A 58-Year-Old Woman With ALK+ Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer

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Lyudmila Bazhenova, MD, presents the case of a 58-year-old woman with ALK+ non–small cell lung cancer.

Case: A 58-Year-Old Woman With ALK+ NSCLC

Initial presentation

  • A 58-year-old woman presented with cough, fatigue and anorexia
  • PMH: unremarkable
  • PE: unremarkable

Clinical Workup

  • Labs: WNL
  • Imaging:
    • Chest x-ray showed multiple left upper lobe mass and mediastinal lymphadenopathy
    • Chest/abdomen/pelvic CT scan confirmed left upper lobe mass measuring 6.2 cm
    • PET scan showed PET positivity in bilateral LUL mass and mediastinal LN
    • MRI of the brain showed widespread scattered small lesions; consistent with multifocal brain metastases
  • Bronchoscopy with transbronchial biopsy of the left upper lobe confirmed lung adenocarcinoma
  • Molecular testing: ALK fusion+, EGFR-, ROS1-, BRAF-, KRAS-, NTRK-, MET-, RET-
  • Staging: IVA adenocarcinoma; ECOG PS 1

Treatment

  • Patient was started on brigatinib 90 mg qDay for 7 days; well tolerated; dose was increased to 180 mg qDay

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