Sotorasib

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Sotorasib
TermSotorasib
Short definitionSotorasib - (pronounced) (SOH-toh-RA-sib) A drug used to treat adults with non-small cell lung cancer that has spread and has a specific mutation (change) in the KRAS gene. It is used in patients who have already received at least one other systemic therapy. 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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Sotorasib - (pronounced) (SOH-toh-RA-sib) A drug used to treat adults with non-small cell lung cancer that has spread and has a specific mutation (change) in the KRAS gene. It is used in patients who have already received at least one other systemic therapy. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Sotorasib blocks a protein (KRAS p. G12C) made by the mutated KRAS gene, which can help stop cancer cells from growing and kill them. It's a kind of targeted therapy. Also called lumakras

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