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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pigment Cell Melanoma Res. 2014 Apr 7;27(4):653–663. doi: 10.1111/pcmr.12238

Table 3. Genes and Associated Clinical Action.

Genes discovered in patient tumors with clinical actionability, along with the associated action and therapy.

Gene Category Action
ABL Approved Therapy Imatinib, Desatinib, Nilotinib, Ponatinib
ALK Approved Therapy Crizotinib
BRAF Approved Therapy Vemurafenib
ERBB4 Clinical Trials Lapatinib
KDR Approved Therapy and Clinical Trials Nonspecific kinase inhibition: Sunitinib, Sorafenib, Pazopenib
KIT Approved Therapy Desatinib
MET Approved Therapy Crizotinib, Carbozantinib
NOTCH4 Clinical Trials Gamma Secretase Inhibitors
NRAS Future Clinical Trial MEK/ERK inhibitors
PDGFRA Clinical Trials PDGFR inhibitors (e.g. Crenolanib)
PDGFRB Clinical Trials PDGFR inhibitors (e.g. Crenolanib)
PIK3CA Clinical Trials PI3K Inhibitors
PTEN Future Clinical Trial PI3K Inhibitors