Brain metastases

AS Achrol, RC Rennert, C Anders, R Soffietti… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
An estimated 20% of all patients with cancer will develop brain metastases, with the majority
of brain metastases occurring in those with lung, breast and colorectal cancers, melanoma …

Making the first move in EGFR-driven or ALK-driven NSCLC: first-generation or next-generation TKI?

G Recondo, F Facchinetti, KA Olaussen… - Nature reviews Clinical …, 2018 - nature.com
The traditional approach to the treatment of patients with advanced-stage non-small-cell
lung carcinoma (NSCLC) harbouring ALK rearrangements or EGFR mutations has been the …

Alectinib in Resected ALK-Positive Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer

YL Wu, R Dziadziuszko, JS Ahn, F Barlesi… - … England Journal of …, 2024 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Platinum-based chemotherapy is the recommended adjuvant treatment for
patients with resectable, ALK-positive non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Data on the …

Treatment for brain metastases: ASCO-SNO-ASTRO guideline

MA Vogelbaum, PD Brown, H Messersmith… - 2022 - academic.oup.com
Purpose To provide guidance to clinicians regarding therapy for patients with brain
metastases from solid tumors. Methods ASCO convened an Expert Panel and conducted a …

Modernizing clinical trial eligibility criteria: recommendations of the American Society of Clinical Oncology–Friends of Cancer Research brain metastases working …

NU Lin, T Prowell, AR Tan, M Kozak… - Journal of Clinical …, 2017 - ascopubs.org
Purpose Broadening trial eligibility to improve accrual and access and to better reflect
intended-to-treat populations has been recognized as a priority. Historically, patients with …

[HTML][HTML] Alectinib versus crizotinib in treatment-naive anaplastic lymphoma kinase-positive (ALK+) non-small-cell lung cancer: CNS efficacy results from the ALEX …

S Gadgeel, S Peters, T Mok, AT Shaw, DW Kim, SI Ou… - Annals of oncology, 2018 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT Background The phase III ALEX study in patients with treatment-naive
advanced anaplastic lymphoma kinase mutation-positive (ALK+) non-small-cell lung cancer …

Fusions in solid tumours: diagnostic strategies, targeted therapy, and acquired resistance

AM Schram, MT Chang, P Jonsson… - Nature reviews Clinical …, 2017 - nature.com
Structural gene rearrangements resulting in gene fusions are frequent events in solid
tumours. The identification of certain activating fusions can aid in the diagnosis and effective …

Patterns of Metastatic Spread and Mechanisms of Resistance to Crizotinib in ROS1-Positive Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer

JF Gainor, D Tseng, S Yoda, I Dagogo-Jack… - JCO precision …, 2017 - ascopubs.org
Purpose The ROS1 tyrosine kinase is activated through ROS1 gene rearrangements in 1%
to 2% of non–small-cell lung cancers (NSCLCs), which confer sensitivity to treatment with …

The evolving landscape of brain metastasis

M Valiente, MS Ahluwalia, A Boire, PK Brastianos… - Trends in cancer, 2018 - cell.com
Metastasis, involving the spread of systemic cancer to the brain, results in neurologic
disability and death. Current treatments are largely palliative in nature; improved therapeutic …

Intracranial Efficacy of Selpercatinib in RET Fusion-Positive Non–Small Cell Lung Cancers on the LIBRETTO-001 Trial

V Subbiah, JF Gainor, GR Oxnard, DSW Tan… - Clinical Cancer …, 2021 - AACR
Purpose: We report the intracranial efficacy of selpercatinib, a highly potent and selective
RET inhibitor, approved in the United States for RET fusion-positive non–small cell lung …