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603 evidence items mapped to this entity or its descendants, grouped by molecular profile, then therapy. 50 items per page.
| Therapy | Cancer | Type | Level | Direction · significance | Rating (1–5) | Status | Evidence | Source |
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| NTRK3 Fusion7 | ||||||||
| (diagnostic) | Anaplastic Sarcoma of the Kidney | Diagnostic | C | Does Not Support Negative | 1 | submitted | EID10421In 4 cases of Anaplastic sarcoma of the kidney ETV6::NTRK3 fusion was negative. PMID 17895746 · Vujanić et al., 2007 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| Entrectinib | Infantile FibrosarcomaALIAS | Predictive | C | Supports Sensitivity Response | 2 | submitted | EID11858In a phase 1/2 trial of entrectinib in pediatric patients, tumors with fusions in NTRK, ROS1, or ALK had an overall response (ORR) of 57.7% (95% CI; 36.9-76.7). This included a patient with infantile… (full text at CIViC) PMID 35395680 · Desai et al., 2022 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| 〃 | Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor | Predictive | C | Supports Sensitivity Response | 2 | submitted | EID12527Plasma ctDNA analysis detected an ETV6:NTRK3 fusion (described by the authors as "ETV6 exon4:NTRK3 exon14" at a VAF of 35.3%) in a female patient with recurrent GIST. Entrectinib therapy (600 mg daily… (full text at CIViC) PMID 40900786 · Dong et al., 2025 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| Larotrectinib | Infantile FibrosarcomaALIAS | Predictive | A | Supports Sensitivity Response | 4 | accepted | EID6099Four out of six patients with infantile fibrosarcoma and a ETV6-NTRK3 fusion had a partial response, the remaining two had a complete response with larotrectinib. Treatment was done within a multicent… (full text at CIViC) PMID 29606586 · Laetsch et al., 2018 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| 〃 | Infantile FibrosarcomaALIAS | Predictive | C | Supports Sensitivity Response | 3 | accepted | EID7418In a pediatric phase 1 trial (NCT02637687) after initial chemotherapy failure, two ETV6-NTRK3 positive children (2 year old and 5 month old) were treated with Larotrectinib, resulting in reduced tumor… (full text at CIViC) PMID 30204247 · DuBois et al., 2018 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| 〃 | Infantile FibrosarcomaALIAS | Predictive | C | Supports Sensitivity Response | 3 | accepted | EID10717This case report describes a male infant with a recurrent (post-resection) infantile fibrosarcoma (IFS) with lymph node involvement and ETV6-NTRK3 fusion. The tumor did not respond to chemotherapy but… (full text at CIViC) PMID 32223937 · Bielack et al., 2019 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| 〃 | Infantile FibrosarcomaALIAS | Predictive | C | Supports Sensitivity Response | 2 | accepted | EID6473Nagasubramanian et al reports on a case of refractory infantile fibrosarcoma (IFS) with constitutive activation of the tropomyosin‐related kinase (TRK) signaling pathway from an ETS variant gene 6–neu… (full text at CIViC) PMID 27093299 · Nagasubramanian et al., 2016 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| ATF1 Fusion5 | ||||||||
| (diagnostic) | Clear Cell Sarcoma of Soft TissueALIAS | Diagnostic | B | Supports Positive | 4 | accepted | EID8265In this study, the authors analyzed 17 clear cell sarcomas from 16 patients, along with 2 positive control cell lines and 2 melanomas as negative controls, to investigate the prevalence and types of E… (full text at CIViC) PMID 19561568 · Wang et al., 2009 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| 〃 | Clear Cell Sarcoma of Soft TissueALIAS | Diagnostic | B | Supports Positive | 3 | accepted | EID12829In this 2018 study by Keiko Segawa et al., the authors analyzed 22 tumors, including 16 clear cell sarcomas of soft tissue (CCSST) and 6 clear cell sarcoma–like gastrointestinal tumors (CCSLGT), to ch… (full text at CIViC) PMID 30219084 · Segawa et al., 2018 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| 〃 | Clear Cell Sarcoma of Soft TissueALIAS | |||||||
| CREB1 Fusion4 | ||||||||
