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Alectinib versus crizotinib in patients with ALK-positive non-small-cell lung cancer (J-ALEX): an open-label, randomised phase 3 trial

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These results provide the first head-to-head comparison of alectinib and crizotinib and have the potential to change the standard of care for the first-line treatment of ALK-positive non-small-cell lung cancer.
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This article is published in The Lancet.The article was published on 2017-07-01. It has received 665 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Alectinib & Crizotinib.

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Experiencia en el manejo de pacientes con Cáncer de Pulmón Avanzado ALK+ en el Instituto Oncológico Nacional de Panamá.

TL;DR: The rearrangement of ALK is present in 3% - 7% of patients with advanced lung cancer, as well as the PFS asociada al crizotinib de primera línea, which is similar to the reportada in the estudios internacionales de fase III.
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Identification of a novel fusion gene, TRIM52-RACK1, in oral squamous cell carcinoma.

TL;DR: It is found that TRIM52-RACK1 was caused by a deletion of 181,257,187-181,247,386 at 5q35.3 and it promoted OSCC cell proliferation, migration, and invasion and can be a promising target for tumor therapy in OSCC.
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Pathogenesis of Oral Toxicities Associated with Targeted Therapy and Immunotherapy

TL;DR: In this article , the authors report that oral toxicities induced by targeted therapies differ clinically and mechanistically from those associated with conventional chemotherapy, and they conclude that familiarity with the spectrum of associated toxicities and understanding of their pathogenesis represent important areas of clinical research and may lead to better characterization, prevention and management of these adverse events.
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Identification of the transforming EML4–ALK fusion gene in non-small-cell lung cancer

TL;DR: It is shown that a small inversion within chromosome 2p results in the formation of a fusion gene comprising portions of the echinoderm microtubule-associated protein-like 4 (EML4) gene and the anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) gene in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells.
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First-line crizotinib versus chemotherapy in ALK-positive lung cancer

TL;DR: Crizotinib was superior to standard first-line pemetrexed-plus-platinum chemotherapy in patients with previously untreated advanced ALK-positive NSCLC and was associated with greater reduction in lung cancer symptoms and greater improvement in quality of life.
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