Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK) Mutation-Targeting Treatment With Alectinib in Lung Adenocarcinoma and Primary Cutaneous Marginal Zone B-Cell Lymphoma

Abstract

Lung adenocarcinoma or non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) represents one of the most diagnosed cancers worldwide. Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) mutation, a tyrosine kinase and ALK fusion or rearrangement oncogene, has been found rarely in patients with NSCLC. Newer treatment modalities with different ALK inhibitors in targetable specific ALK mutations have recently made great strides in the management of NSCLC patients. We present a case of NSCLC harboring ALK mutation with primary cutaneous marginal zone B-cell lymphoma (PCMZL) treated with adjuvant chemotherapy with pemetrexed and cisplatin, and ALK-echinoderm microtubule-associated protein-like 4 (EML4)-targeting treatment alectinib.