| (diagnostic) | Angiomatoid Fibrous Histiocytoma | Diagnostic | B | Supports Positive | 3 | accepted | EID12852In this study, the authors analyzed 14 cases of angiomatoid fibrous histiocytoma (AFH). The EWSR1::CREB1 fusion associated with t(2;22)(q33;q12) was detected in 13 of 14 tumors by dual‑color and four‑… (full text at CIViC) PMID 18094413 · Rossi et al., 2007 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| 〃 | Angiomatoid Fibrous Histiocytoma | Diagnostic | B | Supports Positive | 3 | accepted | EID12855In this study, the authors analyzed 9 cases of angiomatoid fibrous histiocytoma (AFH). The EWSR1::CREB1 fusion was identified as the predominant molecular alteration, detected in 8 of 9 tumors by RT‑P… (full text at CIViC) PMID 17724745 · Antonescu et al., 2007 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| 〃 | Angiomatoid Fibrous Histiocytoma | Diagnostic | C | Supports Positive | ||||
| CREB3L1 Fusion3 | ||||||||
| (diagnostic) | Sclerosing Epithelioid Fibrosarcoma | Diagnostic | B | Supports Positive | 3 | accepted | EID12058In this 2017 study, the authors utilized SNP arrays, expression profiling, transcriptome, and whole-exome sequencing to further characterize sclerosing epithelioid fibrosarcoma (SEF) and low-grade fi… (full text at CIViC) PMID 28939748 · Arbajian et al., 2017 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| 〃 | Sclerosing Epithelioid Fibrosarcoma | Diagnostic | C | Supports Positive | 3 | accepted | EID12057In this 2014 study, the authors compared 10 primary sclerosing epithelioid fibrosarcomas (SEF), 4 cases of low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma (LGFMS), and one primary hybrid SEF/LGFMS. Patients with SEF ra… (full text at CIViC) PMID 24441665 · Arbajian et al., 2014 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| 〃 | Sclerosing Epithelioid Fibrosarcoma | Diagnostic | C | Supports Positive | ||||
| DDIT3 Fusion3 | ||||||||
| (diagnostic) | Liposarcoma | Diagnostic | B | Supports Positive | 3 | submitted | EID7982Both RT-PCR and PCR were used to detect and confirm the presence of fusion transcripts in RNA extracted from the surgical resections of 74 liposarcomas and 98 lipomas. EWSR1-DDIT3 (EWS-CHOP) was foun… (full text at CIViC) PMID 20332486 · Kubo et al., 2010 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| 〃 | Myxoid Liposarcoma | Diagnostic | C | Supports Positive | 3 | accepted | EID1778Identified two cases of myxoid liposarcoma with translocations (between 12q13 and 22q12) giving rise to EWSR1-DDIT3 (EWS-CHOP) fusions instead of the more common FUS-DDIT3. PMID 8637704 · Panagopoulos et al., 1996 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| 〃 | Dedifferentiated Liposarcoma | Diagnostic | C | Supports Positive | 1 | submitted | ||
| ERG Fusion3 | ||||||||
| (diagnostic) | Ewing Sarcoma | Diagnostic | B | Supports Positive | 5 | accepted | EID475The t(21;22) rearrangement resulting in the EWSR1::ERG fusion is associated with the diagnosis of Ewing sarcoma. EWSR1::ERG is the second most common gene fusion reported in this disease. PMID 23706910 · Warren et al., 2013 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| 〃 | Ewing Sarcoma | Diagnostic | C | Supports Positive | 3 | accepted | EID10338Molecular analysis of 30 Ewing tumors (designated as Ewing's sarcomas and primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNET) in this 1994 paper) from patients with well-documented clinical course was performed. … (full text at CIViC) PMID 7524604 · Zoubek et al., 1994 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| 〃 | Ewing Sarcoma | Diagnostic | C | Supports Positive | 2 | accepted | EID11603An analysis of 85 small blue round cell tumors (SBRCTs) that were negative for EWSR1, CIC, or BCOR by FISH identified 6 FUS::ERG and 1 FUS::FEV fusions. Clinicopathologic characterization of these 7 … | |
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| (prognostic) | Ewing Sarcoma | Prognostic | B | Supports Better Outcome | 4 | accepted | EID431In patients with Ewing's sarcoma, those with type 1 EWS-FLI1 fusions had longer overall survival than those with other types of EWS-FLI1 fusions. PMID 9552022 · de Alava et al., 1998 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| FLI1 Fusion7 | ||||||||
