Abstract:e15105 Background: ALK-rearrangements are a powerful and highly prevalent driver in cancer biology. The advent of potent tyrosine kinase inhibitors has led to the development of numerous laboratory tests and FDA approved therapies for the detection and treatment of ALK-positive cancers. The vast majority of reported ALK rearrangements involve exon 20 with fusions involving exons 17-19 occasionally reported. While less common, ALK-rearrangements occurring earlier in the ALK gene have not been well characterize… Show more
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