Abstract
Background: Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death. NSCLC accounts for 80–90% of cases. In young patients, adenocarcinoma is the most frequent histotype and 3–7% expresses the rearrangement of ALK oncogene, sensitive to TKIs. Crizotinib is the first ALK inhibitor approved by the FDA. Case: We present a case of a 17-year-old male with metastatic treatment-naïve ALK-positive adenocarcinoma. He was treated with crizotinib and obtained a prolonged response with PFS of 33 months. Conclusion: Crizotinib can be extremely effective in adolescents with treatment-naïve ALK-positive NSCLC but fail to prevent a central nervous system relapse. Resistance mechanisms need to be investigated.
| Lingua originale | Inglese |
|---|---|
| pagine (da-a) | 1-4 |
| Numero di pagine | 4 |
| Rivista | Cancer Reports |
| Volume | 5 |
| Numero di pubblicazione | 3 |
| DOI | |
| Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2022 |
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All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Oncologia
- Ricerca sul Cancro
Keywords
- adenocarcinoma
- adolescence
- ALK
- crizotinib
- lung
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