Table 1.

Clinical and molecular characteristics and treatment outcomes of included patients

CaseAge at diagnosisSexHistiocytic/dendritic cell neoplasmDetected genetic alteration(s) in oncogenes Disease extent at diagnosisNumber of prior Tx (number of chemo Tx)Time from diagnosis to targeted Tx initiationDisease extent at targeted therapy initiationInhibitor(s) at startClinical trial enrollmentBest response to targeted therapyTime on inhibitor(s)Targeted therapy ongoing at last FU
LCH              
5 mo LCH BRAF p.V600E MS-RO– 4 (4) 20.6 y ND-LCH No SD 0.6 y Yes (V) 
14 mo LCH BRAF p.V600E MS-RO+ 2 (2) 0.3 y MS-RO+ D + T No CR 2.3 y Yes (D) 
2 y LCH BRAF p.V600E SS-MFB 7 (3) 28.3 y ND-LCH No Not evaluated 0.3 y No 
23 mo LCH BRAF p.V600E SS-UFB 1 (1) 18.3 y ND-LCH or MS-RO−  No SD (ND-LCH)  0.6 y No 
2 y LCH BRAF p.V600E MS-RO− 2 (2) 6.4 y ND-LCH D + T No SD 1.9 y Yes (D) 
6 y LCH BRAF p.V600E §  ND-LCH 0 (0) 1.6 y ND-LCH D + T No SD (clinical); PR (radiologic) 2.3 y Yes (D + T) 
18 y LCH BRAF p.V600E MS-RO− 4 (3) 5.6 y ND-LCH No SD 0.5 y No 
19 y  LCH BRAF p.N486_P490del MS-RO− 2 (2) 4.7 y MS-RO− D + T No PR 0.2 y Yes (D + T) 
23 y LCH BRAF p.V600E MS-RO− 1 (1) 3.6 y ND-LCH No Not evaluated 1.5 mo + 1 mo No 
10 32 y LCH BRAF p.N486_P490del MS-RO− 1 (1) 0.8 y ND-LCH or MS-RO−  D + T No PR (ND-LCH); CR (skin) 0.6 y Yes (D + T) 
11 53 y LCH BRAF p.V600E MS-RO− 1 (0) 4.1 y MS-RO− D + T No CR 0.7 y Yes (D + T) 
12#  53 y LCH BRAF p.N486_P490del MS-RO+ 0 (0) 0.9 y MS-RO+ No CR 2.0 y No 
ECD              
13∗∗  6 y††  ECD MAP2K1 p.E203K MS 0 (0) 12 d MS No CR 4.0 y Yes (T) 
14 22 y ECD BRAF p.V600E MS 0 (0) 0.2 y MS (with ND lesions) No PR (tumorous); SD (ND) 1.9 y No 
15 43 y ECD BRAF p.V600E MS 0 (0) 0.2 y MS No PR 2.4 y Yes (D + T) 
16 43 y ECD BRAF p.V600E MS 1 (0) 2.3 y MS No PR 5.2 y Yes (T) 
17 47 y‡‡  ECD BRAF p.V600E & KRAS p.K117N MS 0 (0) 0.2 y MS (with ND lesions) D + T No PR (tumorous and ND) 5.8 y Yes (D+T) 
18 51 y ECD BRAF p.V600E SS 1 (0) 17.3 y SS (kidney) D + T No Not evaluated 18 d No 
19 54 y ECD (with CMML-0) KRAS p.G12A MS 3 (0) 8.5 y MS No PR 0.4 y Yes (T) 
20 56 y ECD BRAF p.V600E MS 1 (0) <1 mo MS V + Co Yes: DRUP Not reportable   
21 59 y ECD BRAF p.V600E MS 2 (0)a  0.2 y MS (with ND lesions) No PR (tumorous); SD (ND) 3.9 y Yes (D + T) 
22 67 y ECD BRAF p.V600E MS 2 (0)a  0.8 y MS No PR 2.7 y Yes (T) 
23 69 y ECD BRAF p.V600E MS 0 (0) 1.6 y MS D + T No PR 3.6 y Yes (D) 
24 76 y ECD BRAF p.V600E MS 1 (0) 0.6 y MS V + Co Yes: DRUP Not reportable   
25 77 y ECD (with CML) BRAF p.V600E MS 0 (0) 0.2 y MS Db  No PR 1.3 y No 
26 78 y ECD BRAF p.V600E MS 1 (0) 3.8 y MS No SD 0.5 y No 
Xanthogranuloma of the CNS 
