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Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Cells Acquire Resistance to the ALK Inhibitor Alectinib by Activating Alternative Receptor Tyrosine Kinases.
Cancer research - 15 Mar 2016
Isozaki Hideko, Ichihara Eiki, Takigawa Nagio, Ohashi Kadoaki, Ochi Nobuaki, Yasugi Masayuki, Ninomiya Takashi, Yamane Hiromichi, Hotta Katsuyuki, Sakai Katsuya, Matsumoto Kunio, Hosokawa Shinobu, Bessho Akihiro, Sendo Toshiaki, Tanimoto Mitsune, Kiura Katsuyuki
Abstract excerpt
Crizotinib is the standard of care for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients harboring the anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) fusion gene, but resistance invariably develops. Unlike crizotinib, alectinib is a selective ALK tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) with more potent antitumor effects and a favorable toxicity profile, even in crizotinib-resistant cases. However, acquired resistance to alectinib,...
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