LDK378 compassionate use for treating carcinomatous meningitis in an ALK translocated non-small-cell lung cancer

J Thorac Oncol. 2014 Aug;9(8):e62-3. doi: 10.1097/JTO.0000000000000174.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / genetics*
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / secondary
  • Compassionate Use Trials*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / genetics*
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology
  • Meningeal Carcinomatosis / drug therapy*
  • Meningeal Carcinomatosis / secondary
  • Pyrimidines / therapeutic use*
  • Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / genetics*
  • Sulfones / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Pyrimidines
  • Sulfones
  • ALK protein, human
  • Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase
  • Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
  • ceritinib