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Ceritinib in advanced anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-rearranged (ALK+) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): Results of the ASCEND-1 trial.

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Ceritinib (LDK378) is a novel ALK inhibitor (ALKi) more potent than CRZ in enzymatic and cell-busting activities, and may be a viable alternative to crizotinib in patients with NSCLC.
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8003^ Background: ALK+ NSCLC is sensitive to crizotinib (CRZ) but patients (pts) invariably progress. Ceritinib (LDK378) is a novel ALK inhibitor (ALKi) more potent than CRZ in enzymatic and cell-b...

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