A Decade of Treating ALK-Rearranged Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in a Lower Middle-Income Country: Changing Patterns and Improving Survival
This relatively large LMIC real-world study shows similar outcomes to Western data, and improved survival and lower risk of intracranial progression with 2nd- and 3rd-generation ALK-directed TKIs.
Authors
- Paulo Nunes Filho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4314-9230)
- Bhumi Agarwal
- B. P. Amrith
- Sabeena Choudhary
- Kamal S. Saini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6301-3309)
- Anurag Mehta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6517-3664)
- Kratika Bhatia
- Irfan Ahmad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2944-6797)
- Vanshika Batra
- Laleng Mawia Darlong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9687-871X)
- Luca Cantini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6294-4758)
- Senthil Jagannathan Rajappa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5597-756X)
- Kundan Singh Chufal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3436-4999)
- Abhinav Dewan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6468-2640)
- Mansi Sharma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4026-5498)
- Shrinidhi Nathany (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6006-6309)
- Ullas Batra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3306-9824)
- Rashi Sachdeva
- Ritwika Choudhury
- Preetha Umesh
Institutions
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Shree Guru Gobind Singh Tricentenary University (IN)
- Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre (IN)
- Basavatarakam Indo American Cancer Hospital and Research Institute (IN)
- Fortis Memorial Research Institute (IN)
- Subbaiah Medical College (IN)
- Durham VA Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Oncology and Therapy
- Published
- 2025-10-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s40487-025-00390-y
- Primary Topic
- Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00