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Ref Type | Journal Article |
PMID | (31690489) |
Authors | Mattar MS, Chang J, Benayed R, Halpenny D, Powers A, Kleiner DE, Drilon A, Kris MG |
Title | Complete Pathological Response to Crizotinib in a Patient with ALK-rearranged Lung Adenocarcinoma. |
Journal | Clinical lung cancer |
Vol | 21 |
Issue | 1 |
Date | 2020 Jan |
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EML4 - ALK | lung adenocarcinoma | predicted - sensitive | Crizotinib | Case Reports/Case Series | Actionable | In a clinical case study, a lung adenocarcinoma patient harboring EML4-ALK variant 8 achieved a pathologic complete response following treatment with Xalkori (crizotinib), with a reduction in primary tumor size and pleural metastases within 1 month of treatment, and continuation of treatment for 5 years until death, after which cancer was not observed at autopsy (PMID: 31690489). | 31690489 |