27 6 m CNS-JXG BRAF p.V600E SS 1 (0) 0.1 y SS (spinal cord) D + T No CR 2.4 y Yes (D) 
28 50 y CNS-AXG BRAF p.V600E SS 3 (1) 1.7 y SS (brain and spinal cord) No PR 0.5 y + 3.2 y Yes (V) 
Mixed histiocytosis 
29 46 y LCH/RDD BRAF p.N486_P490del MS-RO+ 2 (0)a  0.1 y MS-RO+ Co No PR 5 wk No 
30 52 y RDD/ECD MAP2K1 p.K57N MS 5 (0)a  0.2 y MS Co No PR 1.8 y No 
31 53 y LCH/ECD BRAF p.V600E MS-RO− 1 (1) 8.5 y MS-RO− D + T No PR 3.1 y No 
32 57 y LCH/ECD BRAF p.V600E MS-RO− 2 (1) 9.4 y MS-RO− (with ND lesions) No PR (tumorous)c  0.4 y + 1.9 y No 
33 65 y LCH/ECD (with PCD) BRAF p.V600E MS-RO− 3 (2) 3.7 y MS-RO− No PR (tumorous); PD (new ND) 3.5 y No 
RDD              
34 27 y RDD None (by targeted NGS) MS 0 (0) 1.8 y MS Co Yes: COBRAH Not reportable   
35 42 y RDD None (by targeted NGS) MS 4 (2) 3.2 y MS No PR 1.7 y Yes (T) 
36 66 y RDD (with PCD) BRAF p.N486_P490del SS 2 (1) 0.7 y SS (brain and spinal cord) Co No PR 3.3 y Yes (Co) 
HS              
37 19 y HS (after B-ALL) NRAS p.G12Vd  SS 1 (1)e  0.2 y SS (bone) Tb  No CR 0.3 y No 
38 56 y HS (primary) MAP2K1 p.F53L and p.E102G MS 2 (2) 0.3 y MS Yes: DRUP Not reportable   
ALK-positive histiocytosis 
39 9 y ALK+ histiocytosis KIF5B::ALK fusion SS 1 (0)a  10 d SS (soft tissue) Cr Yes: CRISP Not reportable   
CNS-histiocytosis, unclassifiable 
40 52 y Histiocytosis, UC BRAF p.V600E SS 1 (0) 0.1 y SS (brain, CN V, pituitary) No PR 1 y + 0.8 y Yes (V) 
CaseAge at diagnosisSexHistiocytic/dendritic cell neoplasmDetected genetic alteration(s) in oncogenes Disease extent at diagnosisNumber of prior Tx (number of chemo Tx)Time from diagnosis to targeted Tx initiationDisease extent at targeted therapy initiationInhibitor(s) at startClinical trial enrollmentBest response to targeted therapyTime on inhibitor(s)Targeted therapy ongoing at last FU
LCH              
5 mo LCH BRAF p.V600E MS-RO– 4 (4) 20.6 y ND-LCH No SD 0.6 y Yes (V) 
14 mo LCH BRAF p.V600E MS-RO+ 2 (2) 0.3 y MS-RO+ D + T No CR 2.3 y Yes (D) 
2 y LCH BRAF p.V600E SS-MFB 7 (3) 28.3 y ND-LCH No Not evaluated 0.3 y No 
23 mo LCH BRAF p.V600E SS-UFB 1 (1) 18.3 y ND-LCH or MS-RO−  No SD (ND-LCH)  0.6 y No 
2 y LCH BRAF p.V600E MS-RO− 2 (2) 6.4 y ND-LCH D + T No SD 1.9 y Yes (D) 
6 y LCH BRAF p.V600E §  ND-LCH 0 (0) 1.6 y ND-LCH D + T No SD (clinical); PR (radiologic) 2.3 y Yes (D + T) 
18 y LCH BRAF p.V600E MS-RO− 4 (3) 5.6 y ND-LCH No SD 0.5 y No 
19 y  LCH BRAF p.N486_P490del MS-RO− 2 (2) 4.7 y MS-RO− D + T No PR 0.2 y Yes (D + T) 
23 y LCH BRAF p.V600E MS-RO− 1 (1) 3.6 y ND-LCH No Not evaluated 1.5 mo + 1 mo No 
10 32 y LCH BRAF p.N486_P490del MS-RO− 1 (1) 0.8 y ND-LCH or MS-RO−  D + T No PR (ND-LCH); CR (skin) 0.6 y Yes (D + T) 
11 53 y LCH BRAF p.V600E MS-RO− 1 (0) 4.1 y MS-RO− D + T No CR 0.7 y Yes (D + T) 
