Association of Programmed Death-Ligand 1 Expression with Fusion Variants and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase-Positive Lung Adenocarcinoma Receiving Crizotinib

Background: Programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression is associated with clinical outcomes of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutant lung adenocarcinoma (ADC) treated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). However, whether PD-L1 expression plays a role in anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive lung ADC is unknown. We aimed to evaluate the impact of PD-L1 in patients with ALK-positive lung ADC receiving crizotinib. Conclusion: Positive PD-L1 expression was associated with unfavorable clinical outcomes in patients with ALK-positive lung ADC receiving crizotinib. READ ARTICLE

The Oncologist DOI:10.1634/theoncologist.2020-0088

Authors: Yang CY, Liao WY, Ho CC, Chen KY, Tsai TH, Hsu CL, Liu YN, Su KY, Chang YL, Wu CT, Liao BC, Hsu CC, Hsu WH, Lee JH, Lin CC, Shih JY, Yang JC, Yu CJ.