| Literature DB >> 25436807 |
Mark M Awad1, Timothy P Lax, Benjamin R Slawski, Alice T Shaw.
Abstract
The tyrosine kinase inhibitor crizotinib is an effective therapy for patients with cancers harboring rearrangements of the anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) gene. Here, we describe two patients with advanced ALK-positive lung cancer who developed hypersensitivity to crizotinib, requiring temporary discontinuation of the drug. Both patients were treated with a rapid oral desensitization protocol allowing them to resume crizotinib without further signs or symptoms of hypersensitivity.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25436807 DOI: 10.1097/JTO.0000000000000350
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Thorac Oncol ISSN: 1556-0864 Impact factor: 15.609