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The role of MET activation in determining the sensitivity to epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors.
Molecular cancer research : MCR - 1 Oct 2009
Rho Jin Kyung, Choi Yun Jung, Lee Jin Kyung, Ryoo Baek-Yeol, Na Im Il, Yang Sung Hyun, Lee Seung Sook, Kim Cheol Hyeon, Yoo Young Do, Lee Jae Cheol
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The development of resistance to epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKI) seems almost inevitable, even in patients with lung cancer that initially respond well to EGFR-TKIs. MET amplification was recently found to be a mechanism of escape from the anticancer effect...
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