Alectinib combined with 5-aminolevulinic acid-based photodynamic therapy promotes apoptosis in endometrial cancer cells by targeting ferrochelatase [PDF]
BackgroundHysterectomy is the standard treatment for early-stage endometrial cancer, but this type of surgery is associated with corresponding surgical trauma.
Pengfei Wang +8 more
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High incidence and reversible bradycardia events following alectinib initiation
Background With the widespread use of alectinib in patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)‐positive non‐small‐cell lung cancer (NSCLC), its cardiotoxicity has gradually emerged, including new‐onset sinus bradycardia (SB).
Peng Chen, Fuyi Zhu, Ran Zuo
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Background Alectinib, a second-generation anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) inhibitor, is a key drug for ALK rearranged lung adenocarcinoma. Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is an important adverse effect of alectinib, which generally requires termination ...
Tatsuya Nitawaki +3 more
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Major pathologic response to alectinib in ALK-rearranged adenocarcinoma of the lung
Background Alectinib is a highly selective tyrosine kinase inhibitor of anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) and provided a significantly prolonged progression-free survival compared with chemotherapy in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer ...
Naoko Imanishi +6 more
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Case Report: ALK rearranged locally advanced lung adenocarcinoma showing inconsistent radiographic findings and pathological responses during neoadjuvant alectinib therapy [PDF]
Alectinib has been approved as first-line treatment for anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive non-small cell lung carcinoma. Oncologists are also exploring the possibility of applying alectinib in the perioperative period.
Peijun Cao +11 more
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Alectinib treatment improves photodynamic therapy in cancer cell lines of different origin [PDF]
Background Photodynamic therapy with a photosensitizer such as protoporphyrin-IX, a light sensitive metabolite of heme synthesis, is a highly selective treatment for various carcinomas.
Bernhard Gillissen +3 more
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Background and objectives: This study aimed to compare the efficacy of the second-generation anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) alectinib and brigatinib in the treatment of advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with ...
Kyuhwan Kim +9 more
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First‐Line Alectinib Versus Ceritinib With or Without Brain Radiotherapy in ALK‐Positive Non‐Small Cell Lung Cancer with Brain Metastases: A Real‐World Multicenter Study from Vietnam [PDF]
Background This study compared the efficacy of first‐line alectinib versus ceritinib and evaluated the role of upfront brain radiotherapy (RT) in patients with ALK‐positive non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and brain metastases (BM).
Hoang Gia Nguyen +4 more
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Perforation of the descending colon induced by alectinib in a patient with non-small cell lung cancer: a Case Report [PDF]
Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) inhibitor alectinib has demonstrated significant potential in treating non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC); however, its adverse effects remain a notable challenge for healthcare professionals.
Yun Li, Ping Yu, Ran Wang
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A Rare Case of Hemolytic Anemia after Alectinib That Did Not Recur after Switching to Lorlatinib
Introduction: We would like to share the case of a 55-year-old male patient with ALK-positive lung cancer with a corpuscular hemolytic anemia following alectinib therapy.
X. Tonnar, Cornelius F. Waller
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