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Are all ALK rearrangements created equal

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The discovery of ALK rearrangements in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and their oncogenic properties by Soda et al . in 2007 gave the start to one of the most… Click to show full abstract

The discovery of ALK rearrangements in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and their oncogenic properties by Soda et al . in 2007 gave the start to one of the most famous stories in the treatment of lung cancer (1). Diagnosed in around 5% of patients with NSCLC, ALK rearrangements are effectively treated with the ALK-directed tyrosine kinase inhibitor (ALK-TKI) crizotinib (2,3).

Keywords: alk; rearrangements created; alk rearrangements; cancer; created equal

Journal Title: Translational cancer research
Year Published: 2017

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