| (diagnostic) | Ewing Sarcoma | Diagnostic | B | Supports Positive | 5 | accepted | EID478t(11;22) rearrangements of EWSR1-FLI1 are diagnostic of ewing sarcoma, and are observed in 90% of cytogenetic samples. PMID 23706910 · Warren et al., 2013 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| 〃 | Bone Ewing SarcomaALIAS | Diagnostic | B | Supports Positive | 4 | accepted | EID1752A total of 85 unrelated cases of Ewing's sarcoma were examined and 83% were found to harbor the t(11;22)(q24;q12) chromosomal abnormality knwon to result in the EWSR1::FLI1 fusion. PMID 3163261 · Turc-Carel et al., 1988 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| 〃 | Bone Ewing SarcomaALIAS | Diagnostic | B | Supports Positive | 3 | accepted | ||
| ATF1 Fusion + FLI1 Fusion + WT1 FusionFLI1WT1ATF11 | ||||||||
| Trabectedin | Sarcoma | Predictive | B | Supports Sensitivity Response | 2 | submitted | EID12544In a pooled analysis of two phase II studies (n = 66) of advanced translocation-related sarcoma, trabectedin (1.2 mg/m² q3w) produced median PFS 5.6 months (95% CI 4.1–7.3) and median OS 17.5 months (… (full text at CIViC) PMID 28526720 · Takahashi et al., 2017 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| EWSR1 Fusion1 | ||||||||
| (diagnostic) | Myoepithelial TumorALIAS | Diagnostic | A | Supports Positive | 4 | rejected | EID12932Drawing on previously published large case series and molecular studies, in this 2015 review the authors summarized clinicopathologic, immunophenotypic, and genetic features of myoepithelial neoplasms… (full text at CIViC) PMID 25804378 · Jo et al., 2015 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| KLF15 Fusion1 | ||||||||
| (diagnostic) | Myoepithelial TumorALIAS | Diagnostic | C | Supports Positive | 3 | accepted | EID12930In this case report the authors described a myoepithelial carcinoma of soft tissue in a 7-week-old female infant. The tumor was located ventral to the right shoulder and measured 25 mm in diameter. Hi… (full text at CIViC) PMID 33734915 · Bodis et al., 2021 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| NFATC2 Fusion3 | ||||||||
| (diagnostic) | Round Cell Sarcoma with EWSR1-non-ETS Fusion | Diagnostic | B | Supports Positive | 3 | accepted | EID11604This analysis of small round cell tumors of the bone identified 3 with EWSR1::NFATC2 fusions and 1 with a FUS::NFATC2 fusion. The authors extended their review to an additional 45 cases in the litera… (full text at CIViC) PMID 31078563 · Diaz-Perez et al., 2019 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| 〃 | Round Cell Sarcoma with EWSR1-non-ETS Fusion | Diagnostic | C | Supports Positive | 3 | accepted | EID12590A small case series examined molecular features along with clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical characteristics of sarcomas with EWSR1::NFATC2 gene fusions. The study included 6 cases (5 males an… (full text at CIViC) PMID 30994538 · Wang et al., 2019 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| 〃 | Round Cell Sarcoma with EWSR1-non-ETS Fusion | Diagnostic | C | Supports | ||||
| NR4A3 Fusion2 | ||||||||
| Pazopanib | Extraskeletal Myxoid Chondrosarcoma | Predictive | B | Supports Sensitivity Response | 3 | submitted | EID9819In this single-arm, open-label phase 2 trial, extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma patients treated with pazopanib were reported and 22/23 patients (one patient died before the primary analysis) were e… (full text at CIViC) PMID 31331701 · Stacchiotti et al., 2019 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| Sunitinib | Extraskeletal Myxoid Chondrosarcoma | Predictive | B | Supports Sensitivity Response | 3 | submitted | EID6378his report confirms the therapeutic activity of sunitinib in extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma. Genotype/phenotype analyses support a correlation between response and EWSR1-NR4A3 fusion. PMID 24703573 · Stacchiotti et al., 2014 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| NR4A3 Fusion + NR4A3 Fusion1 | ||||||||
| Trabectedin | Extraskeletal Myxoid Chondrosarcoma | Predictive | C | Supports Sensitivity Response | 2 | accepted | EID12545In a sub-analysis of a randomized phase II trial in extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma (EWSR1-NR4A3 and TAF15-NR4A3 fusions; n = 2) and mesenchymal chondrosarcoma (HEY1-NCOA2 fusion, n = 6)(trabected… (full text at CIViC) PMID 27418251 · Morioka et al., 2016 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| PATZ1 Fusion4 | ||||||||
