The lung microenvironment: an important regulator of tumour growth and metastasis

NK Altorki, GJ Markowitz, D Gao, JL Port… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Lung cancer is a major global health problem, as it is the leading cause of cancer-related
deaths worldwide. Major advances in the identification of key mutational alterations have led …

Managing central nervous system spread of lung cancer: the state of the art

DCC Tsui, DR Camidge, CG Rusthoven - Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2022 - ascopubs.org
Brain metastases (BrM) are common in both non–small-cell lung cancer and small-cell lung
cancer. Substantial progress in BrM management has occurred in the past decade related to …

[HTML][HTML] First-Line Lorlatinib or Crizotinib in Advanced ALK-Positive Lung Cancer

AT Shaw, TM Bauer, F de Marinis, E Felip… - … England Journal of …, 2020 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Lorlatinib, a third-generation inhibitor of anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK),
has antitumor activity in previously treated patients with ALK-positive non–small-cell lung …

[HTML][HTML] Capmatinib in MET Exon 14–Mutated or MET-Amplified Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer

J Wolf, T Seto, JY Han, N Reguart… - … England Journal of …, 2020 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Among patients with non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), MET exon 14
skipping mutations occur in 3 to 4% and MET amplifications occur in 1 to 6%. Capmatinib, a …

[HTML][HTML] Outcomes with pembrolizumab plus platinum-based chemotherapy for patients with NSCLC and stable brain metastases: pooled analysis of KEYNOTE-021 …

SF Powell, D Rodríguez-Abreu, CJ Langer… - Journal of Thoracic …, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction This exploratory analysis retrospectively evaluated outcomes in patients with
advanced NSCLC to determine whether baseline brain metastases influenced the efficacy of …

[HTML][HTML] First-line afatinib versus chemotherapy in patients with non–small cell lung cancer and common epidermal growth factor receptor gene mutations and brain …

M Schuler, YL Wu, V Hirsh, K O'Byrne… - Journal of Thoracic …, 2016 - Elsevier
Introduction Metastatic spread to the brain is common in patients with non–small cell lung
cancer (NSCLC), but these patients are generally excluded from prospective clinical trials …

Exosomal miR-4466 from nicotine-activated neutrophils promotes tumor cell stemness and metabolism in lung cancer metastasis

A Tyagi, SY Wu, S Sharma, K Wu, D Zhao… - Oncogene, 2022 - nature.com
Smoking is associated with lung cancer and has a profound impact on tumor immunity.
Nicotine, the addictive and non-carcinogenic smoke component, influences various brain …

Exosomal long noncoding RNA MLETA1 promotes tumor progression and metastasis by regulating the miR-186-5p/EGFR and miR-497-5p/IGF1R axes in non-small …

XR Hsu, JE Wu, YY Wu, SY Hsiao, JL Liang… - Journal of Experimental …, 2023 - Springer
Background Lung cancer is the most common and deadliest cancer worldwide, and
approximately 90% of all lung cancer deaths are caused by tumor metastasis. Tumor …

Tepotinib Efficacy and Safety in Patients with MET Exon 14 Skipping NSCLC: Outcomes in Patient Subgroups from the VISION Study with Relevance for Clinical …

X Le, H Sakai, E Felip, R Veillon, MC Garassino… - Clinical Cancer …, 2022 - AACR
Purpose: Primary analysis of VISION showed tepotinib had durable clinical activity in
patients with MET exon 14 (MET ex14) skipping non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We …

Nicotine promotes brain metastasis by polarizing microglia and suppressing innate immune function

SY Wu, F Xing, S Sharma, K Wu, A Tyagi… - Journal of Experimental …, 2020 - rupress.org
Up to 40% of lung cancer patients develop brain metastasis, and the median survival of
these patients remains less than 6 months. Smoking is associated with lung cancer …