12#  53 y LCH BRAF p.N486_P490del MS-RO+ 0 (0) 0.9 y MS-RO+ No CR 2.0 y No 
ECD              
13∗∗  6 y††  ECD MAP2K1 p.E203K MS 0 (0) 12 d MS No CR 4.0 y Yes (T) 
14 22 y ECD BRAF p.V600E MS 0 (0) 0.2 y MS (with ND lesions) No PR (tumorous); SD (ND) 1.9 y No 
15 43 y ECD BRAF p.V600E MS 0 (0) 0.2 y MS No PR 2.4 y Yes (D + T) 
16 43 y ECD BRAF p.V600E MS 1 (0) 2.3 y MS No PR 5.2 y Yes (T) 
17 47 y‡‡  ECD BRAF p.V600E & KRAS p.K117N MS 0 (0) 0.2 y MS (with ND lesions) D + T No PR (tumorous and ND) 5.8 y Yes (D+T) 
18 51 y ECD BRAF p.V600E SS 1 (0) 17.3 y SS (kidney) D + T No Not evaluated 18 d No 
19 54 y ECD (with CMML-0) KRAS p.G12A MS 3 (0) 8.5 y MS No PR 0.4 y Yes (T) 
20 56 y ECD BRAF p.V600E MS 1 (0) <1 mo MS V + Co Yes: DRUP Not reportable   
21 59 y ECD BRAF p.V600E MS 2 (0)a  0.2 y MS (with ND lesions) No PR (tumorous); SD (ND) 3.9 y Yes (D + T) 
22 67 y ECD BRAF p.V600E MS 2 (0)a  0.8 y MS No PR 2.7 y Yes (T) 
23 69 y ECD BRAF p.V600E MS 0 (0) 1.6 y MS D + T No PR 3.6 y Yes (D) 
24 76 y ECD BRAF p.V600E MS 1 (0) 0.6 y MS V + Co Yes: DRUP Not reportable   
25 77 y ECD (with CML) BRAF p.V600E MS 0 (0) 0.2 y MS Db  No PR 1.3 y No 
26 78 y ECD BRAF p.V600E MS 1 (0) 3.8 y MS No SD 0.5 y No 
Xanthogranuloma of the CNS 
27 6 m CNS-JXG BRAF p.V600E SS 1 (0) 0.1 y SS (spinal cord) D + T No CR 2.4 y Yes (D) 
28 50 y CNS-AXG BRAF p.V600E SS 3 (1) 1.7 y SS (brain and spinal cord) No PR 0.5 y + 3.2 y Yes (V) 
Mixed histiocytosis 
29 46 y LCH/RDD BRAF p.N486_P490del MS-RO+ 2 (0)a  0.1 y MS-RO+ Co No PR 5 wk No 
30 52 y RDD/ECD MAP2K1 p.K57N MS 5 (0)a  0.2 y MS Co No PR 1.8 y No 
31 53 y LCH/ECD BRAF p.V600E MS-RO− 1 (1) 8.5 y MS-RO− D + T No PR 3.1 y No 
32 57 y LCH/ECD BRAF p.V600E MS-RO− 2 (1) 9.4 y MS-RO− (with ND lesions) No PR (tumorous)c  0.4 y + 1.9 y No 
33 65 y LCH/ECD (with PCD) BRAF p.V600E MS-RO− 3 (2) 3.7 y MS-RO− No PR (tumorous); PD (new ND) 3.5 y No 
RDD              
34 27 y RDD None (by targeted NGS) MS 0 (0) 1.8 y MS Co Yes: COBRAH Not reportable   
35 42 y RDD None (by targeted NGS) MS 4 (2) 3.2 y MS No PR 1.7 y Yes (T) 
36 66 y RDD (with PCD) BRAF p.N486_P490del SS 2 (1) 0.7 y SS (brain and spinal cord) Co No PR 3.3 y Yes (Co) 
HS              
37 19 y HS (after B-ALL) NRAS p.G12Vd  SS 1 (1)e  0.2 y SS (bone) Tb  No CR 0.3 y No 
38 56 y HS (primary) MAP2K1 p.F53L and p.E102G MS 2 (2) 0.3 y MS Yes: DRUP Not reportable   
ALK-positive histiocytosis 
39 9 y ALK+ histiocytosis KIF5B::ALK fusion SS 1 (0)a  10 d SS (soft tissue) Cr Yes: CRISP Not reportable   
CNS-histiocytosis, unclassifiable 
40 52 y Histiocytosis, UC BRAF p.V600E SS 1 (0) 0.1 y SS (brain, CN V, pituitary) No PR 1 y + 0.8 y Yes (V) 

