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Influence of first-line chemotherapy and EGFR mutations on second-line gefitinib in advanced non-small cell lung cancer.
Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 1 Mar 2010
Wu Jenn-Yu, Yu Chong-Jen, Shih Jin-Yuan, Yang Chih-Hsin, Yang Pan-Chyr
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PURPOSE: Gefitinib is a valid second-line therapy for previously treated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. The influences of various chemotherapy regimens and EGFR mutations on effectiveness of second-line gefitinib are not clear, and laboratory studies revealed that previous chemotherapy changed the effectiveness of treatment with gefitinib. In order to clarify the factors changing the effectiveness...
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