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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-07-01
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Series: | BMC Cancer |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-017-3468-1 |