Agents to treat BRAF- mutant lung cancer
mutations are seen in up to 3.5-4% of the non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. mutations account for 50% of these cases, and the remaining mutations are non-V600E. The biologic behavior of -mutated lung tumors tends to be more aggressive and resistant to chemotherapy, but responses to tyrosi...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Drugs in Context 2019, Vol.8, p.212566-5 |
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Zusammenfassung: | mutations are seen in up to 3.5-4% of the non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients.
mutations account for 50% of these cases, and the remaining
mutations are non-V600E. The biologic behavior of
-mutated lung tumors tends to be more aggressive and resistant to chemotherapy, but responses to tyrosine kinase inhibitors such as BRAF inhibitors with or without MEK inhibitors have provided another effective tool to attain better response rates when compared to cytotoxic chemotherapy. New strategies such as immunotherapy are becoming as well another option to treat in the second-line setting patients with
-mutated NSCLC. |
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ISSN: | 1745-1981 1740-4398 1740-4398 |
DOI: | 10.7573/dic.212566 |