Lung cancer in patients who have never smoked—An emerging disease

J LoPiccolo, A Gusev, DC Christiani… - Nature Reviews Clinical …, 2024 - nature.com
Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer-related deaths globally. Although smoking-
related lung cancers continue to account for the majority of diagnoses, smoking rates have …

[HTML][HTML] Crizotinib resistance: implications for therapeutic strategies

I Dagogo-Jack, AT Shaw - Annals of oncology, 2016 - Elsevier
Anaplastic lymphoma kinase-rearranged lung cancer is associated with significant response
to crizotinib. However, resistance to crizotinib typically develops within 1-2 years. Preclinical …

ALK-rearranged non–small-cell lung cancer is associated with a high rate of venous thromboembolism

A Zer, M Moskovitz, DM Hwang, A Hershko-Klement… - Clinical lung cancer, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Patients with lung cancer are at increased risk for venous thromboembolism
(VTE), particularly those receiving chemotherapy. It is estimated that 8% to 15% of patients …

EML4-ALK fusions drive lung adeno-to-squamous transition through JAK-STAT activation

Z Qin, M Yue, S Tang, F Wu, H Sun, Y Li… - Journal of Experimental …, 2024 - rupress.org
Human lung adenosquamous cell carcinoma (LUAS), containing both adenomatous and
squamous pathologies, exhibits strong cancer plasticity. We find that ALK rearrangement is …

HER3 activation contributes toward the emergence of ALK inhibitor-tolerant cells in ALK-rearranged lung cancer with mesenchymal features

K Tanimura, T Yamada, K Okada, K Nakai… - NPJ Precision …, 2022 - nature.com
Anaplastic lymphoma kinase-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (ALK-TKIs) have shown dramatic
efficacy in patients with ALK-rearranged lung cancer; however, complete response in these …

Clinical utility and performance of an ultrarapid multiplex RNA-based assay for detection of ALK, ROS1, RET, and NTRK1/2/3 rearrangements and MET exon 14 …

YH Chu, J Barbee, SR Yang, JC Chang, P Liang… - The Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
Several kinase fusions are established targetable drivers in lung cancers. However, rapid
and comprehensive detection remains challenging because of diverse partner genes and …

[HTML][HTML] Concordance of anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) gene rearrangements between circulating tumor cells and tumor in non-small cell lung cancer

CL Tan, TH Lim, TKH Lim, DSW Tan, YW Chua… - Oncotarget, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) gene rearrangement in non-small cell lung cancer
(NSCLC) is routinely evaluated by fluorescent in-situ hybridization (FISH) testing on biopsy …

Ciliated muconodular papillary tumor of the lung harboring ALK gene rearrangement: Case report and review of the literature

Y Jin, X Shen, L Shen, Y Sun, H Chen… - Pathology …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Ciliated muconodular papillary tumor (CMPT) of the lung is an extremely rare peripheral
tumor of the lung. The pathogenesis of CMPT is still unknown, and its nature as a benign …

MicroRNA expression profiles and clinicopathological implications in lung adenocarcinoma according to EGFR, KRAS, and ALK status

H Kim, JM Yang, Y Jin, S Jheon, K Kim, CT Lee… - …, 2016 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Lung adenocarcinoma has distinctive clinicopathological features that are related to specific
genetic alterations, including EGFR and KRAS mutations and ALK rearrangement …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in lung adenocarcinoma classification: a summary of the new international multidisciplinary classification system (IASLC/ATS/ERS)

ER Tang, AM Schreiner, BB Pua - Journal of thoracic disease, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Due to advances in the understanding of lung adenocarcinoma since the advent of its 2004
World Health System classification, an international multidisciplinary panel [sponsored by …