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Long-term response to Crizotinib in a 17-year-old boy with naive alk-positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
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  • giacomina megaro,
  • Evelina Miele,
  • Gian Paolo Spinelli,
  • Iside Alessi,
  • Giada Del Baldo,
  • Raffaele Cozza,
  • Ida Russo,
  • Maria Debora De Pasquale,
  • Maria Giuseppina Cefalo,
  • Paolo Toma,
  • Valentina Di Ruscio,
  • Maria Antonietta De Ioris,
  • Angela Mastronuzzi
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Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù

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Evelina Miele
Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu
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Gian Paolo Spinelli
UOC Oncologia Universitaria, ASL Latina (distretto Aprilia), Sapienza University of Rome
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Iside Alessi
Bambino Gesu Pediatric Hospital
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Giada Del Baldo
Bambino Gesu Pediatric Hospital
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Raffaele Cozza
Bambino Gesu Pediatric Hospital
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Ida Russo
Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu
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Maria Debora De Pasquale
Bambino Gesu Pediatric Hospital
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Maria Giuseppina Cefalo
Bambino Gesu Pediatric Hospital
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Paolo Toma
Bambino Gesù Children's Research Hospitals
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Valentina Di Ruscio
Bambino Gesù Pediatric Hospital
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Maria Antonietta De Ioris
Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù
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Angela Mastronuzzi
Bambino Gesu Pediatric Hospital
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Abstract

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death. NSCLC accounts for 80-90% of cases. In younger patients, adenocarcinoma is the most frequent histotype and 3-7% expresses the rearrange-ment of ALK oncogene, sensitive to TKIs. Crizotinib is the first ALK inhibitor approved by FDA. We present the case of a 17-year-old male with metastatic naïve ALK-positive adenocarcinoma, treated with crizotinib. He received crizotinib and obtained a prolonged response with PFS of 33 months. Crizotinib can be extremely effective in adolescent with naïve ALK-positive NSCLC but it hardly penetrates blood-brain barrier. Resistance mechanisms will be investigated for a better man-agement.