Therapeutic Strategies to Overcome ALK Resistance in Cancer
Luc Friboulet
Jan 2021 · Cancer Sensitizing Agents for Chemotherapy Book 13 · Academic Press
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Therapeutic Strategies to Overcome ALK Resistance in Cancer, Volume 13, presents current strategies to improve and prolong clinical benefit in ALK driven cancers. Most patients with ALK-driven cancer are sensitive to tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapy, but resistance invariably develops. This book discusses topics such as structure and function of ALK, ALK rearranged lung cancer, resistance mechanisms to ALK TKI tumors, and novel therapeutic strategies to enhance crizotinib anti-tumor efficacy in ALCL. Additionally, it encompasses information on drug combinations to enhance ALK TKI anti-tumor efficacy in neuroblastoma and future perspectives in the field. This book is a valuable resource for cancer researchers, clinicians and several members of biomedical field who need to understand more about how to fight ALK resistance in cancer treatment. - Explains the biology of ALK RTK, focusing on its tissue expression, structure and functionality - Presents an overview of current treatments and the benefits of ALK TKI in lung and other cancer types, such as ALCL, neuroblastoma and inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor - Encompasses information on systemic treatments other than TKI, including chemotherapy, immunotherapy and antiangiogenic agents in ALK-driven NSCLC
About the author
Luc Friboulet, PhD, is ERC Principal Investigator and INSERM team leader at Gustave Roussy cancer campus. He studies the tumor adaptation to kinase inhibitors. Linked to a clinical trial named MATCH-R allowing collection of repeated biopsies in patients treated with ALK, ROS1, RET, EGFR, BRAF, FGFR inhibitors Dr. Friboulet characterizes the resistance mechanisms and establishes new laboratory models.
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