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Table 2 Reported lung cancer patients harboring MET fusions and the corresponding treatment information

From: Identification of MET fusions as novel therapeutic targets sensitive to MET inhibitors in lung cancer

Reported time [Ref.]

MET fusion types

Primary/

acquired

Stage

EGFR/ALK mutations

Pathological types

The PFS of crizotinib treatment and best overall response

2017 [14]

KIF5B-MET

Primary

IV

WT

LUAD

10.0 months, PR

2017[18]

HLA-DRB1-MET

Primary

IV

WT

LUAD

8.0 months, complete resolution of lung nodules

2018 [18]

KIF5B-MET

Primary

IV

WT

LUAD

8.0 months, PR

2018 [18]

STARD3NL-MET

Primary

IV

WT

LUAD

14.0 months, PR

2018 [18]

MET-ATXN7L1

Primary

IV

WT

LUAD

4 months, PR

2018[18]

MET-UBE2H

Acquired

IV

EGFR exon 19 deletion

LUAD

6.5 months, PR

2019 [15]

CAV1-MET

Acquired

IV

EGFR exon 21 L858R

LUAD, SCLC transformation

NR (plus osimertinib), PR

2020 [19]

HLA-DRB1-MET

Primary

IV

WT

LUAD

7.0 months, complete resolution of lung/brain nodules

2021[18]

HLA-DRB1-MET

Primary

IV

WT

LUAD

NR, CR

2022 [16]

ARL1-MET

Primary

IV

WT

LUAD

5.0 months, PR

2022 [17]

CUX1-MET

Acquired

IV

EGFR exon 18 G719D and exon 21 L861Q

LUAD

9.0 months(plus icotinib), PR

2022 [20]

MET-DSTN

Acquired

IV

EGFR exon 21 L858R

LUAD

NR (plus gefitinib), CR

  1. LUAD lung adenocarcinoma, SCLC small cell lung cancer, WT wild type, NR not reached, PR partial response, CR complete response, ICC intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma