Annotation Detail

Information
Associated Genes
ALK
Associated Variants
ALK NPM-ALK
Associated Disease
cancer
Source Database
CIViC Evidence
Description
In Ba/F3 cells, crizotinib sensitivty of the NPM-ALK variant was compared to crizotinib sensitivity of EML4-ALK variant 3. 50% of maximal inhibitory concentration for NPM-ALK was 42 nM, which was approximately 4x greater than IC50 of 11 nM obtained for EML4-ALK. The IC50 for parental Ba/F3 supplemented with IL3 was 2299 nM, resulting in a fold difference of 209.2 for EML4-ALK and 55.1 for NPM-ALK, indicating some reduced sensitivity for NPM-ALK in direct comparison to EML4-ALK, but substantial sensitization to crizotinib for NPM-ALK in Ba/F3 cells.
Variant Origin
somatic
Variant Origin
Somatic
Evidence URL
https://civic.genome.wustl.edu/links/evidence_items/1356
Gene URL
https://civic.genome.wustl.edu/links/genes/1
Variant URL
https://civic.genome.wustl.edu/links/variants/513
Rating
2
Evidence Type
Predictive
Disease
Cancer
Evidence Direction
Supports
Drug
Crizotinib
Evidence Level
D
Clinical Significance
Sensitivity/Response
Pubmed
25727400
Drugs
Drug NameSensitivitySupported
CrizotinibSensitivitytrue