Detection of NTRK Fusions : Merits and Limitations of Current Diagnostic Platforms

©2019 American Association for Cancer Research..

Oncogenic fusions involving NTRK1, NTRK2, and NTRK3 with various partners are diagnostic of infantile fibrosarcoma and secretory carcinoma yet also occur in lower frequencies across many types of malignancies. Recently, targeted small molecular inhibitor therapy has been shown to induce a durable response in a high percentage of patients with NTRK fusion-positive cancers, which has made the detection of NTRK fusions critical. Several techniques for NTRK fusion diagnosis exist, including pan-Trk IHC, FISH, reverse transcription PCR, DNA-based next-generation sequencing (NGS), and RNA-based NGS. Each of these assays has unique features, advantages, and limitations, and familiarity with these assays is critical to appropriately screen for NTRK fusions. Here, we review the details of each existing methodology.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:79

Enthalten in:

Cancer research - 79(2019), 13 vom: 01. Juli, Seite 3163-3168

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Solomon, James P [VerfasserIn]
Hechtman, Jaclyn F [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biomarkers, Tumor
EC 2.7.10.1
Journal Article
Oncogene Proteins, Fusion
Receptor, trkA
Receptors, Nerve Growth Factor
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Review

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Date Completed 06.04.2020

Date Revised 01.07.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-19-0372

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM298135744