Treatment of Leptomeningeal Disease with Tepotinib in a Patient with Lung Adenocarcinoma Harboring MET Exon 14 Skipping Mutation Presenting with Extensive Metastasis Involving Duodenum
<b>Background and Clinical Significance:</b> The mesenchymal-epithelial transition (MET) exon 14 skipping mutation (METex14) is a rare genetic alteration occurring in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) are the approved treatment for first-line therapy in a metastatic setting. However, the unusual presentation of gastrointestinal metastasis and leptomeningeal carcinomatosis (LMD) poses significant treatment challenges. <b>Case Presentation</b>: Here we report a case of a 72-year-old male with metastatic METex14-positive NSCLC, presenting with brain and duodenal metastases. <b>Conclusions</b>: The patient responded exceptionally well to first-line chemoimmunotherapy, achieving clinically complete remission for 2 years. He subsequently developed cerebellar metastasis and leptomeningeal disease (LMD) but demonstrated a remarkable response to tepotinib and continued to enjoy radiographic complete remission over 2.5 years at the time of this report.
Authors
- Aida Amado
- Jiaxin Niu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9018-287X)
- Monica Camou
- Taylor Praska
- Jacquelyn Shugarts
Institutions
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (US)
- Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center
Publication Details
- Journal
- Reports — Medical Cases Images and Videos
- Published
- 2025-06-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/reports8020096
- Primary Topic
- Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00