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ArticleCancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.)2022

Diagnostic challenges and successful organ-preserving therapy in a case of secretory carcinoma of minor salivary glands.

Ruben Bill, Daniel G Deschler, Mikael J Pittet, Sara I Pai, Peter M Sadow, Jong Chul Park

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Article in Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. One case of facial salivary gland secretory carcinoma and a literature review.International journal of surgery case reports · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Ruben BillCenter for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4674-2531
Daniel G DeschlerDepartment of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Mikael J PittetCenter for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Sara I PaiDepartment of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Peter M SadowDepartments of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Jong Chul ParkDepartment of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1052-0734
Harvard University · USMassachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary · USUniversity of Geneva · CH

Funding

Strategies to Overcome Immune Resistance in Head and Neck CancersP01CA240239 · NCI · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI PAI, SARA ISABEL · 2019 to 2023
$8.4M
NCI NIH HHS P01 CA240239postdoc.mobility fellowship of the Swiss National Science Foundation P400PM_183852
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSecretory carcinoma is a more recently described subtype of salivary gland carcinoma that may pose diagnostic challenges and frequently harbors NTRK fusions that may successfully be targeted by TRK inhibitors in advanced disease. CASE: We present the case of a female patient with secretory carcinoma arising in the base of tongue with persistent disease after debulking surgery and definitive chemoradiation. As an alternative to salvage surgery, which would have resulted in significant impairment of swallowing and speech function, a targeted therapy with the TRK-inhibitor larotrectinib against an identified ETV6-NTRK3 fusion product was initiated. Larotrectinib treatment has been well tolerated, resulted in durable complete response and the patient maintains good swallowing and speech function.

conclusionThe presented case underscores the importance of the accurate diagnosis of secretory carcinoma. It further highlights the impact of molecular testing as targeted therapies may play an important role in the management of advanced salivary gland cancers.

Indexed as

Salivary Gland NeoplasmsSalivary Glands, MinorBreast NeoplasmsCarcinomaFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryOncogene Proteins, FusionOncogene Proteins, Fusionhead and neck cancerlarotrectinibminor salivary glandsNTRK fusionsecretory carcinoma

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PMID34231337
PMCPMC8955062
OpenAlexW3182233211

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