Article
Ceritinib for ALK-Rearranged Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer
2014-04-01
Abstract excerpt
Crizotinib-resistance in ALK -translocation–positive non–small-cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) is a major problem that often occurs within 1 year of treatment. One-third of patients are known to develop resistance via acquired mutations in the ALK tyrosine kinase domain or ALK gene amplification. Ceritinib is a second-generation oral tyrosine kinase inhibitor of ALK. Ceritinib does not target the MET prototype oncogene b...
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- Literature Corpus work
- f90f1976-dc71-5c37-832a-6a2c12d5474c
- DOI
- 10.1056/nejm-jw.na34146
