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Metastatic Non-Myofibroblastic Sarcoma Harbouring EML4-ALK Fusion-Dramatic Response to ALK Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors and Development of Resistance Mutations.
Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) - 1 Aug 2024
Wilson Isabella, Qiu Min, Itchins Malinda, Wang Bin, Huang Min Li, Grimison Peter
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BACKGROUND: Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) rearrangements are rare in non-myofibroblastic sarcoma and there is limited data on the efficacy of ALK tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) and mechanisms of resistance in these patients. CASE: A 58 year-old man with metastatic non-myofibroblastic sarcoma was found to have an EML4-ALK fusion on molecular sequencing. After progression on first line systemic therapy with...
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