In the present study we show that the presence of ALK rearrangements correlated overall with an EMT molecular signature in NSCLC and that 2 out of 3 ALK-rearranged NSCLC cell lines displayed a mesenchymal phenotype, defined by the combined loss of epithelial markers, such as E-cadherin, and gain of mesenchymal markers, such as vimentin and N-cadherin. Here, VIM is linked to non-small cell lung carcinoma.