ALK

A narrative review from gut to lungs: non-small cell lung cancer and the gastrointestinal microbiome

95 views | Jul 24 2023

The gut microbiome plays a crucial role in modulating the immune response and therapeutic outcomes in lung cancer, highlighting the potential for microbiome-based interventions to improve treatment efficacy. [Read the Full Post]

From preclinical efficacy to 2022 updated CROWN trial, lorlatinib is the preferred 1st-line treatment of advanced ALK+ NSCLC

116 views | Jun 14 2023

The data from the CROWN trial, including the sustained and durable responses, favorable 3-year progression-free survival rates, and manageable CNS adverse events, strongly support lorlatinib as the preferred treatment for advanced ALK+ NSCLC. [Read the Full Post]

Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors Target B Lymphocytes

141 views | May 20 2023

Protein kinase inhibitors previously used to treat ALK-positive lung cancer cells have shown potential in targeting LTK-positive B cells, providing new treatment options for autoimmune disorders and blood cancers. [Read the Full Post]

Successful Treatment with Crizotinib to Overcome Drug Resistance Possibly Due to Mesenchymal-epithelial Transition Amplification in a Lung Cancer Patient with the Echinoderm Microtubule-associated Protein-like 4-anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase Fusion Gene

41 views | Apr 04 2023

This case report highlights the potential effectiveness of crizotinib, a MET inhibitor, in ALK-positive lung cancer patients with MET amplification who have developed resistance to ALK-TKIs. [Read the Full Post]

Inhibition of the epigenetically activated miR-483-5p/IGF-2 pathway results in rapid loss of meningioma tumor cell viability

48 views | Mar 30 2023

The study found that targeting the autocrine miR-483/IGF-2 stimulation and IGF-2 pathway may provide a viable treatment option for meningioma. [Read the Full Post]

Integrative analysis reveals clinically relevant molecular fingerprints in pancreatic cancer

83 views | Jan 17 2023

Libin Song et al. found that PCCLs with mutations in CDKN2A, TP53, and SMAD4 were more sensitive to certain anti-cancer drugs. [Read the Full Post]

Assessment of alterations in histone modification function and guidance for death risk prediction in cervical cancer patients

66 views | Jan 17 2023

Tingting Zhao et al.revealed histone modification-associated prognostic genes to construct the HMAG signature, aiming to provide a new insight into prognosis prediction and precise clinical treatment. [Read the Full Post]

Crizotinib Nanomicelles Synergize with Chemotherapy through Inducing Proteasomal Degradation of Mutp53 Proteins

52 views | Jan 10 2023

Tianxiang Yi et al. suggested a novel combination therapeutic strategy for targeting p53 cancer in further clinical application. [Read the Full Post]

Proteolysis Targeting Chimeras (PROTACs) of Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK)

96 views | Dec 07 2022

Chengwei Zhang et al. found that MS4077 (5) and MS4078 (6) potently decreased cellular levels of oncogenic active ALK fusion proteins in a concentration- and time-dependent manner in SU-DHL-1 lymphoma and NCI-H2228 lung cancer cells. [Read the Full Post]

Discovery and functional characterization of the oncogenicity and targetability of a novel NOTCH1-ROS1 gene fusion in pediatric angiosarcoma

56 views | Nov 04 2022

Payal Jain et al. found that oral entrectinib treatment effectively suppressed the growth of NOTCH-ROS1-driven tumors. [Read the Full Post]