Sustained response of HER2-positive metastatic salivary adenocarcinoma

, not otherwise specified, treated with trastuzumab.:

Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol. 2016 ;

Authors: Ghazali N, Parker L, Settle K, Lubek JE

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Adenocarcinoma-not otherwise specified (AD-NOS) is an aggressive salivary gland carcinoma subtype with poor prognosis. Her2/neu-targeted therapy may be beneficial in cases of overexpression (20% of AD-NOS). Here, a case of metastatic AD-NOS of the submandibular gland showing sustained complete response to trastuzumab is reported, and the existing literature is reviewed.

STUDY DESIGN AND RESULTS: A 68-year-old male with poorly differentiated AD-NOS of the submandibular gland with multiple metastases (T3 N2 bM1) underwent radical surgery and adjuvant radiation. The primary lesion demonstrated Her2/neu overexpression, and treatment with trastuzumab was initiated. The patient remains alive without evidence of disease at 36-months after treatment (three cycles of trastuzumab). Literature review of all published trastuzumab-based therapy studies (1990-2015) for salivary gland carcinoma is included.

CONCLUSIONS: Definitive clinical trials of trastuzumab-based interventions are challenging to undertake in rare tumors. This report adds to increasing evidence for trastuzumab-based therapy in salivary carcinomas, where sustained partial response at 36-months is achievable.

PMID: 27289263 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

from #Med Blogs by Alexandros G.Sfakianakis via Alexandros G.Sfakianakis on Inoreader http://ift.tt/234p08t
via IFTTT