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The battle against ALK resistance: successes and setbacks
25 Aug 2012
Abstract excerpt
Chromosomal translocations and single point mutations involving the Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK) gene have been described in several human tumors, including anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL), non-small cell lung cancer (NCSLC), inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) and neuroblastoma. Cancer cells are "addicted" to ALK constitutive activation and are highly sensitive to the treatment with small-molecule...
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