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Identification of novel somatic fusions of ERG-VEGFA, TMPRSS2-ERG, and VEGFA-TMPRSS2 in prostate cancer treated with anlotinib and androgen deprivation therapy: A case report
Cancer Innovation
  • Qiuli Liu
  • Shuo Wang
  • Ze Wang
  • Peng Tang
  • Dianzheng Zhang, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Weihua Lan
  • Jun Jiang
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-1-2022
Abstract

The TMPRSS2-ERG fusion gene has frequently been found in prostate cancer and is associated with malignancy. Identifying novel fusions will help to stratify patients and establish patient-tailored therapies. A 78-year-old man presented to our hospital with severe symptoms of urinary urgency and frequency for 2 years, as well as severe bone pain for 1 year. He was diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer with a Gleason score of 5 + 5. Three gene fusions, ERG_VEGFA, TMPRSS2_ERG, and VEGFA_TMPRSS2, were identified in the patient's prostate cancer tissue. Notably, administration of the tyrosine kinase inhibitor, anlotinib, in combination with a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRHa) and abiraterone, reduced the patient's bone pain and also stabilized his prostate cancer for more than 2 years. This is the first report of somatic fusions among the VEGFA, ERG, and TMPRSS2 genes in cancer tissues from a patient with prostate cancer who responded well to antiangiogenic treatment combined with a GnRHa and abiraterone.

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This article was published in Cancer Innovation, Volume 1, Issue 1, pages 114-118.

The published version is available at https://doi.org/10.1002/cai2.11.

Copyright © 2023 The Authors. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Citation Information
Qiuli Liu, Shuo Wang, Ze Wang, Peng Tang, et al.. "Identification of novel somatic fusions of ERG-VEGFA, TMPRSS2-ERG, and VEGFA-TMPRSS2 in prostate cancer treated with anlotinib and androgen deprivation therapy: A case report" Cancer Innovation Vol. 1 Iss. 1 (2022) p. 114 - 118
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/dianzheng_zhang/124/