Research Article

Are Fusion Transcripts in Relapsed/Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer Patients Predictive of Response to Anti-EGFR Therapies?

Table 1

Presence and main characteristics of gene fusions detected in each RM-HNSCC patient of our selected case material; see [10] for clinical pathologic characteristics of the patients.

Sample IDGene fusion“Left” partner“Right” partner
GeneChromosomeGeneChromosome

Short PFS under chemotherapy-cetuximab treatment
GU05No
GU09No
GU10YesDLG2Chr11PICALMChr11
NUMA1Chr11GRIA3ChrX
ZMYM2Chr13TRIM28Chr19
GU11No
GU13YesCLTCChr17RPS6KB1Chr17
GU14YesCD274Chr9PDCD1LG2Chr9
GU15No
GU17No
GU18No
GU20YesCD274Chr9PDCD1LG2Chr9
GU21No
GU22No
GU23No
GU24YesBMS1P20Chr22IGLL5Chr22
GU25YesCD274Chr9PDCD1LG2Chr9
GU26YesFGF12Chr3MB21D2Chr3
GU27No
GU28YesMETTL13Chr1DNM3Chr1
CTNNA2Chr2HES1Chr3
RPS6KA2Chr6RNASET2Chr6
MUSKChr9LPAR1Chr9
CD274Chr9PDCD1LG2Chr9
TRAF3Chr14ENSG00000259717Chr14
GU29YesCD274Chr9PDCD1LG2Chr9
GU30YesRCSD1Chr1MPZL1Chr1
GU31YesCD274Chr9PDCD1LG2Chr9
PPP6R3Chr11MLLChr11
GU34YesNUMA1Chr11GRIA3ChrX
ZMYM2Chr13TRIM28Chr19
GU38No
GU40No
GU41YesPVT1Chr8ENSG00000253288Chr8
GU43YesCD274Chr9PDCD1LG2Chr9
Long PFS under chemotherapy cetuximab treatment
GU04YesFLNBChr3ENSG00000245384Chr4
GU06No
GU07YesMETTL13Chr1DNM3Chr1
MUSKChr9LPAR1Chr9
ENSG00000231669ChrXMSNChrX
GU08YesENSG00000231669ChrXMSNChrX
GU12YesC9Chr5RCOR1Chr14
ENSG00000259446Chr15RYR3Chr15
IGLV1-40Chr22IGLL5Chr22
GU16YesWDR90Chr16RHOT2Chr16
GU19YesANK1Chr8KAT6AChr8
ZBTB7AChr19MAP2K2Chr19
GU32YesZBTB7AChr19MAP2K2Chr19
TPTEChr21BAGE2Chr21
ENSG00000231669ChrXMSNChrX
GU33YesENSG00000231121Chr12NAV3Chr12
GU35No
GU36YesZC3H15Chr2ITGAVChr2
PPP6R3Chr11MLLChr11
ENSG00000231121Chr12NAV3Chr12
PI4KAChr22CRKLChr22
GU37YesENSG00000231121Chr12NAV3Chr12
GU39No
GU42No