Article
Association of the expression of mutant epidermal growth factor receptor protein as determined with mutation-specific antibodies in non-small cell lung cancer with progression-free survival after gefitinib treatment.
Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer - 1 Jan 2012
Azuma Koichi, Okamoto Isamu, Kawahara Akihiko, Taira Tomoki, Nakashima Kazutaka, Hattori Satoshi, Kinoshita Takashi, Takeda Masayuki, Nakagawa Kazuhiko, Takamori Shinzo, Kuwano Michihiko, Ono Mayumi, Kage Masayoshi
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Somatic mutations in the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene are associated with an increased response to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) such as gefitinib in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Although most NSCLC patients with EGFR mutations benefit from EGFR-TKI treatment, the efficacy of such treatment varies among individuals. Molecular markers for prediction of...
Topics
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Biomarkers, Tumor
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
- Disease-Free Survival
- ErbB Receptors
- Female
- Gefitinib
