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.

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Reports — Medical Cases Images and Videos
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2025-06-18
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https://doi.org/10.3390/reports8020096
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Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
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Treatment of Leptomeningeal Disease with Tepotinib in a Patient with Lung Adenocarcinoma Harboring MET Exon 14 Skipping Mutation Presenting with Extensive Metastasis Involving Duodenum

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Treatment of Leptomeningeal Disease with Tepotinib in a Patient with Lung Adenocarcinoma Harboring MET Exon 14 Skipping Mutation Presenting with Extensive Metastasis Involving Duodenum

Aida Amado, Jiaxin Niu, Monica Camou, Taylor Praska, Jacquelyn Shugarts
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<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.

Reports — Medical Cases Images and VideosVol. 8(2)
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (US), Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center
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