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Response to crizotinib in advanced ALK-rearranged non-small cell lung cancers with different ALK-fusion variants.
Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 1 Apr 2018
Li Yan, Zhang Tongtong, Zhang Jing, Li Wenbin, Yuan Pei, Xing Puyuan, Zhang Zhou, Chuai Shannon, Li Junling, Ying Jianming
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) rearrangements are present in approximately 5% of non-small-cell lung cancers (NSCLCs). NSCLCs with ALK-rearrangement can be effectively treated with crizotinib. However, magnitude and duration of responses are found to be heterogeneous. This study explored the clinical efficacy of crizotinib in different ALK variants. METHODS: Among 96 ALK-rearrangement patients...
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