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A Case of ALK-Rearranged Combined Lung Adenocarcinoma and Neuroendocrine Carcinoma with Diffuse Bone Metastasis and Partial Response to Alectinib.
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Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) [Curr Oncol] 2022 Feb 03; Vol. 29 (2), pp. 848-852. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Feb 03. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- We report a rare case of stage IV pulmonary combined large-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (LCNEC) and adenocarcinoma (ACA), both demonstrating anaplastic lymphoma kinase ( ALK ) rearrangement by IHC and FISH. This 61-year-old lifelong nonsmoking Asian woman presented with a cough, and after diagnosis and surgical treatment, completed four cycles of adjuvant cisplatin and etoposide chemotherapy. She subsequently developed recurrence with bony metastases of exclusively ALK -positive LCNEC. Alectinib was started, and the patient experienced a partial response.
- Subjects :
- Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase
Carbazoles
Female
Humans
Piperidines
Protein Kinase Inhibitors therapeutic use
Adenocarcinoma of Lung drug therapy
Adenocarcinoma of Lung genetics
Adenocarcinoma of Lung pathology
Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine drug therapy
Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine genetics
Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine pathology
Lung Neoplasms diagnosis
Lung Neoplasms drug therapy
Lung Neoplasms genetics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1718-7729
- Volume :
- 29
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 35200571
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol29020072