| (diagnostic) | Round Cell Sarcoma with EWSR1-non-ETS Fusion | Diagnostic | C | Supports Positive | 3 | accepted | EID12735This case series study reported 11 neoplasms harboring the EWSR1::PATZ1 gene fusion with 7 in the soft tissue and 4 in the brain. Paired-end sequencing identified a somatic intra-chromosomal paracentr… (full text at CIViC) PMID 31189996 · Bridge et al., 2019 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| 〃 | Round Cell Sarcoma with EWSR1-non-ETS Fusion | Diagnostic | C | Supports Positive | 3 | accepted | EID12738This case series study presented clinical, histopathological, and molecular findings of 9 EWSR1::PATZ1-rearranged sarcomas, including one previously reported case. The cohort included 4 males and 5 fe… (full text at CIViC) PMID 33012788 · Michal et al., 2021 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| 〃 | Round Cell Sarcoma with EWSR1-non-ETS Fusion | Diagnostic | C | Supports | ||||
| TFCP2 Fusion3 | ||||||||
| (diagnostic) | Spindle Cell Rhabdomyosarcoma | Diagnostic | C | Supports Positive | 4 | accepted | EID12825This study presented clinicopathological and molecular findings of TFCP2-rearranged rhabdomyosarcomas with epithelioid and/or spindle cell morphology. The cohort comprised 14 cases, including 3 index … (full text at CIViC) PMID 31383960 · Le Loarer et al., 2020 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| 〃 | Spindle Cell Rhabdomyosarcoma | Diagnostic | C | Supports Positive | 4 | accepted | EID12827This study reported clinicopathologic and molecular features of 25 cases of fusion-driven spindle cell/sclerosing rhabdomyosarcoma (SCSRMS). The tumors occurred in bone (n=19) and soft tissue (n=6). T… (full text at CIViC) PMID 37422156 · Dehner et al., 2023 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| 〃 | Spindle Cell Rhabdomyosarcoma | Diagnostic | C | Supports Positive | 3 | |||
| EWSR1 Fusion1 | ||||||||
| (diagnostic) | Myoepithelial TumorALIAS | Diagnostic | B | Supports Positive | 3 | accepted | EID12926The authors performed retrospective analysis of 66 myoepithelial (ME) tumors arising outside the salivary glands, including soft tissue, bone, and visceral lesions. The cohort included 36 females and … (full text at CIViC) PMID 20815032 · Antonescu et al., 2010 · Open in CIViC | civic |
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EID12830In this 2002 study by Cristina R Antonescu et al., 12 histologically confirmed cases of clear cell sarcoma (CCS) arising in the deep soft tissues of the extremities were analyzed to assess the prevale… (full text at CIViC) PMID 11826187 · Antonescu et al., 2002 · Open in CIViC |
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| Crizotinib | Clear Cell Sarcoma of Soft TissueALIAS | Predictive | B | Supports Sensitivity Response | 2 | submitted | EID7931Phase 2 clinical trial tested crizotinib in clear-cell sarcoma (CCSA) patients. Patients were grouped by presence (MET+) or absence (MET-) of the EWSR1 rearrangement. Objective PR observed in 1/26 M… (full text at CIViC) PMID 29741569 · Schöffski et al., 2019 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| Trabectedin | Clear Cell Sarcoma of Soft TissueALIAS | Predictive | C | Supports Sensitivity Response | 3 | submitted | EID12166This case describes the treatment of a patient with a malignant gastrointestinal neuroectodermal tumour (GNET) harbouring an EWSR1-ATF1 fusion, initially treated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Af… (full text at CIViC) PMID 38074516 · Galera et al., 2023 · Open in CIViC | civic |
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EID12853In this study, the authors report a 34‑year-old patient with angiomatoid fibrous histiocytoma (AFH) who initially presented with a pulmonary nodule and a 4th‑rib lesion and subsequently developed meta… (full text at CIViC) PMID 39845329 · Feng et al., 2024 · Open in CIViC |
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| (prognostic) | Angiomatoid Fibrous Histiocytoma | Prognostic | C | Supports Poor Outcome | 1 | rejected | EID12854The EWSR1::CREB1 fusion associated with t(2;22)(q33;q12) represents a defining diagnostic alteration in angiomatoid fibrous histiocytoma (AFH); in this case, a 34‑year‑old patient initially presented … (full text at CIViC) PMID 39845329 · Feng et al., 2024 · Open in CIViC | civic |
