Targeted cancer therapies are effective for the treatment of certain oncogene-driven solid tumors, including non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLCs) with activating genetic alterations in EGFR (epidermal growth factor receptor), ALK (anaplastic lymphoma kinase), BRAF, and ROS1 kinases1, 2, 3. This evidence concerns the gene ALK and non-small cell lung carcinoma.