title: Monitoring and Characterization of Circulating Tumor Cells (CTCs) in a Patient With EML4-ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC).
authors.affiliation: Department of Onco-Hematology, Division of Medical Oncology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico della Basilicata, IRCCS, Rionero in Vulture (PZ), Italy.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aieta
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, Oncology Section, University of Padova, Padova, Italy; IOV-IRCCS, Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Antonella
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Facchinetti
authors.affiliation: IOV-IRCCS, Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Stefania
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: De Faveri
authors.affiliation: IOV-IRCCS, Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Mariangela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Manicone
authors.affiliation: Department of Onco-Hematology, Division of Medical Oncology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico della Basilicata, IRCCS, Rionero in Vulture (PZ), Italy.
authors.forename: Alfredo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tartarone
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Clinical Research and Molecular Diagnostics, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico della Basilicata, IRCCS, Rionero in Vulture (PZ), Italy.
authors.forename: Luciana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Possidente
authors.affiliation: Hospital Pharmacy, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico della Basilicata, IRCCS, Rionero in Vulture (PZ), Italy.
authors.forename: Rosa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lerose
authors.affiliation: Department of Onco-Hematology, Division of Medical Oncology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico della Basilicata, IRCCS, Rionero in Vulture (PZ), Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mambella
authors.affiliation: Department of Onco-Hematology, Division of Medical Oncology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico della Basilicata, IRCCS, Rionero in Vulture (PZ), Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Calderone
authors.affiliation: IOV-IRCCS, Padova, Italy. Electronic address: rita.zamarchi@unipd.it.
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zamarchi
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, Oncology Section, University of Padova, Padova, Italy; IOV-IRCCS, Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Elisabetta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rossi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism*; D019008:Drug Resistance, Neoplasm / Q000235:genetics; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism*; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating / Q000378:metabolism*; D015514:Oncogene Proteins, Fusion / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; C522504:EML4-ALK fusion protein, human; D015514:Oncogene Proteins, Fusion
keywords: Circulating tumor cells (CTCs); Crizotinib; Drug resistance; EML4-ALK; Liquid biopsy