Thoracic Cancer (Dec 2021)

Brigatinib treated ALK positive lung squamous cell carcinoma after failed chemotherapy: A case report

  • Shuluan Li,
  • Pei Zhang,
  • Tianyu Wang,
  • Jie Wang,
  • Jianchun Duan

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1111/1759-7714.14133
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 23
pp. 3273 – 3276

Abstract

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Abstract The definitive efficacy of anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) inhibitors in ALK positive lung squamous cell carcinoma (sqCC) patients remain unclear. Here, we report a case in which brigatinib had a therapeutic effect on ALK‐positive lung squamous cell carcinoma. The patient in this report was diagnosed with ALK‐positive lung squamous cell carcinoma with brain metastases, and received brigatinib after failure of first‐line chemotherapy. Response duration was approximately 11 months, with tolerable side effects. In conclusion, a good clinical effect was achieved in a patient with ALK positive lung squamous cell carcinoma who received treatment with an ALK inhibitor.

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