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Novel treatment strategy for ALK-positive Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma
Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK)-positive anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) is a T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma characterised by a chromosomal rearrangement [t(2;5) (p23;q25)] involving the ALK and NPM1 genes on chromosomes 2 and 5 respectively. This translocation generates the NPM-ALK fusion …
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ALK in the pathogenesis of cancer
Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of many types of cancer including Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (ALCL) and neuroblastoma (NB). ALK is an ideal drug target as its endogenous expression is limited to neuronal cells during neonatal development, although …
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NOVEL THERAPEUTIC STRATEGIES IN LUNG CANCERSTRONG BIOLOGICAL BIAS FOR ALK INTRON 19 BREAKPOINTS IN NON-SMALL LUNG CANCER
… therapy with tyrosine kinase inhibitors. EML4-ALK translocations are detected in 4-8 % of NSCLC and define a specific subtype of oncogene-driven lung cancer. While different EML4-ALK variants are defined by different breakpoints in the EML4 gene, most frequently located in intron 6 or 13, ALK …