Difference between revisions of "ROS1-rearranged non-small cell lung carcinoma"

*ROS1-rearrangements are seen in approximately 1-2% of [[non-small cell carcinoma]].<ref name=pmid31720561>{{cite journal |vauthors=Patil T, Simons E, Mushtaq R, Pacheco JM, Doebele RC, Bowles DW |title=Targeted therapies for ROS1-rearranged non-small cell lung cancer |journal=Drugs Today |volume=55 |issue=10 |pages=641–652 |date=October 2019 |pmid=31720561 |doi=10.1358/dot.2019.55.10.3030646 |url=}}</ref>

*Respond to targeted therapy, e.g. [[crizotinib]].<ref name=pmid30980071>{{cite journal |vauthors=Shaw AT, Riely GJ, Bang YJ, Kim DW, Camidge DR, Solomon BJ, Varella-Garcia M, Iafrate AJ, Shapiro GI, Usari T, Wang SC, Wilner KD, Clark JW, Ou SI |title=Crizotinib in ROS1-rearranged advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC): updated results, including overall survival, from PROFILE 1001 |journal=Ann. Oncol. |volume=30 |issue=7 |pages=1121–1126 |date=July 2019 |pmid=30980071 |pmc=6637370 |doi=10.1093/annonc/mdz131 |url=}}</ref>

*Most common pattern varies by specimen type:<ref name=pmid27648828>{{cite journal |vauthors=Zhou J, Zhao J, Zheng J, Kong M, Sun K, Wang B, Chen X, Ding W, Zhou J |title=A Prediction Model for ROS1-Rearranged Lung Adenocarcinomas based on Histologic Features |journal=PLoS ONE |volume=11 |issue=9 |pages=e0161861 |date=2016 |pmid=27648828 |pmc=5029801 |doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0161861 |url=}}</ref>

*ROS1 rearrangements can be demonstrated with dual-colour break apart [[FISH]] probes.<ref name=pmid27535289>{{cite journal |vauthors=Bubendorf L, Büttner R, Al-Dayel F, Dietel M, Elmberger G, Kerr K, López-Ríos F, Marchetti A, Öz B, Pauwels P, Penault-Llorca F, Rossi G, Ryška A, Thunnissen E |title=Testing for ROS1 in non-small cell lung cancer: a review with recommendations |journal=Virchows Arch. |volume=469 |issue=5 |pages=489–503 |date=November 2016 |pmid=27535289 |pmc=5082594 |doi=10.1007/s00428-016-2000-3 |url=}}</ref>