Response rates and durations of response for biomarker-based cancer drugs in nonrandomized versus randomized trials

B Gyawali, E D'Andrea, JM Franklin… - Journal of the National …, 2020 - jnccn.org
Background: Many new targeted cancer drugs have received FDA approval based on
durable responses in nonrandomized controlled trials (non-RCTs). The goal of this study …

Brain metastases in lung cancers with emerging targetable fusion drivers

AC Tan, M Itchins, M Khasraw - International Journal of Molecular …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The management of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has transformed with the discovery
of therapeutically tractable oncogenic drivers. In addition to activating driver mutations, gene …

Association of programmed death‐ligand 1 expression with fusion variants and clinical outcomes in patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase‐positive lung …

CY Yang, WY Liao, CC Ho, KY Chen, TH Tsai… - The …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background Programmed death‐ligand 1 (PD‐L1) expression is associated with clinical
outcomes of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutant lung adenocarcinoma (ADC) …

Pharmacological cancer treatment and venous thromboembolism risk

AJ Muñoz Martín, SP Ramírez, LO Morán… - European Heart …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Risk factors for cancer-associated thrombosis are commonly divided into three categories:
patient-, cancer-, and treatment-related factors. Currently, different types of drugs are used in …

Optimal care for patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)–Positive non–small cell lung cancer: a review on the role and utility of ALK inhibitors

A Singh, H Chen - Cancer management and research, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The treatment of advanced non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has undergone a paradigm
shift in the last decade. Molecular characterization of the disease has led to the rapid …

Brigatinib dose rationale in anaplastic lymphoma kinase–positive non‐small cell lung cancer: exposure–response analyses of pivotal ALTA study

N Gupta, X Wang, E Offman, B Rich… - CPT …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Brigatinib is a kinase inhibitor indicated for patients with advanced anaplastic lymphoma
kinase–positive non‐small cell lung cancer who progressed on or are intolerant to crizotinib …

Combination of KRAS and SMAD4 mutations in formalin‐fixed paraffin‐embedded tissues as a biomarker for pancreatic cancer

T Yokose, M Kitago, S Matsuda, Y Sasaki… - Cancer …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Formalin‐fixed paraffin‐embedded (FFPE) tissues used for routine pathological diagnosis
are valuable for cancer genomic analysis; however, the association between mutation status …

Patterns of care for older patients with stage IV non‐small cell lung cancer in the immunotherapy era

KL Kehl, MJ Hassett, D Schrag - Cancer Medicine, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Historically, older patients with advanced lung cancer have often received no
systemic treatment. Immunotherapy has improved outcomes in clinical trials, but its …

[HTML][HTML] Phase 1/2 study of ceritinib in Chinese patients with advanced anaplastic lymphoma kinase-rearranged non–small cell lung cancer previously treated with …

YL Wu, Y Shi, DSW Tan, L Xiaoqing, Y Cheng, J Zhou… - Lung Cancer, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase-rearranged (ALK+) non–small cell
lung cancer (NSCLC) treated with crizotinib inevitably relapse, with brain as common site of …

Recurrent chromosomal rearrangements of ROS1, FRK and IL6 activating JAK/STAT pathway in inflammatory hepatocellular adenomas

Q Bayard, S Caruso, G Couchy, S Rebouissou… - Gut, 2020 - gut.bmj.com
Background Inflammatory hepatocellular adenomas (IHCAs) are benign liver tumours
characterised by an activation of the janus kinase (JAK)/signal transducers and activators of …