ALK immunohistochemistry positive, FISH negative NSCLC is infrequent, but associated with impaired survival following treatment with crizotinib.
Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands), cilt.138, ss.13-18, 2019 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 138
- Basım Tarihi: 2019
- Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2019.09.023
- Dergi Adı: Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.13-18
- Anahtar Kelimeler: non-small cell lung cancer, alk, immunohistochemistry, fluorescence in situ hybridisation, treatment, prognosis, MOLECULAR TESTING GUIDELINE, KINASE INHIBITORS GUIDELINE, OF-AMERICAN-PATHOLOGISTS, LUNG-CANCER PATIENTS, INTERNATIONAL-ASSOCIATION, COPY NUMBER, REARRANGEMENT, IHC, ADENOCARCINOMA, PREVALENCE
- Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Objective: Metastasized non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with an anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) rearrangement is usually sensitive to a range of ALK-tyrosine kinase inhibitors. ALK-positive NSCLC have been identified in pivotal phase III trials with fluorescence in situ hybridization (ALK FISH +). These tumors are also expressing the fusion product (ALK immunohistochemistry (IHC) +). However, discrepant cases occur, including ALK IHC + FISH-. The aim of this study was to collect ALK IHC + cases and compare within this group response to crizotinib treatment of ALK FISH + cases with ALK FISH- cases.