| Literature DB >> 28431340 |
Sulman Basit1, Zaman Ashraf2, Kwangho Lee3, Muhammad Latif4.
Abstract
Non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC) harboring anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) gene rearrangements invariably develop resistance to 2nd-generation ALK inhibitors. Lorlatinib (PF-06463922) (6) is a 3rd-generation macrocyclic ALK-TKI that demonstrates many advantages over 2nd-generation ALK inhibitors. Lorlatinib has demonstrated decent kinase selectivity, promising pharmacokinetic profile, selective brain-penetration and strong antiproliferative activity in several ALK/ROS1-driven tumor models. The current review describes the activity spectrum, key events from discovery to clinical applications and the evidences that lorlatinib acts as an ALK/ROS1 inhibitor in clinical settings.Entities:
Keywords: Loratinib in phase II clinical trial; Lorlatinib third generation ALK/ROS1 inhibitor; Macrocyclic ALK inhibitor
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28431340 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2017.04.032
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Med Chem ISSN: 0223-5234 Impact factor: 6.514