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

  • Walid Shalata
  • , Alexander Yakobson
  • , Rachel Steckbeck
  • , Ashraf Abu Jama
  • , Omar Abu Saleh
  • , Abed Agbarya

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Abstract

In the following report, we describe a case of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) elevation occur-ring 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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)173-177
Number of pages5
JournalCurrent Oncology
Volume29
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2022

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • ALK mutation
  • Alecensa® (Alectinib)
  • Alkaline phosphatase (ALP)
  • Lung adenocarcinoma
  • Toxicity

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oncology

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