Investigation on the prognostic impact of concurrent genomic alterations in crizotinib-treated EML4-ALK-rearranged advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients

Background: ... In our study, we investigated concurrent molecular factors that could contribute to the heterogeneity of their clinical outcomes to crizotinib therapy... Conclusion: Our study revealed that concurrent deleterious mutations, particularly copy number amplifications in oncogenic genes have prognostic implications in patients with EML4-ALK-rearranged NSCLC receiving crizotinib therapy. These observations advance the understanding of the heterogeneity of treatment responses among patients with EML4-ALK-rearranged tumors. READ ARTICLE

Lung Cancer DOI:10.1016/j.lungcan.2020.05.026

Authors: Jing Zheng, Yanping Zhu, Ke Sun, Qian Shen, Yuehong Wang, He Cao, Analyn Lizaso, Bing Yu, Jing Lin, Songan Chen, Jianya Zhou, Jianying Zhou