AXG, adult XG; CN V, trigeminal nerve; Co, cobimetinib; Cr, crizotinib; CML, chronic myeloid leukemia; CMML, chronic myelomonocytic leukemia; D, dabrafenib; FU, follow-up; F, female; JXG, juvenile XG; M, male; MFB, multifocal bone; MS, multisystem; PCD, plasma cell dyscrasia; RO, risk organ; SS, single system; Tx, therapies; T, trametinib; UC, unclassifiable; UFB, unifocal bone; V, vemurafenib.

Given that different molecular assays were used for detection of genetic alterations, it cannot be excluded that (rare) genetic variants have been missed.

In addition to neurodegenerative lesions, this patient potentially had an orbital lesion. The orbital lesion was surgically excised; histopathologic analysis could not confirm LCH involvement.

MRI revealed mild progressive cerebellar atrophy. The orbital lesion was surgically excised; therefore, response to targeted therapy is not applicable.

§

In this patient with brain lesions characteristic of ND-LCH, droplet digital polymerase chain reaction analysis of DNA extracted from blood leukocytes detected a BRAFV600E mutation.

This patient had diabetes insipidus since 2013, and later panhypopituitarism. However, the diagnosis of LCH was made in 2018, when organs other than the pituitary (bone, skin, and lungs) became involved.

This patient potentially had residual skin lesions. All other lesions present at diagnosis had resolved at the time of onset of ND-LCH and start of targeted therapy.

#

This is patient 4 from a study by Renier et al.60 

∗∗

This patient is reported in a study by Pegoraro et al.61 

††

One year before ECD diagnosis (at the age of 5 years), this patient was diagnosed with multifocal skin JXG.

‡‡

Eight years before the diagnosis of ECD (at 38 years of age), this patient already had a thickened pituitary stalk.

a

All or some of these treatments were given before the diagnosis of a histiocytic neoplasm was made.

b

These 2 patients also received dasatinib for their second hematologic malignancy, including BCR::ABL1–positive CML (patient 25) or B-ALL with high PDGFRB expression by RNA sequencing (patient 37).

c

In this patient, response of neurodegenerative lesions was not evaluated radiologically. However, neurologic symptoms (including dysarthria) appeared to slightly improve during targeted therapy, although this was not substantiated with repeated neurologic assessments using validated rating scales for neurologic symptoms.

d

In tissue samples taken after disease progression despite chemotherapy, subclonal BRAFG469R (calcaneus), BRAFD594N (iliac bone), and MTORS2215Y (iliac bone) mutations were also detected.

e

This does not include the prior treatments for the patient's B-ALL, before the diagnosis of secondary HS. For the initial B-ALL, this patient received chemotherapy (ALLTogether NCI HR protocol), followed by immunotherapy (2× CD19-directed CAR-T cell infusions; later 2 courses of 4 weeks of blinatumomab). The patient never achieved minimal residual disease negativity by polymerase chain reaction analysis of immunoglobulin gene rearrangements; the lowest minimal residual disease value was 0.02% at 6 weeks after first CAR-T cell infusion.

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