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Anti-ALK Antibodies in Patients with ALK-Positive Malignancies Not Expressing NPM-ALK.

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Peer-reviewed

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Article

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Authors

Damm-Welk, Christine 
Siddiqi, Faraz 
Fischer, Matthias 
Hero, Barbara 
Narayanan, Vignesh 

Abstract

Patients with Nucleophosmin (NPM)- Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK) fusion positive Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma produce autoantibodies against ALK indicative of an immune response against epitopes of the chimeric fusion protein. We asked whether ALK-expression in other malignancies induces specific antibodies. Antibodies against ALK were detected in sera of one of 50 analysed ALK-expressing neuroblastoma patients, 13 of 21 ALK positive non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) patients, 13 of 22 ALK translocation-positive, but NPM-ALK-negative lymphoma patients and one of one ALK-positive rhabdomyosarcoma patient, but not in 20 healthy adults. These data suggest that boosting a pre-existent anti-ALK immune response may be more feasible for patients with ALK-positive NSCLC, lymphomas and rhabdomyosarcomas than for tumours expressing wild-type ALK.

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ALK-antibody titre, NSCLC, lymphoma, neuroblastoma

Journal Title

J Cancer

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1837-9664
1837-9664

Volume Title

7

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Ivyspring International Publisher
Sponsorship
Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research (12065)
This work was supported by a grant from the Deutsche Jose Carreras Leukämie-Stiftung (DJCLS08/ 09) to WW, and RS. CDW and WW are additionally supported by the von behring röntgen stiftung (60-0011) and the Forschungshilfe Peiper, IO and RS by the Kinderkrebsinitiative Buchholz/HolmSeppensen and KP by Bloodwise, the Julian Starmer-Smith Memorial Fund and the Sam Foye Fund. SDT is a Bloodwise University Senior Lecturer and is also supported by the Alex Hulme Foundation and the Sam Foye Fund. MH is supported by a PhD studentship from the Wellcome Trust.