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Clinical impact of switching to a second EGFR-TKI after a severe AE related to a first EGFR-TKI in EGFR-mutated NSCLC.
Japanese journal of clinical oncology - 1 Jun 2012
Takeda Masayuki, Okamoto Isamu, Tsurutani Junji, Oiso Naoki, Kawada Akira, Nakagawa Kazuhiko
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OBJECTIVE: Somatic mutations in the epidermal growth factor receptor gene are associated with a therapeutic response to epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors such as gefitinib and erlotinib in patients with non-small cell lung cancer. Although the safety profile of these drugs is favorable, a small proportion of patients with EGFR mutation-positive non-small cell lung cancer must discontinue...
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