A 66-Year-Old Man With Gastric Carcinoma

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Bassel El-Rayes, MD, reviews the case of a 66-year old man with gastric carcinoma and discusses the disease from diagnosis to unmet needs.

Case: A 66-Year Old Male With HER2+ Gastric Cancer

Initial presentation

  • A 66-year-old man complains of a 4-month history of decreased appetite and diffuse abdominal pain
  • PMH: DM, medically controlled; colonoscopy at age 55 was unremarkable; no personal or family history of cancer
  • PE: bloating; abdominal pain on deep palpation; otherwise unremarkable

Clinical Workup

  • Labs: Hb 9.5 g/dL, plt 104 x 109/L; other lab values WNL
  • Endoscopy with biopsy: showed well differentiated papillary adenocarcinoma with invasion into the lamina propria
  • EUS: irregular borders on extraluminal surfaces with hyperechogenic spots
  • Abdominal/pelvic CT confirmed a 5.1 cm lesion with indistinct margins in the antrum of the stomach
  • Stage IV gastric adenocarcinoma; ECOG 1
  • IHC score for HER2 expression 3+
  • Biomarker testing: PD-L1 0%, NTRK -
  • MSI by PCR/MMR by IHC: stable

Treatment

  • He was started on FOLFOX + trastuzumab
    • Well tolerated for 5 cycles
    • Imaging showed 3 new small pulmonary lesions
  • Treatment changed to docetaxel + ramucirumab
    • Treatment was well tolerated for 4 cycles when he developed neutropenia
  • Patient was started on trastuzumab deruxtecan; repeat HER2 expression score was not indicated
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