Crizotinib: a novel and first-in-class multitargeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor for the treatment of anaplastic lymphoma kinase rearranged nonsmall cell lung cancer and beyond

Sai-Hong Ignatius OuChao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CAAbstract: Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine inhibitors were first approved for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in 2003 in the US. Activating EGFR...

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Main Author: Ou SH
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2011-11-01
Series:Drug Design, Development and Therapy
Online Access:http://www.dovepress.com/crizotinib-a-novel-and-first-in-class-multitargeted-tyrosine-kinase-in-a8720