ALK and non-small cell lung carcinoma: CD73 is highly expressed in NSCLC and its expression correlates with and is regulated by common oncogenic drivers like Kirsten rat sarcoma virus (KRAS), epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), mitogen-activated extracellular signal-regulated kinase (MEK) or anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) (Han et al., 2022; Saigí et al., 2023).