This occurred in NSCLC CSCs regardless of their EGFR, KRas, echinoderm microtubule associated protein like 4/anaplastic lymphoma receptor tyrosine kinase (EML4/ALK) and serine/threonine kinase 11/liver kinase B1 (STK11/LKB1) status. Here, ALK is linked to non-small cell lung carcinoma.