Crizotinib was the first ALK-TKI approved for targeted treatment of patients with ALK rearranged-NSCLC (mainly EML4-ALK fusions), followed by next generation ALK-TKIs (including ceritinib, brigatinib, alectinib, and lorlatinib) based on a dramatic improvement in clinical outcome and prognosis of patients compared with traditional chemotherapies [14, 15]. The gene discussed is EML4; the disease is non-small cell lung carcinoma.