Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-rearranged pulmonary pleomorphic carcinoma successfully treated with crizotinib

Pulmonary pleomorphic carcinoma (PPC) is rare, and the response of patients to conventional chemotherapy is very poor. Here we present a patient with anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-rearranged advanced PPC treated with crizotinib. Computed tomography revealed a mass in the left upper lung of a nons...

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Main Authors: Liping Lin, Fuxi Huang, Fang Chen, Yan He, Jiazhu Hu, Xiaolong Cao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-08-01
Series:Journal of International Medical Research
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/0300060517748262