Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma (LUNE)

Overview

Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma (LUNE) is a high-grade, poorly differentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma of the lung under LNET in OncoTree. It is characterized by large cells with neuroendocrine morphology, high mitotic rate, and necrosis.

Cohorts in the corpus

Recurrent alterations

  • Metastatic pulmonary NENs including high-grade cases (LUNE) in the POG cohort showed recurrent MEN1, RB1, and TP53 alterations on whole-genome and transcriptome analysis; high-grade cases potentially contributed to transcriptome Cluster B (MYC-enriched, high-grade). Median TMB 2.19 mut/Mb across the 28-patient NEN cohort. PMID:24326773

Subtypes

  • Poorly differentiated large cell NEC vs. NET-G3 histology.

Therapeutic landscape

  • No LUNE-specific drug data in the current corpus.

Sources

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