The focal adhesion kinase (FAK) is a non-receptor tyrosine kinase linked to tumor growth, invasion, and metastasis. FAK is overexpressed and associated with prognosis in many cancers, but its prognostic value in small-cell lung carcinoma (SCLC) is unknown and was the focus of this study.
Ocak, S., Chen, H., Callison, C., Gonzalez, A. L., & Massion, P. P. (2012). Expression of focal adhesion kinase in small-cell lung carcinoma. Cancer, 118(5), 1293-1301. https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.26382 (Original work published 2012)