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Safety of erlotinib treatment in outpatients with previously treated non-small-cell lung cancer in Japan.
International journal of clinical oncology - 1 Oct 2011
Nagai Hiroki, Tanaka Shiro, Niimi Miyuki, Seo Nanae, Sasaki Takahiko, Date Hiroshi, Mishima Michiaki, Yasuda Hiroyasu, Yanagihara Kazuhiro
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Erlotinib is the first epidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase inhibitor shown to provide a survival benefit for advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. Adverse drug reactions of erlotinib in Japanese, which may be very different from those in Caucasians because of differences in genetic background, have not been fully reported. Therefore, we aimed to clarify the safety profile of...
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