ALK fusions in the pan-cancer setting: another tumor-agnostic target?

A Shreenivas, F Janku, MA Gouda, HZ Chen… - NPJ Precision …, 2023 - nature.com
Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) alterations (activating mutations, amplifications, and
fusions/rearrangements) occur in~ 3.3% of cancers. ALK fusions/rearrangements are …

ALK: a tyrosine kinase target for cancer therapy

VR Holla, YY Elamin, AM Bailey… - Molecular …, 2017 - molecularcasestudies.cshlp.org
The anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) gene plays an important physiologic role in the
development of the brain and can be oncogenically altered in several malignancies …

New perspectives for targeting therapy in ALK-positive human cancers

S Zhao, J Li, Q Xia, K Liu, Z Dong - Oncogene, 2023 - nature.com
Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) is a member of the insulin receptor protein-tyrosine
kinase superfamily and was first discovered in anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (ALCL). ALK …

ROS1 and ALK Fusions in Colorectal Cancer, with Evidence of Intratumoral Heterogeneity for Molecular Drivers

DL Aisner, TT Nguyen, DD Paskulin, AT Le… - Molecular Cancer …, 2014 - AACR
Activated anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) and ROS1 tyrosine kinases, through gene
fusions, have been found in lung adenocarcinomas and are highly sensitive to selective …

Somatic gene copy number alterations in colorectal cancer: new quest for cancer drivers and biomarkers

H Wang, L Liang, JY Fang, J Xu - Oncogene, 2016 - nature.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) results from the accumulation of genetic alterations, and somatic
copy number alterations (CNAs) are crucial for the development of CRC. Genome-wide …

[HTML][HTML] Using droplet digital PCR to analyze MYCN and ALK copy number in plasma from patients with neuroblastoma

M Lodrini, A Sprüssel, K Astrahantseff, D Tiburtius… - Oncotarget, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The invasive nature of surgical biopsies deters sequential application, and single biopsies
often fail to reflect tumor dynamics, intratumor heterogeneity and drug sensitivities likely to …

The landscape of actionable gene fusions in colorectal cancer

F Pagani, G Randon, V Guarini, A Raimondi… - International Journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
The treatment scenario of metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) has been rapidly enriched
with new chemotherapy combinations and biological agents that lead to a remarkable …

Circulating Tumor Cells with Aberrant ALK Copy Number Predict Progression-Free Survival during Crizotinib Treatment in ALK-Rearranged Non–Small Cell Lung …

E Pailler, M Oulhen, I Borget, J Remon, K Ross… - Cancer Research, 2017 - AACR
The duration and magnitude of clinical response are unpredictable in ALK-rearranged non–
small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients treated with crizotinib, although all patients …

Crizotinib-induced antitumour activity in human alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma cells is not solely dependent on ALK and MET inhibition

F Megiorni, HP McDowell, S Camero… - Journal of Experimental …, 2015 - Springer
Background Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is the most commonly diagnosed malignant soft
tissue tumour in children and adolescents. Aberrant expression of Anaplastic Lymphoma …

A very low incidence of BRAF mutations in Middle Eastern colorectal carcinoma

AK Siraj, R Bu, S Prabhakaran, P Bavi, S Beg… - Molecular Cancer, 2014 - Springer
Background Recent studies emphasize the role of BRAF as a genetic marker for prediction,
prognosis and risk stratification in colorectal cancer. Earlier studies have reported the …