Article
Association of polymorphisms in AKT1 and EGFR with clinical outcome and toxicity in non-small cell lung cancer patients treated with gefitinib.
Molecular cancer therapeutics - 1 Mar 2010
Giovannetti Elisa, Zucali Paolo A, Peters Godefridus J, Cortesi Filippo, D'Incecco Armida, Smit Egbert F, Falcone Alfredo, Burgers Jacobus A, Santoro Armando, Danesi Romano, Giaccone Giuseppe, Tibaldi Carmelo
Abstract excerpt
EGFR mutations are strongly predictive of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-tyrosine kinase inhibitor activity in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), but resistance mechanisms are not completely understood. The interindividual variability in toxicity also points out to the need of novel pharmacogenetic markers to select patients before therapy. Therefore, we evaluated the associations between EGFR and AKT1...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Antineoplastic Agents
- Biomarkers, Pharmacological
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
- Drug Resistance, Neoplasm
- Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions
- ErbB Receptors
