First Report of Response to Tarlatamab in a Patient With Histologic-Transformed SCLC From ALK-Rearranged NSCLC: Case Report
Small cell transformation has been described as a resistance mechanism to targeted therapy treated in patients with <i>EGFR</i>-mutated NSCLC and less often reported with those with other actionable oncogenic alterations, including <i>ALK</i>-rearranged NSCLC. Given lack of standard-of-care treatments for patients with actionable oncogenic alteration NSCLC transformed to SCLC, this remains a challenge and unmet need for treating these patients. Here, we present a case of a patient with <i>ALK</i>-rearranged NSCLC with transformation to SCLC, who has progressed on several lines of therapies and successfully treated with tarlatamab to elicit and maintain clinical benefit, including intracranial response.
Institutions
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JTO Clinical and Research Reports
- Published
- 2025-12-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtocrr.2025.100941
- Primary Topic
- Lung Cancer Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00