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Efficacy of crizotinib inhibiting specific molecular pathways in non-small-cell lung carcinoma

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Abstract

The US FDA granted approval for crizotinib as the first-line treatment for patients with echinoderm microtubule-associated protein-like 4-anaplastic lymphoma kinase rearranged metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer, on November 20, 2013. Crizotinib is a customized and improved therapeutic option for patients with non-small-cell lung cancer that enhances overall survival without increasing toxicity. In the future, new targeted therapies may achieve additional indications for treating patients with lung cancer. This article summarizes data from crizotinib studies.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)375-385
Number of pages11
JournalExpert Review of Anticancer Therapy
Volume15
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1 2015

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Oncology
  • Pharmacology (medical)

Keywords

  • anaplastic lymphoma kinase
  • c-ros1
  • crizotinib
  • echinoderm microtubule-associated protein-like 4
  • met/hepatocyte growth factor receptor
  • non-small-cell lung cancer
  • Crizotinib
  • Humans
  • Survival Rate
  • Pyrazoles/adverse effects
  • Molecular Targeted Therapy
  • Pyridines/adverse effects
  • Neoplasm Metastasis
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors/adverse effects
  • Animals
  • Gene Rearrangement
  • Lung Neoplasms/drug therapy
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/drug therapy
  • Oncogene Proteins, Fusion/genetics

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