Abstract
A new chimeric fusion transcript of KIF5B (the kinesin family 5B gene) and the RET (Rearranged during Transcription) oncogene, KIF5B-RET, was found in 1–2 % of lung adenocarcinomas (LADCs) in 2012. Several related clinical trials for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with KIF5B-RET rearrangements using existing RET inhibitors, such as cabozantinib, lenvatinib, vandetanib, sunitinib, ponatinib, and AUY922, have been swiftly initiated by the discovery of the KIF5B-RET fusion gene. Anti-RET activity and the status of clinical development of cabozantinib for KIF5B-RET fusion-positive NSCLC are discussed.
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This research was supported by Bio & medical technology development program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning (2014M3A9D9033717).
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Song, M., Kim, SH. & Yoon, S.K. Cabozantinib for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer with KIF5B-RET fusion. An example of swift repositioning. Arch. Pharm. Res. 38, 2120–2123 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12272-015-0660-1
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