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Epidermal growth factor receptor mutations are associated with docetaxel sensitivity in lung cancer.
Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer - 1 Oct 2011
Yoshimasu Tatsuya, Oura Shoji, Ohta Fuminori, Hirai Yoshimitsu, Naito Koma, Nakamura Rie, Nishiguchi Haruka, Hashimoto Sayoko, Kawago Mitsumasa, Okamura Yoshitaka
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INTRODUCTION: A recent large randomized controlled trial revealed that patients with lung cancer with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations had better prognoses when treated with the EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitor, gefitinib, than with cytotoxic chemotherapeutic agents. Lung cancer with EGFR mutations is highly sensitive to EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitors. The previous trial implied that EGFR...
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