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A pregnant patient with ALK‑positive non‑small cell lung cancer treated with alectinib: A case report and review of the literature

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    • Fabian De Smedt
    • Frédérique Dessy
    • Luciano Carestia
    • Pamela Baldin
    • Frank Aboubakar Nana
    • Philippe Clapuyt
    • Véronique Boon
    • Frédéric Amant
    • Mina Mhallem Gziri
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    Affiliations: Department of Obstetrics, Clinique Saint‑Pierre, 1340 Ottignies, Belgium, Department of Obstetrics, Cliniques Universitaires Saint‑Luc, 1200 Brussels, Belgium, Department of Pneumology, Clinique Saint‑Pierre, Avenue Reine Fabiola 9, 1340 Ottignies, Belgium, Department of Pathology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint‑Luc, 1200 Brussels, Belgium, Department of Pneumology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint‑Luc, 1200 Brussels, Belgium, Department of Radiology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint‑Luc, 1200 Brussels, Belgium, Department of Gynecologic Oncology, UZ Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
    Copyright: © De Smedt et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.
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Abstract

Oncogenic rearrangements in the anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) gene account for 5% of non‑small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cases. ALK inhibitors have markedly improved the outcome of metastatic ALK‑positive NSCLC (ALK+ mNSCLC) by increasing long‑term overall survival. Although a diagnosis of NSCLC during pregnancy or the peripartum period is rare, ALK+ NSCLC accounts for 38% of NSCLC cases in women of childbearing age (18‑45 years old). The younger age and prolonged survival of patients with ALK+ mNSCLC bring new challenges for lung cancer and obstetrics research, and raises questions related to pregnancy and family planning. The present study described normal fetal development and no obstetric complications in a patient infected with HIV diagnosed with ALK+ mNSCLC, who became pregnant during treatment with alectinib, a third‑generation ALK inhibitor.
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De Smedt F, Dessy F, Carestia L, Baldin P, Nana FA, Clapuyt P, Boon V, Amant F and Gziri MM: A pregnant patient with ALK‑positive non‑small cell lung cancer treated with alectinib: A case report and review of the literature. Oncol Lett 25: 54, 2023.
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De Smedt, F., Dessy, F., Carestia, L., Baldin, P., Nana, F.A., Clapuyt, P. ... Gziri, M.M. (2023). A pregnant patient with ALK‑positive non‑small cell lung cancer treated with alectinib: A case report and review of the literature. Oncology Letters, 25, 54. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2022.13640
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De Smedt, F., Dessy, F., Carestia, L., Baldin, P., Nana, F. A., Clapuyt, P., Boon, V., Amant, F., Gziri, M. M."A pregnant patient with ALK‑positive non‑small cell lung cancer treated with alectinib: A case report and review of the literature". Oncology Letters 25.2 (2023): 54.
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De Smedt, F., Dessy, F., Carestia, L., Baldin, P., Nana, F. A., Clapuyt, P., Boon, V., Amant, F., Gziri, M. M."A pregnant patient with ALK‑positive non‑small cell lung cancer treated with alectinib: A case report and review of the literature". Oncology Letters 25, no. 2 (2023): 54. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2022.13640
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De Smedt F, Dessy F, Carestia L, Baldin P, Nana FA, Clapuyt P, Boon V, Amant F and Gziri MM: A pregnant patient with ALK‑positive non‑small cell lung cancer treated with alectinib: A case report and review of the literature. Oncol Lett 25: 54, 2023.
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De Smedt, F., Dessy, F., Carestia, L., Baldin, P., Nana, F.A., Clapuyt, P. ... Gziri, M.M. (2023). A pregnant patient with ALK‑positive non‑small cell lung cancer treated with alectinib: A case report and review of the literature. Oncology Letters, 25, 54. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2022.13640
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De Smedt, F., Dessy, F., Carestia, L., Baldin, P., Nana, F. A., Clapuyt, P., Boon, V., Amant, F., Gziri, M. M."A pregnant patient with ALK‑positive non‑small cell lung cancer treated with alectinib: A case report and review of the literature". Oncology Letters 25.2 (2023): 54.
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De Smedt, F., Dessy, F., Carestia, L., Baldin, P., Nana, F. A., Clapuyt, P., Boon, V., Amant, F., Gziri, M. M."A pregnant patient with ALK‑positive non‑small cell lung cancer treated with alectinib: A case report and review of the literature". Oncology Letters 25, no. 2 (2023): 54. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2022.13640
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