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Updated Evidence on the Mechanisms of Resistance to ALK Inhibitors and Strategies to Overcome Such Resistance: Clinical and Preclinical Data
1 Jan 2015
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Anaplastic lymphoma kinase(ALK) rearrangement is one of the oncogenes in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) identified in 2007. The PROFILE trials demonstrated that patients with ALK-rearranged NSCLC can be successfully treated with crizotinib, and that crizotinib is superior to chemotherapy in both first- and second-line settings. Furthermore, next-generation ALK inhibitors, such as alectinib and ceritinib, have...
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