ALK-rearranged lung squamous cell carcinoma responding to alectinib: a case report and review of the literature

Abstract Background Although anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) fusion genes are generally identified in lung adenocarcinoma patients, they are relatively rare in patients with squamous cell carcinoma (SqCC). Metastatic ALK-rearranged lung adenocarcinoma patients treated with ALK inhibitors demonstrat...

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Main Authors: Nobuaki Mamesaya, Kazuhisa Nakashima, Tateaki Naito, Takashi Nakajima, Masahiro Endo, Toshiaki Takahashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-017-3468-1