Targeted therapy for non-small cell lung cancer: Current standards and the promise of the future

Translational Lung Cancer Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 36-54

  Chan, Bryan A ^a,b   Hughes, Brett G M ^a,b,c  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c THE PRINCE CHARLES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK); Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR); Non small cell lung carcinoma; Targeted therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; B RAF KINASE; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 2; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANTIANGIOGENIC ACTIVITY; CANCER RESISTANCE; EPITHELIAL MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE FUSION; GENE MUTATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HUMAN; MOLECULARLY TARGETED THERAPY; NON SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER; ONCOGENE K RAS; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; WILD TYPE;

EID: 84931340760     PISSN: 22186751     EISSN: 22264477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2218-6751.2014.05.01     Document Type: Review

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