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Overview of ALK-Positive Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

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Lung cancer is common in two different types in which ALK (Anaplastic lymphoma kinase) positive lung cancer (NSCLC) is a DNA mutation due to the fusion of two genes, producing a fusion protein. This fusion protein has ALK receptor tyrosine kinase responsible for uncontrolled cell growth and division, leading to cancer, and can spread to the other part of the body.

Overview of ALK-Positive Lung Cancer (NSCLC) | Ecency