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Tyrosine kinase inhibitors for non-small-cell lung cancer: finding patients who will be responsive.
Expert review of respiratory medicine - 1 Jun 2011
Santarpia Mariacarmela, Altavilla Giuseppe, Salazar Maria F, Magri Ignacio, Pettineo Giuseppe, Benecchi Sara, Rosell Rafael
Abstract excerpt
In recent years, the management of lung cancer has been moving towards molecular-guided treatment, and the best example of this new approach is the use of the tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) erlotinib and gefitinib in patients with mutations in the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). Erlotinib was introduced as a second- and third-line therapy for advanced non-small-cell lung cancer and demonstrated a...
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