Single-cell transcriptomic analysis uncovers intratumoral heterogeneity and drug-tolerant persister in ALK-rearranged lung adenocarcinoma

Dear Editor,Non-small cell lung carcinoma(NSCLC)accounts for more than 85%of all lung cancers[1].Lung adenocarcinomas(ADCs)arising from never-smokers have been frequently found to be associated with oncogenic driver mutations,including anaplastic lymphoma kinase(ALK)rearrangement.Echinoderm microtubule-associated protein-like 4(EML4)is the most common fusion partner of the ALK gene[2].Tyrosine kinase inhibitors(TKIs)are currently the first-line treatment for advanced EML4-ALKrearranged lung ADC.