Targeted therapies in non-small cell lung cancer: emerging oncogene targets following the success of epidermal growth factor receptor.

ABSTRACT: The diagnostic testing, treatment and prognosis of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has undergone a paradigm shift since the discovery of sensitizing mutations in the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene in a subset of NSCLC patients. Several additional oncogenic mutations, including gene fusions and amplifications, have since been discovered, with a number of drugs that target each specific oncogene. This review focuses on oncogenes in NSCLC other than EGFR and their companion "targeted therapies." Particular emphasis is placed on the role of ALK, ROS1, RET, MET, BRAF, and HER2 in NSCLC.

SUBMITTER: Berge EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4159759 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature