Understanding and targeting resistance mechanisms in NSCLC

J Rotow, TG Bivona - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2017 - nature.com
The expanding spectrum of both established and candidate oncogenic driver mutations
identified in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), coupled with the increasing number of …

Lung cancer: current therapies and new targeted treatments

FR Hirsch, GV Scagliotti, JL Mulshine, R Kwon… - The Lancet, 2017 - thelancet.com
Lung cancer is the most frequent cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Every year, 1· 8
million people are diagnosed with lung cancer, and 1· 6 million people die as a result of the …

[HTML][HTML] Alectinib versus Crizotinib in Untreated ALK-Positive Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer

S Peters, DR Camidge, AT Shaw… - … England Journal of …, 2017 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Alectinib, a highly selective inhibitor of anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK), has
shown systemic and central nervous system (CNS) efficacy in the treatment of ALK-positive …

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

D Planchard, EF Smit, HJM Groen, J Mazieres… - The Lancet …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Summary Background BRAF V600E mutation occurs in 1–2% of lung adenocarcinomas and
acts as an oncogenic driver. Dabrafenib, alone or combined with trametinib, has shown …

Non–small cell lung cancer, version 5.2017, NCCN clinical practice guidelines in oncology

DS Ettinger, DE Wood, DL Aisner, W Akerley… - Journal of the National …, 2017 - jnccn.org
This selection from the NCCN Guidelines for Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
focuses on targeted therapies and immunotherapies for metastatic NSCLC, because …

Alectinib versus crizotinib in patients with ALK-positive non-small-cell lung cancer (J-ALEX): an open-label, randomised phase 3 trial

T Hida, H Nokihara, M Kondo, YH Kim, K Azuma… - The Lancet, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background Alectinib, a potent, highly selective, CNS-active inhibitor of anaplastic
lymphoma kinase (ALK), showed promising efficacy and tolerability in the single-arm phase …

Precision diagnosis and treatment for advanced non–small-cell lung cancer

M Reck, KF Rabe - New England Journal of Medicine, 2017 - Mass Medical Soc
Smoking cessation has reduced the incidence of lung cancer. The authors of this review
discuss recent progress in diagnostic and treatment approaches, including molecular …

First-line ceritinib versus platinum-based chemotherapy in advanced ALK-rearranged non-small-cell lung cancer (ASCEND-4): a randomised, open-label, phase 3 …

JC Soria, DSW Tan, R Chiari, YL Wu, L Paz-Ares… - The Lancet, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background The efficacy of ceritinib in patients with untreated anaplastic lymphoma kinase
(ALK)-rearranged non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is not known. We assessed the …

Safety and antitumor activity of the multitargeted pan-TRK, ROS1, and ALK inhibitor entrectinib: combined results from two phase I trials (ALKA-372-001 and …

A Drilon, S Siena, SHI Ou, M Patel, MJ Ahn, J Lee… - Cancer discovery, 2017 - AACR
Entrectinib, a potent oral inhibitor of the tyrosine kinases TRKA/B/C, ROS1, and ALK, was
evaluated in two phase I studies in patients with advanced or metastatic solid tumors …

Brigatinib in patients with crizotinib-refractory anaplastic lymphoma kinase–positive non–small-cell lung cancer: a randomized, multicenter phase II trial

DW Kim, M Tiseo, MJ Ahn, KL Reckamp… - Journal of Clinical …, 2017 - ascopubs.org
Purpose Most crizotinib-treated patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase gene (ALK)–
rearranged non–small-cell lung cancer (ALK-positive NSCLC) eventually experience …