AUTHOR=Yang Yanlong , Zheng Hongbo , Li Zizhe , Shi Shuchen , Zhong Lang , Gong Longlong , Lan Bin TITLE=LMO7-ALK Fusion in a Lung Adenocarcinoma Patient With Crizotinib: A Case Report JOURNAL=Frontiers in Oncology VOLUME=12 YEAR=2022 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/oncology/articles/10.3389/fonc.2022.841493 DOI=10.3389/fonc.2022.841493 ISSN=2234-943X ABSTRACT=Background

Rearrangements of the anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) gene comprise a small subset of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Patients with NSCLC harboring ALK fusion proteins are sensitive to ALK tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). Various fusion partners of ALK are being discovered with the application of next-generation sequencing (NGS).

Case presentation

Here, we report a female patient with metastatic lung adenocarcinoma harboring LMO7-ALK (L15, A20) rearrangement revealed by NGS. The patient received crizotinib as first-line treatment and has achieved partial response with a progression-free survival over 1 year.

Conclusions

We firstly found that the satisfactory response to crizotinib verified the oncogenic activity of LMO7-ALK fusion. Great progression and wide application of NGS facilitate the findings of rare fusion types.