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[Clinical and molecular predictors of response to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors in non-small cell lung cancer].
Annales de pathologie - 1 Oct 2007
de La Motte Rouge Thibault, Valent Alexander, Ambrosetti Damien, Vielh Philippe, Lacroix Ludovic
Abstract excerpt
Up to 10% of patients with non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) achieve an objective response to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKI) such as erlotinib or gefitinib. This rate of response is related to non-smoker status, female gender, adenocarcinoma subtype, and Asian ethnicity. Molecular analysis showed that EGFR tyrosine kinase domain somatic mutations appear to be a strong predictor of response to...
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