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[Progress on the Study of Targeting FGFR in Squamous Non-small Cell Lung Cancer]
Ming Dong1, Tong Li1, Jun Chen1
1Department of Lung Cancer Surgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China.
Abstract:
Squamous cell lung cancer (SqCLC) is a unique clinical and histologic category of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Most of patients with SqCLC tend to be older, typically at advanced stage, associated with smoking and have more complications. With progress of targeted therapy of lung cancer, we identified several potential actionable genetic abnormalities such as FGFR. Several FGFR inhibitors have been approved for clinical use in different cancers. And some of these agents are currently under investigation in clinical trials for SqCLC. This article summarizes the current knowledge about FGFR aberrations, the relative inhibitors in development and clinical data in SqCLC.
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