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MET tyrosine kinase inhibitor crizotinib (PF-02341066) shows differential antitumor effects in non-small cell lung cancer according to MET alterations.
Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer - 1 Oct 2011
Tanizaki Junko, Okamoto Isamu, Okamoto Kunio, Takezawa Ken, Kuwata Kiyoko, Yamaguchi Haruka, Nakagawa Kazuhiko
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INTRODUCTION: Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) targeted to MET are undergoing clinical trials in patients with solid tumors, but the precise mechanism of the antitumor activity of these drugs remains unclear. We examined the antitumor action of the MET-TKI crizotinib (PF-02341066) in lung cancer cells that are positive or negative for MET amplification or mutation. METHODS: The antitumor action of crizotinib was...
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