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. 2020 Apr 7;108(3):596–605. doi: 10.1002/cpt.1817

Table 3.

Details of pharmacotherapy regimens in patients with 6‐month follow‐up data

Target biomarker Cancer type Treatment n = 212
Biomarker‐directed regimens 32
ALK

CLTC/ALK Fusion

CTNNA1/ALK Fusion

ITSN2/ALK Fusion

EML4/ALK Fusion

STS

Salivary gland carcinoma

Bone sarcoma

Cholangiocarcinoma

ALK TKI

ALK TKI

ALK TKI

ALK TKI

2

1

1

1

BRAF
BRAF V600E Nonglial tumor of CNS, STS BRAF inhibitor + MEK inhibitor 2
Cell cycle gene

CDK4 amplification

CCND1 amplification

CDKN2A homozygous deletion

STS

Breast carcinoma

STS

CDK4/6 inhibitor

CDK4/6 inhibitor

CDK4/6 inhibitor + hormone therapy

1

1

1

FGFR

FGFR2/CRIP1 Fusion

FGFR2 rearrangement (FISH)

Skin carcinoma

Cholangiocarcinoma

FGFR inhibitor

FGFR inhibitor

1

1

HER2
HER2 amplification Breast carcinoma HER2 inhibitor + Capecitabine 1
HER2 amplification Breast carcinoma T‐DM1 1
HER2 amplification Breast carcinoma HER2 inhibitor 1
HER3
HER3 protein overexpression Breast carcinoma HER3 inhibitor 1
Homologous recombination deficiency (HRD)

BRCA1 Q1721X

BRCA2 E1299X

Breast carcinoma

Breast carcinoma

PARP inhibitor

PARP inhibitor

1

1

IDH
IDH1 R132H Glial tumor of CNS IDH inhibitor 1
KIT
KIT V559A Thymus carcinoma Multi‐TKI 1
MDM2
MDM2 amplification STS MDM2 inhibitor 3
Mismatch repair deficiency
Loss in either of following four proteins: MLH1/MSH2/MSH6/PMS2

Skin carcinoma

STS

Glial tumor of CNS

Uterine cancer

PD‐1 inhibitor

PD‐1 inhibitor

PD‐1 inhibitor

PD‐1 inhibitor

1

1

1

1

ROS1
GOPC/ROS1 Fusions Small bowel carcinoma Selective TKI 1
ER
ER protein overexpression Breast carcinoma Hormone therapy 1
PDGFR      
PDGFB rearrangement (FISH) STS Multi‐TKI 2
Other
(not identified) Paraganglioma Pan‐ERBB inhibitor 1
Non‐biomarker‐directed regimens 180
 

1. STS

2. Salivary gland carcinoma, etc.

PD‐1 inhibitor 30
 

1. STS

2. Glial tumor of CNS

Eribulin Mesilate 21
 

1. Salivary gland carcinoma

2. Nonglial tumors, etc.

Platinum containing 18
 

1. STS

2. Breast carcinoma, etc.

Doxorubicin Hydrochloride containing 12
  1. STS Pazopanib Hydrochloride 13
  1. STS Trabectedin 10
 

1. Glial tumor of CNS

2. STS

Temozolomide 9
 

1. STS

2. Bladder carcinoma, etc.

Taxane containing 7
 

1. Salivary gland carcinoma

2. Thymus carcinoma, etc.

TS‐1 6
  1. Glial tumor of CNS Bevacizumab 5
 

1. STS

2. Melanoma of mucosa

Dacarbazine 5
  1. STS Ifosfamide containing 5
 

1. STS

2. CUP

Irinotecan Hydrochloride Hydrate containing 5
 

1. Bladder carcinoma

2. STS, etc.

Cell cycle gene inhibitor 3
 

1. Breast carcinoma

2. Vulva carcinoma, etc.

Vinca alkaloid containing 4
  1. Breast carcinoma Capecitabine 3
 

1. Breast carcinoma

2. Bladder carcinoma, etc.

Gemcitabine Hydrochloride 3
 

1. Cholangiocarcinoma

2. CUP, etc.

 PD‐L1 inhibitor 3
 

1. Small bowel carcinoma

2. CUP

Fluorouracil containing 2
  1. STS Cyclophosphamide Hydrate containing 2
 

1. GIST

2. CUP

Multi TKI 2
  1. Neuroendocrine tumor Amrubicin Hydrochloride 1
  1. Bladder carcinoma ATR inihibitor 1
  1. Bone sarcoma Everolimus + Multi TKI 1
  1. Nonglial tumor FGFR inhibitor 1
  1. Bladder carcinoma MDM2 inhibitor 1
  1. STS MET inhibitor 1
  1. CUP mTOR inhibitor 1
  1. Neuroendocrine tumor Octreotide Acetate 1
  1. Bladder carcinoma PARP inhibitor 1
  1. Embryonal neoplasm Regorafenib Hydrate 1
  1. STS Tissue factor inhibitor 1
  1. CUP Trifluridine/Tipiracil Hydrochloride 1

CNS, central nervous system; CUP, carcinoma of unknown primary; FGFR, fibroblast growth factor receptor; FISH, fluorescent in situ hybridization; GIST, gastrointestinal stromal sarcoma; STS, soft tissue sarcoma; T‐DM1, trastuzumab emtansine; TKI, tyrosine kinase inhibitor.