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Targeting brain metastases in ALK-rearranged non-small-cell lung cancer.
The Lancet. Oncology - 1 Oct 2015
Zhang Isabella, Zaorsky Nicholas G, Palmer Joshua D, Mehra Ranee, Lu Bo
Abstract excerpt
The incidence of brain metastases has increased as a result of improved systemic control and advances in imaging. However, development of novel therapeutics with CNS activity has not advanced at the same rate. Research on molecular markers has revealed many potential targets for antineoplastic agents, and a particularly important aberration is translocation in the ALK gene, identified in non-small-cell lung...
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