Pharmaceutical combination comprising an alk inhibitor and a shp2 inhibitor
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US ยท United States
- Current Assignee / Owner
- THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORP
- Publication Date
- 2019-11-14
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable ยท inactive patent
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Abstract
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical combination comprising an anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) inhibitor as one of the combination partners, the uses of such a combination in the treatment of proliferative diseases, such as cancer, in particular non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC); and methods of treating a subject suffering from a proliferative disease, such as cancer, in particular non-small cell lung cancer, comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of such a combination.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Highly potent and selective inhibitors targeting anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-rearranged lung cancer have been used to treat patients suffering from non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, in spite of these treatment options cases of resistance occur. The resistance to the selective inhibitors can develops through a variety of mechanisms, such as for example through secondary mutations in ALK, or activation of a c...