inv(2)(p21p23) EML4/ALK

2018-01-01   Jean-Loup Huret  , Philippe Dessen  

Clinics and Pathology

Disease

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoblastic lymphoma|Chronic lymphocytic leukemia|Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma|Follicular lymphoma|Hodgkin disease, NOS|Nonneoplastic hematologic disorder/lesion|Peripheral T-cell lymphoma, unspecified

Genes Involved and Proteins

Gene name
EML4
Location
2p21
Gene name
ALK
Location
2p23.2

Highly cited references

Pubmed IDYearTitleCitations
345374402021Brigatinib Versus Crizotinib in ALK Inhibitor-Naive Advanced ALK-Positive NSCLC: Final Results of Phase 3 ALTA-1L Trial.13
341755042021Going beneath the tip of the iceberg. Identifying and understanding EML4-ALK variants and TP53 mutations to optimize treatment of ALK fusion positive (ALK+) NSCLC.8
345032362021The Role of Oncogenes and Redox Signaling in the Regulation of PD-L1 in Cancer.7
347271722022ALK-positive histiocytosis: a new clinicopathologic spectrum highlighting neurologic involvement and responses to ALK inhibition.5
346613672021Phase-separated foci of EML4-ALK facilitate signalling and depend upon an active kinase conformation.5
347836002022The impact of the ALK fusion variant on clinical outcomes in EML4-ALK patients with NSCLC: a systematic review and meta-analysis.4
345081692021Genomic characterization and outcome evaluation of kinome fusions in lung cancer revealed novel druggable fusions.4
351232092022Real-world circulating tumor DNA analysis depicts resistance mechanism and clonal evolution in ALK inhibitor-treated lung adenocarcinoma patients.3
350857712022EML4-ALK G1202R mutation induces EMT and confers resistance to ceritinib in NSCLC cells via activation of STAT3/Slug signaling.3
338259462021Localized ALK-positive histiocytosis in a Chinese woman: report of a case in the lung with a novel EML4-ALK rearrangement.3
345680532021ALK Rearrangement-Positive Pancreatic Cancer with Brain Metastasis Has Remarkable Response to ALK Inhibitors: A Case Report.3
350742242022Targeting Alternative Splicing as Adjunctive Treatment in EML4-ALK v3a/b+ NSCLC: Knowing Our Socratic Paradox and Learning From Spinal Muscular Atrophy.2
350966112021Comprehensive Comparative Molecular Characterization of Young and Old Lung Cancer Patients.2
348206412021Efficacy of Targeted Inhibitors in Metastatic Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma With EGFR or ALK Alterations.2
341302292021EML4-ALK fusion variant.3 and co-occurrent PIK3CA E542K mutation exhibiting primary resistance to three generations of ALK inhibitors.2
340198662021Identification of novel ALK fusions using DNA/RNA sequencing in immunohistochemistry / RT-PCR discordant NSCLC patients.2
344907272021A novel break site of EML4-ALK report and a rare PRKAR1A-ALK report analyzed by different ALK detection platforms in non-small cell lung cancer patients.2
358189082022Neoadjuvant ceritinib treatment in ALK-rearranged locally advanced adenosquamous carcinoma: A case report.1
359316772022Club cells employ regeneration mechanisms during lung tumorigenesis.1
351500662022ALK-rearranged lung adenocarcinoma resistant to alectinib with cauliflower gingival metastasis responds to brigatinib.1
356566942022EML4-ALK Variant 3 Promotes Mitotic Errors and Spindle Assembly Checkpoint Deficiency Leading to Increased Microtubule Poison Sensitivity.1
350421522022Final efficacy and safety data, and exploratory molecular profiling from the phase III ALUR study of alectinib versus chemotherapy in crizotinib-pretreated ALK-positive non-small-cell lung cancer.1
345204362022Sensitivity of eight types of ALK fusion variant to alectinib in ALK-transformed cells.1
348458362022A new ALK inhibitor overcomes resistance to first- and second-generation inhibitors in NSCLC.1
353286642022Clinicopathological and Molecular Features of Secondary Cancer (Metastasis) to the Thyroid and Advances in Management.1
348876662021Efficacy and Drug Resistance Analysis of ALK Inhibitors in Combination with Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Treating Lung Squamous Carcinoma Patient Harboring EML4-ALK Rearrangement.1
343739432021Crizotinib: aseptic abscesses in multiple organs during treatment of EML4-ALK-positive NSCLC.1
351590462022A Polytherapy Strategy Using Vincristine and ALK Inhibitors to Sensitise EML4-ALK-Positive NSCLC.1
346268392022Deep RNA Sequencing Revealed Fusion Junctional Heterogeneity May Predict Crizotinib Treatment Efficacy in ALK-Rearranged NSCLC.1
349132832022Primary Tumor Suppression and Systemic Immune Activation of Macrophages through the Sting Pathway in Metastatic Skin Tumor.1
348908322022Genetic landscape of patients with ALK-rearranged non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and response to ceritinib in ASCEND-1 study.1
342729142021One-Step Polymerase Chain Reaction-Free Nanowire-Based Plasma Cell-Free DNA Assay to Detect EML4-ALK Fusion and to Monitor Resistance in Lung Cancer.1
337298622021ALK-rearranged Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC): A Report of 2 Cases and Review of the Literature Emphasizing the Distinction Between VCL-ALK and Non-VCL-ALK RCC.1
