The democratization of the oncogene

Cancer Discov. 2014 Aug;4(8):870-2. doi: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-14-0628.

Abstract

The identification of novel, oncogenic gene rearrangements in inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor demonstrates the potential of next-generation sequencing (NGS) platforms for the detection of therapeutically relevant oncogenes across multiple tumor types, but raises significant questions relating to the investigation of targeted therapies in this new era of widespread NGS testing.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Crizotinib
  • Humans
  • Inflammation / drug therapy*
  • Male
  • Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue / drug therapy*
  • Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / genetics*
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins / genetics*
  • Pyrazoles / administration & dosage*
  • Pyridines / administration & dosage*

Substances

  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins
  • Pyrazoles
  • Pyridines
  • Crizotinib
  • Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
  • ROS1 protein, human