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ArticleGynecologic oncology reports2015

FGFR3-TACC3: A novel gene fusion in cervical cancer.

Benedito A Carneiro, Julia A Elvin, Suneel D Kamath, Siraj M Ali, Ajit S Paintal, Alvaro Restrepo, Emily Berry, Francis J Giles, Melissa L Johnson

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Article in Gynecologic oncology reports, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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43 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 76 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Benedito A CarneiroNorthwestern Medicine Developmental Therapeutics Institute, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University 645 N Michigan Ave Suite 1006 Chicago, IL, 60611, Unites States.
Julia A ElvinFoundation Medicine, Inc., 150 Second Street, 1st Floor, Cambridge, MA 02141, United States.
Suneel D KamathDepartment of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 251 East Huron St., Galter Suite 3-150, Chicago, IL 60611, United States.
Siraj M AliFoundation Medicine, Inc., 150 Second Street, 1st Floor, Cambridge, MA 02141, United States.
Ajit S PaintalDepartment of Pathology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 303 E Chicago Avenue, Ward Building Room 3-140, Chicago, IL 60611, United States.
Alvaro RestrepoTexas Oncology-McAllen, 1901 South 2nd Street, McAllen, TX 78503, United States.
Emily BerryDivision of Gynecology Oncology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 250 E Superior St., NMH/Prentice Women's Hospital Room 5-2168, Chicago, IL 60611, United States.
Francis J GilesNorthwestern Medicine Developmental Therapeutics Institute, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University 645 N Michigan Ave Suite 1006 Chicago, IL, 60611, Unites States.
Melissa L JohnsonNorthwestern Medicine Developmental Therapeutics Institute, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University 645 N Michigan Ave Suite 1006 Chicago, IL, 60611, Unites States.
Northwestern University · USFoundation Medicine (United States)Northwestern Medicine · USTexas Oncology · US

Funding

Tumor Environment and Metastasis (TEAM) Research ProgramP30CA060553 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI Daniela E Matei · 1993 to 2026
$153.9M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA060553
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cervical cancer epitomizes the success of cancer prevention through the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, but significant challenges remain in the treatment of advanced disease. We report the first three cases of cervical carcinoma harboring an FGFR3-TACC3 fusion, which serves as a novel therapeutic target. The fusion, identified by comprehensive genomic profiling, activates the FGFR pathway that has been implicated in HPV-driven carcinogenesis. One of the patients whose tumor contained the FGFR3-TACC3 fusion was treated with an investigational FGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor. Concomitant molecular alterations involving the PI3K/AKT/mTOR and RAF/MEK pathways were also identified and suggest other treatment strategies that deserve investigation. This case series highlights the role of comprehensive genomic profiling in the identification of new therapeutic targets and in targeted therapy selection for patients with cervical cancer.

Indexed as

Adenocarcinoma of the cervixCervical carcinomaFGFR inhibitorsFGFR-TACC3FGFR translocationsTargeted therapy

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PMID26425723
PMCPMC4563584
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