Tatsuya Yoshida MD, PhD , Kouya Shiraishi PhD , Naoko Goto BS , Toshihide Ueno PhD , Hitoshi Ichikawa MD, PhD , Shigehiro Yagishita MD, PhD , Shinji Kohsaka MD, PhD , Yasushi Goto MD, PhD , Yasushi Yatabe MD, PhD , Akinobu Hamada PhD , Hiroyuki Mano MD, PhD , Yuichiro Ohe MD, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.jtocrr.2024.100657","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Lenvatinib, a multitarget tyrosine kinase inhibitor for c-Kit and other kinases, has exhibited promising efficacy in treating advanced or metastatic thymic carcinoma (TC). Here, we present the case of a patient with metastatic TC harboring a <em>KIT</em> exon 11 deletion and amplification. The patient exhibited a remarkable response to lenvatinib but experienced rapid disease progression after discontinuation of lenvatinib, referred to as a “disease flare.” This case report indicates that <em>KIT</em> mutations and amplification can predict lenvatinib response in patients with TC. However, in such cases, there might be a risk of disease flares after lenvatinib discontinuation.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":17675,"journal":{"name":"JTO Clinical and Research Reports","volume":"5 4","pages":"Article 100657"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0000,"publicationDate":"2024-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666364324000274/pdfft?md5=b9ec22f6643d5497789d13c673ed5b47&pid=1-s2.0-S2666364324000274-main.pdf","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"JTO Clinical and Research Reports","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666364324000274","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"ONCOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Lenvatinib, a multitarget tyrosine kinase inhibitor for c-Kit and other kinases, has exhibited promising efficacy in treating advanced or metastatic thymic carcinoma (TC). Here, we present the case of a patient with metastatic TC harboring a KIT exon 11 deletion and amplification. The patient exhibited a remarkable response to lenvatinib but experienced rapid disease progression after discontinuation of lenvatinib, referred to as a “disease flare.” This case report indicates that KIT mutations and amplification can predict lenvatinib response in patients with TC. However, in such cases, there might be a risk of disease flares after lenvatinib discontinuation.