Alectinib is a second generation oral drug that selectively inhibits the activity of anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) tyrosine kinase. It is specifically used in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) expressing the ALK-EML4 (echinoderm microtubule-associated protein-like 4) fusion protein that causes proliferation of NSCLC cells. Inhibition of ...
Alectinib is a kinase inhibitor indicated for the treatment of patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive, metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who have progressed on or are intolerant to crizotinib. This indication is approved under accelerated approval based on tumor response rate and duration of response. Continued approval for this ...
LAC USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States
Allegheny Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
University Of Chicago Medical Center; Section Of Hematology/Oncology, Chicago, Illinois, United States
MD Anderson, Houston, Texas, United States
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr; Hem/Onc, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Yale University School Of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Commack, New York, United States
UCSD Moores Cancer Center, La Jolla, California, United States
UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States
UCLA Cancer Center; Premiere Oncology, A Medical Corporation, Santa Monica, California, United States
Washington University; Wash Uni. Sch. Of Med, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
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