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Challenges of detecting EGFR T790M in gefitinib/erlotinib-resistant tumours.
Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 1 Jun 2008
Jänne Pasi A
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For patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the introduction of the epi- dermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), gefitinib and erlotinib, into clinical practice was promising. Treatment with either of these agents is associated with an objective response in 10-20% of patients. Subsequent studies have shown that patients responsive to gefitinib/erlotinib have...
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