https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2022.2388
Alectinib rescue therapy in advanced ALK rearranged lung adenocarcinoma: a case report
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Alectinib is a highly selective tyrosine kinase inhibitor of anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) that is approved as first-line treatment in adult patients with ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and as second-line in patients previously treated with crizotinib, and has been shown in the literature to significantly prolong progression-free survival compared to chemotherapy in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer. The authors describe a clinical case of a 24-year-old woman with malignant massive pleural effusion caused by ALK rearranged pulmonary adenocarcinoma with pleural and pericardial metastasis, in which, despite a dramatic clinical debut, the correct and timely management of the diagnostic and therapeutic path allowed for extraordinary therapeutic success.
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Cesaro, Cristiano, Umberto Caterino, Fabio Perrotta, Umberto Masi, Alessandra Cotroneo, Roberta Cianci, Enzo Zamparelli, Flavio Cesaro, Dario Amore, and Danilo Rocco. 2022. “Alectinib Rescue Therapy in Advanced ALK Rearranged Lung Adenocarcinoma: A Case Report”. Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease 93 (3). https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2022.2388.
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