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Treatment for ALK-mutated non-small-cell lung cancer: a new miracle in the research race.
Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico - 1 Nov 2011
de Castro-Carpeño J, Perona R, Belda-Iniesta C
Abstract excerpt
The discovery of anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) rearrangements in a subset of patients with nonsmall- cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and its potential blockage by specific inhibitors such as crizotinib has been one of the latest advances in the treatment of this disease. In this article, we will review the most important clinical aspects of ALK alterations in NSCLC patients and the pending questions to answer: the...
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