Alectinib re-challenge in small cell lung cancer transformation after chemotherapy failure in a patient with ALK-positive lung cancer: A case report

Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) transformation is a rare resistance mechanism to anaplastic lymphoma kinase-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (ALK-TKIs), for which cytotoxic chemotherapy is often initiated. However, no case has been reported so far in which the SCLC component disappeared after chemotherapy a...

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Main Authors: Akira Yamagata, Toshihide Yokoyama, Yasushi Fukuda, Tadashi Ishida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007121001027