EML4-ALK Fusion Detected by RT-PCR Confers Similar Response to Crizotinib as Detected by FISH in Patients with Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Yan Wang, MD, Jun Zhang, MD, PhD, Guanghui Gao, MD, Xuefei Li, PhD, Chao Zhao, Yayi He, MD, PhD, Chunxia Su, MD, PhD, Shijia Zhang, MD, Xiaoxia Chen, MD, PhD, Jie Zhang, MD, Wei Li, MD, Bing Li, MD, PhD, Jing Zhao, MD, Likun Hou, MD, Chunyan Wu, MD, Shengxiang Ren, MD, PhD, Caicun Zhou, MD, PhD, Jun Zhang, MD, PhD Journal of Thoracic Oncology Volume 10, Issue 11, Pages 1546-1552 (November 2015) DOI: 10.1097/JTO.0000000000000668 Copyright © 2015 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Terms and Conditions
FIGURE 1 Flow chart of the study design. Journal of Thoracic Oncology 2015 10, 1546-1552DOI: (10.1097/JTO.0000000000000668) Copyright © 2015 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Terms and Conditions
FIGURE 2 Waterfall plot of best percent change from baseline of target lesions for 50 patients. *Response to crizotinib who had positive anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) fusion by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) but not by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). Journal of Thoracic Oncology 2015 10, 1546-1552DOI: (10.1097/JTO.0000000000000668) Copyright © 2015 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Terms and Conditions
FIGURE 3 Response rate according to patient characteristics. Journal of Thoracic Oncology 2015 10, 1546-1552DOI: (10.1097/JTO.0000000000000668) Copyright © 2015 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Terms and Conditions
FIGURE 4 Comparison of the progression-free survival (PFS) curve in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with positive EML4-anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) fusion detected by either reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) or fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and treated with crizotinib (8.4 vs. 7.4 mo, p = 0.833). Journal of Thoracic Oncology 2015 10, 1546-1552DOI: (10.1097/JTO.0000000000000668) Copyright © 2015 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Terms and Conditions