Is Elevation of Alkaline Phosphatase a Predictive Factor of Response to Alectinib in NSCLC?

In the following report, we describe a case of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) elevation occurring during treatment with alectinib (Alecensa™), which was administered for anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) mutated metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (mNSCLC). A 51 year-old female with widespread metastat...

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Main Authors: Walid Shalata, Alexander Yakobson, Rachel Steckbeck, Ashraf Abu Jama, Omar Abu Saleh, Abed Agbarya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-12-01
Series:Current Oncology
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1718-7729/29/1/16
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Summary:In the following report, we describe a case of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) elevation occurring during treatment with alectinib (Alecensa™), which was administered for anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) mutated metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (mNSCLC). A 51 year-old female with widespread metastatic disease exhibited a rapid and significant response within a very short period to alectinib therapy, accompanied by a rapid increase of ALP to more than six times the upper limit of normal (grade 3) ALP, decreasing to within normal limits within 3 weeks after initiation of therapy without any dose modification.
ISSN:1198-0052
1718-7729