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Long-Term Survival following Trimodal Therapy Including Hyperfractionated Radiotherapy in Parotid NUT Carcinoma: A 29-Month Follow-Up Case Report.

Angela Besserer, Sally Mutiara, Frank Breywisch, Markus Jungehülsing, Stefan Höcht

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Angela BessererDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Klinikum Ernst von Bergmann, Potsdam, Germany.
Sally MutiaraDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Klinikum Ernst von Bergmann, Potsdam, Germany.
Frank BreywischDepartment of Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Care, Klinikum Ernst von Bergmann, Potsdam, Germany.
Markus JungehülsingDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Klinikum Ernst von Bergmann, Potsdam, Germany.
Stefan HöchtDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Klinikum Ernst von Bergmann, Potsdam, Germany.

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Abstract

Introduction: NUT carcinoma (NC) is a rare, aggressive malignancy with median survival below 1 year. Reports of long-term survival are exceptional and rare. While multimodal treatment strategies including surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy have been attempted, evidence remains scarce. Case Presentation: We report the case of a middle-aged female patient with parotid NC harboring a NSD3::NUTM1 fusion. Following surgical resection, rapid disease progression with newly evident lymph node metastases occurred within 3 weeks, prompting definitive hyperfractionated intensity-modulated radiotherapy using a simultaneous integrated boost technique (1.4 Gy/1.6 Gy to 56.0 Gy/64 Gy, twice daily, 40 fractions) with concurrent weekly cisplatin (50 mg/m Conclusion: The present case suggests that hyperfractionated radiotherapy, exploiting radiobiological advantages in rapidly proliferating tumors, may improve both tumor control and toxicity profile compared to conventional fractionation in NC, warranting further investigation. To our knowledge, this represents one of the very few reports of a parotid NC patient achieving disease-free survival beyond 2 years after trimodal therapy.

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Hyperfractionated radiotherapyMultimodal treatmentNSD3 fusionNUTM1 gene fusionRare malignancy

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