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Clinical, Journal: A case of primary pulmonary atypical carcinoid with EML4-ALK rearrangement. (Pubmed Central) - Mar 30, 2021 This article reviewed the clinical significance and drug resistance mechanism of ALK rearrangement in lung cancer. We also discussed recent and ongoing researches and applications of ALK-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (ALK-TKIs).
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The I117N resistance mutation in patients with the ALK mutation treated with alectinib is overcome by ceritinib...This therapeutic option blocks the PD-1 receptor on the surface of T or B lymphocytes or PD-L1 located on cancer cells with an applicable antibody. Based on clinical trials, pembrolizumab and all antibodies are included in the treatment of non-small cell lung carcinoma with CNS metastases.
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These factors can result in increased risks for serious adverse events or can lead to reduced therapeutic effects of ALK-TKIs. This review characterizes and summarizes the pharmacokinetic parameters and drug--drug interactions associated with ALK-TKIs to provide specific recommendations for oncologists and clinical pharmacists when prescribing ALK-TKIs.
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Review, Journal: Novel Multitarget Therapies for Lung Cancer and Respiratory Disease. (Pubmed Central) - Mar 12, 2021 Nintedanib is a multiple tyrosine kinase inhibitor that targets FGFR, PDGFR, and VEGFR. In this review, we summarize the mechanisms of action of multitarget therapies and report the results of the latest clinical trials.
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Journal: Metformin reduces HGF-induced resistance to alectinib via the inhibition of Gab1. (Pubmed Central) - Mar 10, 2021 The antidiabetic drug metformin combined with alectinib overcame alectinib resistance triggered by HGF/MET through disrupting the complex between MET and Gab1, thereby inhibiting Gab1 phosphorylation and the activation of downstream signal transduction pathways. These results suggest that metformin combined with alectinib may be useful for overcoming alectinib resistance induced by the activation of the HGF/MET signalling pathway and improving the efficacy of alectinib.
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Journal: Gilteritinib overcomes lorlatinib resistance in ALK-rearranged cancer. (Pubmed Central) - Mar 4, 2021 However, the relapsed tumor was markedly shrunk after switching to the gilteritinib in vivo model. In addition, gilteritinib was effective against NTRK-rearranged cancers including entrectinib-resistant NTRK1 G667C-mutant and ROS1 fusion-positive cancer.
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[VIRTUAL] Predictors of treatment response in ALK-positive metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (ePoster Display) - Feb 24, 2021 - Abstract #ELCC2021ELCC_370; Also, we found the cut-off level of ALK positivity ratio in tumor cells for the response was 33% (p = 0.002, AUC:0.740, sensitivity 57.5%, specificity 78.3%).Conclusions In this study, we determined the real-life efficiency of ALK inhibitors in patients with ALK-positive NSCLC. We found that the high ALK positivity ratio, female gender, and having under three metastatic sites were positive predictive factors of ALK inhibitors’ response
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