Selpercatinib: el primer inhibidor RET selectivo aprobado

Larissa C B Oliveira1, Lois M Mulligan1

  • 1Division of Cancer Biology and Genetics, Cancer Research Institute, and Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada.

Cell
|April 14, 2023
PubMed
Resumen

El selpercatinib, un nuevo inhibidor de la RET, se dirige eficazmente a las proteínas de fusión de la RET y a los mutantes. Esta terapia aprobada por la FDA bloquea la proliferación de células cancerosas y las señales de supervivencia, ofreciendo una nueva esperanza para el tratamiento dirigido al cáncer.

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