New strategies for treatment of ALK-rearranged non-small cell lung cancers.

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Published in Clin Cancer Res on October 18, 2011

Authors

Takaaki Sasaki1, Pasi A Jänne

Author Affiliations

1: Lowe Center for Thoracic Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA.

Associated clinical trials:

An Investigational Drug, PF-02341066 Is Being Studied Versus Standard Of Care In Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer With A Specific Gene Profile Involving The Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK) Gene | NCT00932893

A Clinical Trial Testing The Efficacy Of Crizotinib Versus Standard Chemotherapy Pemetrexed Plus Cisplatin Or Carboplatin In Patients With ALK Positive Non Squamous Cancer Of The Lung (PROFILE 1014) | NCT01154140

A Study Of Combined C- MET Inhibitor And PAN-HER Inhibitor (PF-02341066 And PF-00299804) In Patients With Non- Small Cell Lung Cancer | NCT01121575

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