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Anaplastic lymphoma kinase status in rhabdomyosarcomas.
Modern pathology : an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc - 1 Jun 2013
Yoshida Akihiko, Shibata Tatsuhiro, Wakai Susumu, Ushiku Tetsuo, Tsuta Koji, Fukayama Masashi, Makimoto Atsushi, Furuta Koh, Tsuda Hitoshi
Abstract excerpt
Rhabdomyosarcoma is a rare soft tissue sarcoma that typically affects children, adolescents, and young adults. Despite treatment via a multidisciplinary approach, the prognosis of advance-stage rhabdomyosarcomas remains poor, and a new treatment strategy is needed. Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) is a receptor tyrosine kinase that is a potential target for specific inhibitors. In this study, we investigated 116...
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