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Combined EGFR/MET or EGFR/HSP90 inhibition is effective in the treatment of lung cancers codriven by mutant EGFR containing T790M and MET.
Cancer research - 1 Jul 2012
Xu Lu, Kikuchi Eiki, Xu Chunxiao, Ebi Hiromichi, Ercan Dalia, Cheng Katherine A, Padera Robert, Engelman Jeffrey A, Jänne Pasi A, Shapiro Geoffrey I, Shimamura Takeshi, Wong Kwok-Kin
Abstract excerpt
Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) that target the EGF receptor (EGFR) are effective in most non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) patients whose tumors harbor activating EGFR kinase domain mutations. Unfortunately, acquired resistance eventually emerges in these chronically treated cancers. Two of the most common mechanisms of acquired resistance to TKIs seen clinically are the acquisition of a secondary...
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