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Somatic mutations of the EGF receptor and their signal transducers affect the efficacy of EGF receptor-specific tyrosine kinase inhibitors.
International journal of clinical and experimental pathology - 1 Apr 2011
Gotoh Noriko
Abstract excerpt
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is a major subtype of lung cancer that has been the most common and most fatal cancer worldwide. Gefitinib (Iressa) and erlotinib (Tarceva) specific tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) for the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), have been demonstrated to be effective for some NSCLC patients and are pioneering molecular-targeted drugs used in the clinic for cancer. Because many...
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