Neuroblastoma is a common pediatric solid tumor that is often driven by oncogenic mutations or rearrangements of the gene encoding the tyrosine kinase receptor ALK. In relapsed neuroblastoma, the frequency of ALK mutation is increased, highlighting the importance of understanding ALK signaling in this cancer. Two papers identify alternative targets in ALK-driven neuroblastoma cells. By combining various proteomics analyses with protein-protein interaction networks, Emdal et al. found that IRS2, an adaptor protein in the insulin receptor signaling pathway, linked ALK signaling to neuroblastoma cell survival. Van den Eynden et al. integrated proteomics and gene expression analyses to identify ETS family transcription factors and the MAPK phosphatase DUSP4 as targets of ALK signaling. These papers identify new targets that could be exploited to treat ALK-positive neuroblastoma.