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.

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JTO Clinical and Research Reports
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2025-12-12
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtocrr.2025.100941
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Lung Cancer Research Studies
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First Report of Response to Tarlatamab in a Patient With Histologic-Transformed SCLC From ALK-Rearranged NSCLC: Case Report

JTO Clinical and Research Reports
Lung Cancer Research Studies
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First Report of Response to Tarlatamab in a Patient With Histologic-Transformed SCLC From ALK-Rearranged NSCLC: Case Report

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Abstract

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.

JTO Clinical and Research ReportsVol. 7(2)
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (US)
Openalex Percentile: Top 32%
Lung Cancer Research Studies
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