343782832021An unusual fusion gene EML4-ALK in a patient with congenital mesoblastic nephroma.1
346301262021LINC01001 Promotes Progression of Crizotinib-Resistant NSCLC by Modulating IGF2BP2/MYC Axis.1
349179922021Response to Icotinib Plus Chemotherapy in Pulmonary Atypical Carcinoid Harboring the EGFR L858R Mutation: A Brief Report.1
341597372021A patient with ALK-positive lung adenocarcinoma who survived alectinib-refractory postoperative recurrence for 4 years by switching to ceritinib.1
344329202021Gastric mesenchymal tumor with smooth muscle differentiation and echinoderm microtubule-associated protein-like 4-anaplastic lymphoma kinase (EML4-ALK) fusion.1
343910652021Identification of a EML4-ALK exon 19 fusion variant in lung adenocarcinoma and alectinib resistance.1
334140522021Treatment of Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Based on Circulating Cell-Free DNA and Impact of Variation Allele Frequency.1
343247922021Dramatic response to alectinib in a patient with ALK-rearranged squamous cell lung cancer.1
359994552022Crizotinib attenuates cancer metastasis by inhibiting TGFβ signaling in non-small cell lung cancer cells.0
359841852022Response to treatment with an ALK-TKI in a patient with advanced lung adenocarcinoma with concurrent ALK fusion and high PD-L1 expression: A case report.0
359465592022A novel intergenic region ALK fusion is targetable by alectinib in a non-small cell lung cancer patient with brain metastasis.0
359270492022[Multiple pulmonary nodules with interstitial changes].0
359277832022Detection of an EML4-ALK fusion mutation secondary to epidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase inhibitor (EGFR-TKI) therapy for lung cancer: a case report.0
358710802022Identification of fusions with potential clinical significance in melanoma.0
358224982022A new approach used in docking study for predicting the combination drug efficacy in EML4-ALK target of NSCLC.0
356609712022Efficacy and safety of lorlatinib in Asian and non-Asian patients with ALK-positive advanced non-small cell lung cancer: Subgroup analysis of a global phase 2 trial.0
359288042022EML4-ALK fusion gene in non-small cell lung cancer.0
358060422022State-of-the-Art Molecular Oncology of Lung Cancer in Taiwan.0
359508952022Fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 overexpression mediates ALK inhibitor resistance in ALK-rearranged non-small cell lung cancer.0
359339142022Novel human-derived EML4-ALK fusion cell lines identify ribonucleotide reductase RRM2 as a target of activated ALK in NSCLC.0
351953462022ALK inhibition as a salvage therapy for a relapsed unclassifiable sarcomatous CNS tumor with EML4/ALK fusion in an infant.0
356259582022Wide Next-Generation Sequencing Characterization of Young Adults Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Patients.0
356243602022Detecting anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) gene rearrangements with next-generation sequencing remains a reliable approach in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer.0
356160902022Alectinib versus crizotinib in ALK-positive advanced non-small cell lung cancer and comparison of next-generation TKIs after crizotinib failure: Real-world evidence.0
353486732022ALK-Fusion Transcripts Can Be Detected in Extracellular Vesicles (EVs) from Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer Cell Lines and Patient Plasma: Toward EV-Based Noninvasive Testing.0
358845112022Alternative Treatment Options to ALK Inhibitor Monotherapy for EML4-ALK-Driven Lung Cancer.0
358526802022Establishment of an acquired lorlatinib-resistant cell line of non-small cell lung cancer and its mediated resistance mechanism.0
358113112022Tumor response to radiotherapy and expression of epidermal growth factor receptor mutation and echinoderm microtubule-associated protein-like 4-anaplastic lymphoma kinase rearrangement in patients with non-small cell lung cancer.0
358100492022Audit of Molecular Mechanisms of Primary and Secondary Resistance to Various Generations of Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors in Known Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor-Mutant Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Patients in a Tertiary Centre.0
353054012022Characterizing kinase intergenic-breakpoint rearrangements in a large-scale lung cancer population and real-world clinical outcomes.0
352358722022Dramatic response to brigatinib in a lung adenocarcinoma patient harboring EML4-ALK fusion and a G1202R de novo gene mutation.0
350582822022Histological and molecular plasticity of ALK-positive non-small-cell lung cancer under targeted therapy: a case report.0
358324482022Metastatic pulmonary carcinoids with EML4-ALK fusion response to ALK inhibitors: two case reports and review of literature.0
358063252022The Change in Paradigm for NSCLC Patients with EML4-ALK Translocation.0
356665002022Association of Driver Oncogene Variations With Outcomes in Patients With Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Treated With Chemoradiation and Consolidative Durvalumab.0
353135282022A Novel LOC101927967 Intergenic Region ALK Fusion Identified by NGS and Validated by IHC and FISH in a Patient with Early Stage Adenocarcinoma of Lung.0
