Emerging paradigms in the development of resistance to tyrosine kinase inhibitors in lung cancer

JF Gainor, AT Shaw - Journal of clinical oncology, 2013 - ascopubs.org
The success of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) in select patients with non–small-cell lung
cancer (NSCLC) has transformed management of the disease, placing new emphasis on …

[HTML][HTML] The pivotal role of pathology in the management of lung cancer

MR Davidson, AF Gazdar, BE Clarke - Journal of thoracic disease, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The last decade has seen significant advances in our understanding of lung cancer biology
and management. Identification of key driver events in lung carcinogenesis has contributed …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular testing guideline for selection of lung cancer patients for EGFR and ALK tyrosine kinase inhibitors: guideline from the College of American …

NI Lindeman, PT Cagle, MB Beasley, DA Chitale… - Journal of Thoracic …, 2013 - Elsevier
Objective To establish evidence-based recommendations for the molecular analysis of lung
cancers that are that are required to guide EGFR-and ALK-directed therapies, addressing …

Activity and safety of crizotinib in patients with ALK-positive non-small-cell lung cancer: updated results from a phase 1 study

DR Camidge, YJ Bang, EL Kwak, AJ Iafrate… - The lancet …, 2012 - thelancet.com
Background ALK fusion genes occur in a subset of non-small-cell lung cancers (NSCLCs).
We assessed the tolerability and activity of crizotinib in patients with NSCLC who were …

Mechanisms of Resistance to Crizotinib in Patients with ALK Gene Rearranged Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer

RC Doebele, AB Pilling, DL Aisner, TG Kutateladze… - Clinical cancer …, 2012 - AACR
Purpose: Patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) gene rearrangements often
manifest dramatic responses to crizotinib, a small-molecule ALK inhibitor. Unfortunately, not …

ALK Rearrangements Are Mutually Exclusive with Mutations in EGFR or KRAS: An Analysis of 1,683 Patients with Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer

JF Gainor, AM Varghese, SHI Ou, S Kabraji… - Clinical cancer …, 2013 - AACR
Purpose: Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) gene rearrangements define a distinct
molecular subset of non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Recently, several case reports …

Non–small cell lung cancer, version 6.2015

DS Ettinger, DE Wood, W Akerley… - Journal of the National …, 2015 - jnccn.org
These NCCN Guidelines Insights focus on recent updates to the 2015 NCCN Guidelines for
Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC). Appropriate targeted therapy is very effective in …

Identifying and Targeting ROS1 Gene Fusions in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer

KD Davies, AT Le, MF Theodoro, MC Skokan… - Clinical Cancer …, 2012 - AACR
Purpose: Oncogenic gene fusions involving the 3′ region of ROS1 kinase have been
identified in various human cancers. In this study, we sought to characterize ROS1 fusion …

RAS-MAPK dependence underlies a rational polytherapy strategy in EML4-ALK–positive lung cancer

G Hrustanovic, V Olivas, E Pazarentzos, A Tulpule… - Nature medicine, 2015 - nature.com
One strategy for combating cancer-drug resistance is to deploy rational polytherapy up front
that suppresses the survival and emergence of resistant tumor cells. Here we demonstrate in …

[HTML][HTML] Second ESMO consensus conference on lung cancer: pathology and molecular biomarkers for non-small-cell lung cancer

KM Kerr, L Bubendorf, MJ Edelman, A Marchetti… - Annals of …, 2014 - Elsevier
To complement the existing treatment guidelines for all tumour types, ESMO organises
consensus conferences to focus on specific issues in each type of tumour. The Second …