Analysis of clinicopathological features of the echinoderm microtubule-associated protein-like-4-anaplastic lymphoma kinase fusion gene in Chinese patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer

摘要

BackgroundThe echinoderm microtubule-associated protein-like-4-anaplastic lymphoma kinase (EML4-ALK) fusion gene defines a novel molecular subset of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, the clinicopathological features of patients with the EML4-ALK fusion gene have not been defined completely.