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Canadian consensus: inhibition of ALK-positive tumours in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer.
Melosky, B; Agulnik, J; Albadine, R; Banerji, S; Bebb, D G; Bethune, D; Blais, N; Butts, C; Cheema, P; Cheung, P; Cohen, V; Deschenes, J; Ionescu, D N; Juergens, R; Kamel-Reid, S; Laurie, S A; Liu, G; Morzycki, W; Tsao, M S; Xu, Z; Hirsh, V.
Afiliação
  • Melosky B; British Columbia: BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver Centre, Vancouver, BC (Melosky, Ionescu);
  • Agulnik J; Quebec: Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC (Agulnik); chum -Hôpital St-Luc, Montreal, QC (Albadine); chum -Hôpital Notre-Dame, Montreal, QC (Blais); Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, QC (Hirsh); Segal Cancer Centre and Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Q
  • Albadine R; Quebec: Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC (Agulnik); chum -Hôpital St-Luc, Montreal, QC (Albadine); chum -Hôpital Notre-Dame, Montreal, QC (Blais); Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, QC (Hirsh); Segal Cancer Centre and Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Q
  • Banerji S; Manitoba: CancerCare Manitoba and University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB (Banerji);
  • Bebb DG; Alberta: Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, AB (Bebb); Cross Cancer Institute and University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB (Butts, Deschenes);
  • Bethune D; Nova Scotia: QEII Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS (Bethune, Morzycki, Xu);
  • Blais N; Quebec: Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC (Agulnik); chum -Hôpital St-Luc, Montreal, QC (Albadine); chum -Hôpital Notre-Dame, Montreal, QC (Blais); Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, QC (Hirsh); Segal Cancer Centre and Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Q
  • Butts C; Alberta: Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, AB (Bebb); Cross Cancer Institute and University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB (Butts, Deschenes);
  • Cheema P; Ontario: Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON (Cheema, Cheung); Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton, ON (Juergens); University Health Network, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON (Kamel-Reid, Liu, Tsao); The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, Ottawa, ON (Laurie).
  • Cheung P; Ontario: Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON (Cheema, Cheung); Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton, ON (Juergens); University Health Network, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON (Kamel-Reid, Liu, Tsao); The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, Ottawa, ON (Laurie).
  • Cohen V; Quebec: Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC (Agulnik); chum -Hôpital St-Luc, Montreal, QC (Albadine); chum -Hôpital Notre-Dame, Montreal, QC (Blais); Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, QC (Hirsh); Segal Cancer Centre and Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Q
  • Deschenes J; Alberta: Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, AB (Bebb); Cross Cancer Institute and University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB (Butts, Deschenes);
  • Ionescu DN; British Columbia: BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver Centre, Vancouver, BC (Melosky, Ionescu);
  • Juergens R; Ontario: Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON (Cheema, Cheung); Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton, ON (Juergens); University Health Network, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON (Kamel-Reid, Liu, Tsao); The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, Ottawa, ON (Laurie).
  • Kamel-Reid S; Ontario: Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON (Cheema, Cheung); Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton, ON (Juergens); University Health Network, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON (Kamel-Reid, Liu, Tsao); The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, Ottawa, ON (Laurie).
  • Laurie SA; British Columbia: BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver Centre, Vancouver, BC (Melosky, Ionescu);
  • Liu G; British Columbia: BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver Centre, Vancouver, BC (Melosky, Ionescu);
  • Morzycki W; Nova Scotia: QEII Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS (Bethune, Morzycki, Xu);
  • Tsao MS; Ontario: Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON (Cheema, Cheung); Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton, ON (Juergens); University Health Network, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON (Kamel-Reid, Liu, Tsao); The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, Ottawa, ON (Laurie).
  • Xu Z; Nova Scotia: QEII Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS (Bethune, Morzycki, Xu);
  • Hirsh V; Quebec: Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC (Agulnik); chum -Hôpital St-Luc, Montreal, QC (Albadine); chum -Hôpital Notre-Dame, Montreal, QC (Blais); Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, QC (Hirsh); Segal Cancer Centre and Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Q
Curr Oncol ; 23(3): 196-200, 2016 Jun.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27330348
ABSTRACT
Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (alk) is an oncogenic driver in non-small-cell lung cancer (nsclc). Chromosomal rearrangements involving the ALK gene occur in up to 4% of nonsquamous nsclc patients and lead to constitutive activation of the alk signalling pathway. ALK-positive nsclc is found in relatively young patients, with a median age of 50 years. Patients frequently have brain metastasis. Targeted inhibition of the alk pathway prolongs progression-free survival in patients with ALK-positive advanced nsclc. The results of several recent clinical trials confirm the efficacy and safety benefit of crizotinib and ceritinib in this population. Canadian oncologists support the following consensus statement All patients with advanced nonsquamous nsclc (excluding pure neuroendocrine carcinoma) should be tested for the presence of an ALK rearrangement. If an ALK rearrangement is present, treatment with a targeted alk inhibitor in the first-line setting is recommended. As patients become resistant to first-generation alk inhibitors, other treatments, including second-generation alk inhibitors can be considered.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2016 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2016 Tipo de documento: Article