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Capmatinib for patients with non-small cell lung cancer with MET exon 14 skipping mutations: A review of preclinical and clinical studies.
Cancer treatment reviews - 1 Apr 2021
Wu Yi-Long, Smit Egbert F, Bauer Todd M
Abstract excerpt
The mesenchymal-epithelial transition (MET) receptor tyrosine kinase binds the hepatocyte growth factor to activate downstream cell signaling pathways involved in cell proliferation, survival, and migration. Several genetic mechanisms can result in an aberrant activation of this receptor in cancer cells. One such activating mechanism involves the acquisition of gene mutations that cause MET exon 14 skipping...
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