Introduction: The highly selective ALK receptor tyrosine kinase (ALK) inhibitor alectinib is standard therapy for ALK-positive lung cancers; however, some tumors quickly develop resistance. Here, we investigated the mechanism associated with rapid acquisition of resistance using clinical samples. Conclusions: High tumor mutation burden and heterogeneous tumor evolution might be responsible for rapid acquisition of alectinib resistance. Timely lorlatinib administration or combined therapy with an ALK inhibitor and other receptor tyrosine-kinase inhibitors might constitute a potent strategy. READ ARTICLE
Journal of Thoracic Oncology DOI:10.1016/j.jtho.2019.07.017
Authors: Go Makimoto, Kadoaki Ohashi, Shuta Tomida, Kazuya Nishii, Takehiro Matsubara, Hiroe Kayatani, Hisao Higo, Kiichiro Ninomiya, Akiko Sato, Hiromi Watanabe, Hirohisa Kano, Takashi Ninomiya, Toshio Kubo, Kammei Rai, Eiki Ichihara, Katsuyuki Hotta, Masahiro Tabata, Shinichi Toyooka, Minoru Takata, Yoshinobu Maeda, Katsuyuki Kiura