ArticleThe oncologist2025
A pilocytic astrocytoma with novel ATG16L1::NTRK2 fusion responsive to larotrectinib: a case report with genomic and functional analysis.
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- Comprehensive characterization and targeted treatment of a pediatric epithelioid glioblastoma with a rare TRIM24-NTRK2 fusion.NPJ precision oncology · 2025Article
- Sustained response to larotrectinib in a pediatric patient with recurrent STRN3::NTRK2 fusion-positive pilocytic astrocytoma.CNS oncology · 2025Article
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The outcome of pilocytic astrocytoma (PA) depends heavily on the success of surgery. In cases where surgery alone is not curative, genetic analysis can be used to identify treatment targets for precision medicine. Here, we report a pediatric PA case that underwent incomplete surgical resection due to the tumor location. Clinical routine analyses demonstrated that the tumor did not carry any BRAF alteration. After postoperative surveillance, according to the low-grade glioma (LGG) protocol, recurrent tumor progressions resulted in multiple chemotherapy regimens. Screening formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tumor material using an open-ended RNA sequencing panel revealed a novel in-frame autophagy related 16 like 1-neurotrophic receptor tyrosine kinase 2 (ATG16L1::NTRK2) fusion gene. The NTRK2 rearrangement was subsequently confirmed by fluorescent in situ hybridization on tumor tissue sections. Functional validation was performed by in vitro transient transfection of HEK293 cells and showed the ATG16L1::TRKB fusion protein to activate both the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway and the phosphoinositide 3-kinase oncogenic pathways through increased phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase, AKT, and S6. As a result of the identification of the NTRK fusion, the patient was enrolled in a phase I/II clinical trial of the highly selective TRK inhibitor larotrectinib. The patient responded well without significant side effects, and 8 months after the start of treatment, the contrast-enhancing tumor lesions were no longer detectable, consistent with a complete response as per Response Assessment in Neuro-Oncology (RANO) criteria. Presently, after 22 months of treatment, the patient's complete remission is sustained. Our findings highlight the importance of screening for other oncogenic drivers in BRAF-negative LGGs since rare fusion genes may serve as targets for precision oncology therapy.
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