Article
EGFR kinase domain mutations - functional impact and relevance for lung cancer therapy.
Oncogene - 23 Aug 2007
Irmer D, Funk J O, Blaukat A
Abstract excerpt
In 2004 remarkable clinical responses in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients treated with the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitor gefitinib were reported to correlate with the presence of certain somatic EGFR kinase domain mutations in tumors. Since then, a surge of enthusiasm has been encountered in the field of molecular and clinical oncology. Beyond the promise of a...
Topics
- Animals
- Antineoplastic Agents
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
- ErbB Receptors
- Gefitinib
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- Humans
- Lung Neoplasms
- Mutation
- Protein Kinase Inhibitors
- Protein Structure, Tertiary
