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Association details:
Biomarker:ALK overexpression
Cancer:Lung Cancer
Drug:Alecensa (alectinib) (ALK inhibitor)
Direction:Sensitive
Evidence:
Evidence Level:
Sensitive: C4 – Case Studies
Title:

Two Cases of ALK-Altered Cancers of Unknown Primary Diagnosed by Immunohistochemistry

Published date:
01/17/2022
Excerpt:
In this report, immediate alectinib administration for ALK-altered Lung-CUPs helped the patients’ survival....Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation was negative. ALK overexpression was observed by IHC and rapid fluorescence in situ hybridization (Fig. 2e, f). Consequently, alectinib (600 mg/day) was administrated on February 8, 2018 (Fig. 1). On February 23, 2018, CT indicated a partial response (PR) in all targets, and on April 9, 2018, complete response (CR) was achieved (Fig. 1, 1, 2g). CR has been maintained for 3 years and 4 months until now (Fig. 1, 1, 2h) with no severe adverse events.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1159/000521157