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The role of the molecular footprint of EGFR in tailoring treatment decisions in NSCLC.
Journal of clinical pathology - 1 Jan 2012
Gately Kathy, O'Flaherty John, Cappuzzo Frederico, Pirker Robert, Kerr Keith, O'Byrne Kenneth
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The majority of patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) present with advanced disease, with targeted therapies providing some improvement in clinical outcomes. The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase (TK) plays an important role in the pathogenesis of NSCLC. Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), which target the EGFR TK domain, have proven to be an effective treatment strategy; however,...
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