Ceritinib versus chemotherapy in patients with ALK-rearranged non-small-cell lung cancer previously given chemotherapy and crizotinib (ASCEND-5): a randomised …

AT Shaw, TM Kim, L Crinò, C Gridelli, K Kiura… - The Lancet …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background Ceritinib is a next-generation anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) inhibitor,
which has shown robust anti-tumour efficacy, along with intracranial activity, in patients with …

Dabrafenib plus trametinib in patients with previously treated BRAFV600E-mutant metastatic non-small cell lung cancer: an open-label, multicentre phase 2 trial

D Planchard, B Besse, HJM Groen, PJ Souquet… - The Lancet …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Background BRAF mutations act as an oncogenic driver via the mitogen-activated protein
kinase (MAPK) pathway in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). BRAF inhibition has shown …

Prospective comprehensive molecular characterization of lung adenocarcinomas for efficient patient matching to approved and emerging therapies

EJ Jordan, HR Kim, ME Arcila, D Barron, D Chakravarty… - Cancer discovery, 2017 - AACR
Tumor genetic testing is standard of care for patients with advanced lung adenocarcinoma,
but the fraction of patients who derive clinical benefit remains undefined. Here, we report the …

[HTML][HTML] Vemurafenib in Multiple Nonmelanoma Cancers with BRAF V600 Mutations

DM Hyman, I Puzanov, V Subbiah… - … England Journal of …, 2015 - Mass Medical Soc
Background BRAF V600 mutations occur in various nonmelanoma cancers. We undertook a
histology-independent phase 2 “basket” study of vemurafenib in BRAF V600 mutation …

[HTML][HTML] Pembrolizumab for the treatment of non–small-cell lung cancer

EB Garon, NA Rizvi, R Hui, N Leighl… - … England Journal of …, 2015 - Mass Medical Soc
Background We assessed the efficacy and safety of programmed cell death 1 (PD-1)
inhibition with pembrolizumab in patients with advanced non–small-cell lung cancer …

Availability of evidence of benefits on overall survival and quality of life of cancer drugs approved by European Medicines Agency: retrospective cohort study of drug …

C Davis, H Naci, E Gurpinar, E Poplavska, A Pinto… - bmj, 2017 - bmj.com
Objective To determine the availability of data on overall survival and quality of life benefits
of cancer drugs approved in Europe. Design Retrospective cohort study. Setting Publicly …

Estimating survival in patients with lung cancer and brain metastases: an update of the graded prognostic assessment for lung cancer using molecular markers (Lung …

PW Sperduto, TJ Yang, K Beal, H Pan, PD Brown… - JAMA …, 2017 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality in the United States
and worldwide. As systemic therapies improve, patients with lung cancer live longer and …

[HTML][HTML] Immune checkpoint targeting in cancer therapy: toward combination strategies with curative potential

P Sharma, JP Allison - Cell, 2015 - cell.com
Research in two fronts has enabled the development of therapies that provide significant
benefit to cancer patients. One area stems from a detailed knowledge of mutations that …

Routine molecular profiling of patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: results of a 1-year nationwide programme of the French Cooperative Thoracic …

F Barlesi, J Mazieres, JP Merlio, D Debieuvre, J Mosser… - The Lancet, 2016 - thelancet.com
Background The molecular profiling of patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer
(NSCLC) for known oncogenic drivers is recommended during routine care. Nationally …

Precision Targeted Therapy with BLU-667 for RET-Driven Cancers

V Subbiah, JF Gainor, R Rahal, JD Brubaker, JL Kim… - Cancer discovery, 2018 - AACR
The receptor tyrosine kinase rearranged during transfection (RET) is an oncogenic driver
activated in multiple cancers, including non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), medullary …