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What is the role of upfront addition of an ALK inhibitor in an ALK positive mature B Cell lymphoma in an AYA patient?

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Pediatric Hematology/Oncology · Medical City Children’s Hospital

Crizotinib has gained FDA approval in pediatric patients > 1 as monotherapy for relapsed anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALK+) based on the COG ADVL0912 study. The agent was subsequently studied in upfront ALCL with aggressive chemotherapy based on the European ALCL99 regimen in ANHL12P1 but there w...

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