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The brigatinib experience: a new generation of therapy for ALK-positive non-small-cell lung cancer.
Future oncology (London, England) - 1 Aug 2018
Amanam Idoroenyi, Gupta Rohan, Mambetsariev Isa, Salgia Ravi
Abstract excerpt
Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer deaths in the world with 1.69 million deaths in 2015. A total of 85% of lung cancer cases are non-small-cell lung cancers (NSCLCs). Driver mutations associated with anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) have been identified in a variety of malignancies, including NSCLC. An ALK inhibitor (crizotinib, ceritinib and alectinib) is the preferred therapeutic approach to those...
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