350747002022Malignant pleural mesothelioma with an EML4-ALK fusion: Expect the unexpected!0
309208582022First-line treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer with ALK rearrangement: state of the art and future development.0
356466852022A Combination of Cytokine-Induced Killer Cells With PD-1 Blockade and ALK Inhibitor Showed Substantial Intrinsic Variability Across Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Cell Lines.0
356460962022Characteristics of Genomic Alterations in Pericardial Effusion of Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer.0
356420022022Role of chemokine-mediated angiogenesis in resistance towards crizotinib and its reversal by anlotinib in EML4-ALK positive NSCLC.0
355799892022Special issue "The advance of solid tumor research in China": Real-world clinical outcomes of alectinib for advanced nonsmall-cell lung cancer patients with ALK fusion in China.0
353505122022Atypical Lung Carcinoid With EML4/ALK Fusion Detected With Circulating Tumor DNA.0
354650422022Treatment strategy, overall survival and associated risk factors among patients with unresectable stage IIIB/IV non-small cell lung cancer in China (2015-2017): A multicentre prospective study.0
346874882022Clinicopathological features and resistance mechanisms in HIP1-ALK-rearranged lung cancer: A multicenter study.0
350709862021Case Report: A Novel Non-Reciprocal ALK Fusion: ALK-GCA and EML4-ALK Were Identified in Lung Adenocarcinoma, Which May Respond to Alectinib Adjuvant-Targeted Therapy.0
346336542022F-circEA1 regulates cell proliferation and apoptosis through ALK downstream signaling pathway in non-small cell lung cancer.0
354334112022Effective Systemic Treatment of Choroidal Metastases NSCLC With Surgery After Crizotinib: A Case Report.0
353282822022Analytic and Clinical Validation of a Pan-Cancer NGS Liquid Biopsy Test for the Detection of Copy Number Amplifications, Fusions and Exon Skipping Variants.0
352779562022Reassessing pharmacogenomic cell sensitivity with multilevel statistical models.0
351724742021Development of an RNA sequencing panel to detect gene fusions in thyroid cancer.0
347631582021Coexistence of a novel NBEA-ALK, EML4-ALK double-fusion in a lung adenocarcinoma patient and response to alectinib: A case report.0
352808682022Case Report: Early Distant Metastatic Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor Harboring EML4-ALK Fusion Gene: Study of Two Typical Cases and Review of Literature.0
351446232022Concomitant novel ALK-SSH2, EML4-ALK and ARID2-ALK, EML4-ALK double-fusion variants and confer sensitivity to crizotinib in two lung adenocarcinoma patients, respectively.0
348040002021Case Report: Complete Response to Nivolumab in a Patient With Programmed Cell Death 1 Ligand 1-Positive and Multiple Gene-Driven Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor-Resistant Lung Adenocarcinoma.0
347633182021A Case of Lung Adenocarcinoma Response to Alectinib Harboring a Rare EML4-ALK Variant, Exon 6 of EML4 Fused to Exon 18 of ALK.0
347541972021Long-Term Survival After Salvage Thoracic Surgery on a Patient with ALK-Rearranged Metastatic Lung Adenocarcinoma After Progression on Targeted Therapy.0
342332402021Concomitance of a novel RMDN2-ALK fusion and an EML4-ALK fusion in a lung adenocarcinoma.0
338967292021A Case of Small Cell Lung Carcinoma Harboring an EML4-ALK Fusion with Partial Response to Crizotinib.0
349797502022[Anaplastic lymphoma kinase-translocation renal cell carcinoma: clinical and pathological analysis].0
345909162021A novel GHR-ALK fusion gene in a patient with metastatic lung adenocarcinoma and its response to crizotinib: a case report.0
348851372021Mad2 Induced Aneuploidy Contributes to Eml4-Alk Driven Lung Cancer by Generating an Immunosuppressive Environment.0
346543902021Genetic and treatment profiles of patients with concurrent Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) and Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK) mutations.0
338322822021A rare KIF5B-ALK fusion variant in a lung adenocarcinoma patient who responded to crizotinib and acquired the ALK L1196M mutation after resistance: a case report.0
345523372021High Tumor Mutation Burden and DNA Repair Gene Mutations are Associated with Primary Resistance to Crizotinib in ALK-Rearranged Lung Cancer.0
345489102021Polyclonal on- and off-target resistance mutations in an EML4-ALK positive non-small cell lung cancer patient under ALK inhibition.0
345308492021Pathological cytomorphologic features and the percentage of ALK FISH-positive cells predict pulmonary adenocarcinoma prognosis: a prospective cohort study.0

Article Bibliography

Pubmed IDLast YearTitleAuthors
197344242009The EML4-ALK transcript but not the fusion protein can be expressed in reactive and neoplastic lymphoid tissues.Sozzi G et al

Summary

Fusion gene

EML4/ALK EML4 (2p21) ALK (2p23.2)

Note

Non-annotated chromosomal abnormality. Preliminary data :
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Citation

Jean-Loup Huret ; Philippe Dessen

inv(2)(p21p23) EML4/ALK

Atlas Genet Cytogenet Oncol Haematol. 2018-01-01

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