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Management of NSCLC: focus on crizotinib.
Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy - 1 Dec 2014
Landi Lorenza, Cappuzzo Federico
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Presence of Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) translocations identifies a distinct subgroup of NSCLC with different prognosis and therapeutic opportunities. In cancer cells, ALK gene fusion acts as oncogenic driver, representing an attractive therapeutic target in NSCLC. AREAS COVERED: For the purpose of this review article, data from preclinical and clinical trials with crizotinib were collected and...
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