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Response and Resistance to Trametinib in MAP2K1-Mutant Triple-Negative Melanoma

Published inInternational journal of molecular sciences, vol. 24, no. 5, 4520
Publication date2023-02-24
First online date2023-02-24
Abstract

The development of targeted therapies for non-BRAF p.Val600-mutant melanomas remains a challenge. Triple wildtype (TWT) melanomas that lack mutations in BRAF , NRAS , or NF1 form 10% of human melanomas and are heterogeneous in their genomic drivers. MAP2K1 mutations are enriched in BRAF -mutant melanoma and function as an innate or adaptive resistance mechanism to BRAF inhibition. Here we report the case of a patient with TWT melanoma with a bona fide MAP2K1 mutation without any BRAF mutations. We performed a structural analysis to validate that the MEK inhibitor trametinib could block this mutation. Although the patient initially responded to trametinib, he eventually progressed. The presence of a CDKN2A deletion prompted us to combine a CDK4/6 inhibitor, palbociclib, with trametinib but without clinical benefit. Genomic analysis at progression showed multiple novel copy number alterations. Our case illustrates the challenges of combining MEK1 and CDK4/6 inhibitors in case of resistance to MEK inhibitor monotherapy.

Keywords
  • MAP2K1
  • Cancer
  • Modelling
  • Mutation
  • Triple-negative melanoma
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Skin Neoplasms / genetics
  • Melanoma / genetics
  • Pyridones / therapeutic use
  • Pyrimidinones / therapeutic use
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases / genetics
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf / genetics
  • MAP Kinase Kinase 1 / genetics
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KREBS, Fanny Seraphine et al. Response and Resistance to Trametinib in MAP2K1-Mutant Triple-Negative Melanoma. In: International journal of molecular sciences, 2023, vol. 24, n° 5, p. 4520. doi: 10.3390/ijms24054520
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