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EID12059In this 2015 study, the authors aimed to further characterize the molecular characteristics of pure sclerosing epithelioid fibrosarcoma (SEF) and hybrid SEF/low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma (LGFMS) lesio… (full text at CIViC) PMID 25231134 · Prieto-Granada et al., 2015 · Open in CIViC |
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Both RT-PCR and PCR were used to detect and confirm the presence of fusion transcripts in RNA extracted from the surgical resections of 74 liposarcomas and 98 lipomas. EWSR1::DDIT3 (EWS-CHOP) was foun… (full text at CIViC)
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EID1754An evaluation of alternative strategies for detection of EWS-FLI (FISH break apart, FISH fusion, and RT-PCR). Of the 22 informative EWS/PNETs, 20 cases (91%) were positive by FISH break apart, FISH f… (full text at CIViC) PMID 16258512 · Bridge et al., 2006 · Open in CIViC |
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| 〃 | Ewing Sarcoma | Diagnostic | B | Supports Positive | 3 | accepted | EID10337Molecular analysis of 30 Ewing tumors (designated as Ewing's sarcomas and primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNET) in this 1994 paper) from patients with well-documented clinical course was performed. … (full text at CIViC) PMID 7524604 · Zoubek et al., 1994 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| 〃 | Bone Ewing SarcomaALIAS | Diagnostic | B | Supports Positive | 2 | accepted | EID1753The authors propose RT-PCR as a diagnostic test for Ewing sarcoma using FFPE materials. Starting with 40 cases, intact RNA could be isolated from 6, and of these the EWSR1-FLI1 fusion was detected in… (full text at CIViC) PMID 9741544 · Park et al., 1998 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| Elimusertib | Ewing Sarcoma | Predictive | D | Supports Sensitivity Response | 2 | submitted | EID12541In preclinical models of FET fusion–positive cancers, suppression of ATM signaling by the EWSR1-FLI1 oncoprotein created dependence on ATR-mediated repair. The ATR inhibitor elimusertib showed potent … (full text at CIViC) PMID 37205599 · Menon et al., 2025 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| HCI-2509 | Ewing Sarcoma | Predictive | D | Supports Sensitivity Response | 2 | accepted | EID12516Preclinical studies demonstrated that the LSD1 inhibitor HCI-2509 reduced proliferation and induced apoptosis in five EWSR1-FLI1 fusion-positive Ewing sarcoma cell lines (A673, TC32, TC71, SK-N-MC, CH… (full text at CIViC) PMID 24963049 · Sankar et al., 2014 · Open in CIViC | civic |
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EID12591This landmark study represents the first description of the EWSR1::NFATC2 fusion in Ewing-like sarcomas, leading to the establishment of 'round cell sarcoma with EWSR1-non-ETS fusions' as a new diseas… (full text at CIViC) PMID 19318479 · Szuhai et al., 2009 · Open in CIViC |
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EID12739This case series study presented clinical, histopathological, and molecular findings of 9 EWSR1-PATZ1-rearranged sarcomas, including one previously reported case (case 3). The cohort included 4 males … (full text at CIViC) PMID 38043789 · Dehner et al., 2024 · Open in CIViC |
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| 〃 | Round Cell Sarcoma with EWSR1-non-ETS Fusion | Diagnostic | C | Supports Positive | 3 | accepted | EID12740This study presented molecular and clinicopathologic findings of a cohort of 17 EWSR1::PATZ1 soft tissue sarcomas. These tumors occurred in 12 males and 5 females with 15-71 years of age (median age, … (full text at CIViC) PMID 38043789 · Dehner et al., 2024 · Open in CIViC | civic |
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EID12826This study presented clinicopathological and molecular features of 11 cases of head and neck rhabdomyosarcomas (HNRMSs). The median age of the cohort was 29 years, ranging 16-74 years with no sex bias… (full text at CIViC) PMID 33382123 · Xu et al., 2021 · Open in CIViC |
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