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Androgen Deprivation Therapy for Intracranial Metastasis of a Salivary Duct Carcinoma: Case Report.


ABSTRACT: Salivary duct carcinoma (SDC) is a rare subtype of salivary cancers associated with androgen receptor and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2/neu) overexpression. It shows a high propensity to give rise to distant metastases mainly to the lung, the bone, and the liver. Intracranial metastases are rare. We report the case of a 61-year-old male patient with SDC developing intracranial metastases. Unresponsive to radiotherapy and anti-HER/neu targeted therapy the intracranial metastases showed a very good partial remission to androgen deprivation therapy with goserelin acetate. This case demonstrates the potential of a highly targeted therapy with a relatively cheap and well-known drug in a patient with a rare disease without other good therapeutic options, which is a good example of modern, personalized medicine.

SUBMITTER: Rosch M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9950966 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Androgen Deprivation Therapy for Intracranial Metastasis of a Salivary Duct Carcinoma: Case Report.

Rösch Manuel M   Bieg Christian C   Savic Spasenija S   Buess Martin M  

Case reports in oncology 20230101 1


Salivary duct carcinoma (SDC) is a rare subtype of salivary cancers associated with androgen receptor and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2/neu) overexpression. It shows a high propensity to give rise to distant metastases mainly to the lung, the bone, and the liver. Intracranial metastases are rare. We report the case of a 61-year-old male patient with SDC developing intracranial metastases. Unresponsive to radiotherapy and anti-HER/neu targeted therapy the intracranial metastases  ...[more]

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