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Transformation of invasive lung adenocarcinoma with ALK rearrangement into pulmonary sarcomatoid carcinoma.
Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology - 1 Aug 2022
Xie Xianjin, Chen Xudong, Luo Ningning, Qi Yingxue, Li Mengmeng, Feng Xiaoya
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) improve outcomes for non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with ALK fusions. Nevertheless, ALK TKI resistance will inevitably occur. Histological transformation is one of the causes of TKI resistance in NSCLC. Reports of ALK-rearranged adenocarcinoma with histological transformation are limited. CASE PRESENTATION: A case of an...
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