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Ceritinib versus chemotherapy in patients with ALK-rearranged non-small-cell lung cancer previously given chemotherapy and crizotinib (ASCEND-5): a randomised, controlled, open-label, phase 3 trial.
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Lancet Oncol2017PMID 28602779stubpubmedProvenance
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- cancerLung Non-Small Cell Carcinomacivic_curation1.00
- drugCeritinibcivic_curation1.00
- geneALKcivic_curation1.00
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| Therapy | Cancer | Type | Level | Direction · significance | Rating (1–5) | Status | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALK Fusion1 | ||||||||
| Ceritinib | Lung Non-Small Cell CarcinomaCURATED_BROADER | Predictive | A | Supports Sensitivity Response | 5 | accepted | EID7285In a phase 3 trial, patients with previously treatmented NSCLC with ALK fusion were randomly assigned to ceritinib or chemotherapy. Ceritinib showed a significant improvement in median PFS compared w… (full text at CIViC) PMID 28602779 · Shaw et al., 2017 · Open in CIViC | civic |