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Role of STK11 in ALK‑positive non‑small cell lung cancer (Review)

  • Authors:
    • Wen Zhou
    • Lu-Da Yan
    • Zhi-Qiong Yu
    • Na Li
    • Yong-Hua Yang
    • Meng Wang
    • Yuan-Yuan Chen
    • Meng-Xia Mao
    • Xiao-Chun Peng
    • Jun Cai
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  • Published online on: April 15, 2022     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2022.13301
  • Article Number: 181
  • Copyright: © Zhou et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) inhibitors have been shown to be effective in treating patients with ALK‑positive non‑small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and crizotinib, ceritinib and alectinib have been approved as clinical first‑line therapeutic agents. The availability of these inhibitors has also largely changed the treatment strategy for advanced ALK‑positive NSCLC. However, patients still inevitably develop resistance to ALK inhibitors, leading to tumor recurrence or metastasis. The most critical issues that need to be addressed in the current treatment of ALK‑positive NSCLC include the high cost of targeted inhibitors and the potential for increased toxicity and resistance to combination therapy. Recently, it has been suggested that the serine/threonine kinase 11 (STK11) mutation may serve as one of the biomarkers for immunotherapy in NSCLC. Therefore, the main purpose of this review was to summarize the role of STK11 in ALK‑positive NSCLC. The present review also summarizes the treatment and drug resistance studies in ALK‑positive NSCLC and the current status of STK11 research in NSCLC.
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Zhou W, Yan L, Yu Z, Li N, Yang Y, Wang M, Chen Y, Mao M, Peng X, Cai J, Cai J, et al: Role of <em>STK11</em> in <em>ALK</em>‑positive non‑small cell lung cancer (Review). Oncol Lett 23: 181, 2022
APA
Zhou, W., Yan, L., Yu, Z., Li, N., Yang, Y., Wang, M. ... Cai, J. (2022). Role of <em>STK11</em> in <em>ALK</em>‑positive non‑small cell lung cancer (Review). Oncology Letters, 23, 181. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2022.13301
MLA
Zhou, W., Yan, L., Yu, Z., Li, N., Yang, Y., Wang, M., Chen, Y., Mao, M., Peng, X., Cai, J."Role of <em>STK11</em> in <em>ALK</em>‑positive non‑small cell lung cancer (Review)". Oncology Letters 23.6 (2022): 181.
Chicago
Zhou, W., Yan, L., Yu, Z., Li, N., Yang, Y., Wang, M., Chen, Y., Mao, M., Peng, X., Cai, J."Role of <em>STK11</em> in <em>ALK</em>‑positive non‑small cell lung cancer (Review)". Oncology Letters 23, no. 6 (2022): 181. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2022.13301