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Repotrectinib (TPX-0005), effectively reduces growth of ALK driven neuroblastoma cells.
Scientific reports - 18 Dec 2019
Cervantes-Madrid Diana, Szydzik Joanna, Lind Dan Emil, Borenäs Marcus, Bemark Mats, Cui Jean, Palmer Ruth Helen, Hallberg Bengt
Abstract excerpt
Neuroblastoma is the most commonly diagnosed extracranial tumor in the first year of life. Approximately 9% of neuroblastoma patients present germline or somatic aberrations in the gene encoding for anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK). This increases in high-risk neuroblastomas, which have a 14% frequency of ALK aberrations at the time of diagnosis and show increasing numbers at relapse. Abrogating ALK activity with...
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