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Beyond Conventional: The New Horizon of Targeted Therapy for the Treatment of Advanced Non Small Cell Lung Cancer.

Authors :
Tartarone A
Lapadula V
Di Micco C
Rossi G
Ottanelli C
Marini A
Giorgione R
Ferrari K
Catalano M
Voltolini L
Mini E
Roviello G
Source :
Frontiers in oncology [Front Oncol] 2021 May 21; Vol. 11, pp. 632256. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 May 21 (Print Publication: 2021).
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

In the last few years the advent of targeted therapies against oncogenic drivers significantly improved the survival of non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with a favourable toxicity profile. Therefore, genetic testing, including at least EGFR mutations and ALK/ROS1 rearrangements, should be performed in all NSCLC patients (in particular with adenocarcinoma) who received a diagnosis of advanced disease. This review focuses on novel druggable oncogenic drivers, such as MET exon 14 mutations/MET amplification, RET fusions, BRAF V600E mutations, KRAS G12C mutations, NTRK rearrangements, and HER2 alterations.<br />Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.<br /> (Copyright © 2021 Tartarone, Lapadula, Di Micco, Rossi, Ottanelli, Marini, Giorgione, Ferrari, Catalano, Voltolini, Mini and Roviello.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2234-943X
Volume :
11
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Frontiers in oncology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
34094913
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2021.632256