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The effect of acquired cisplatin resistance on sensitivity to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors in EGFR mutant lung cancer cells.
Oncology research - 1 Jan 2011
Rho Jin Kyung, Choi Yun Jung, Choi You Ri, Kim Sun Ye, Choi Su Jin, Choi Chang-Min, Na Im Il, Lee Jae Cheol
Abstract excerpt
Although epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR TKIs) are used as first-line agents for treating nonsquamous cell lung cancer with EGFR mutation, there are many patients who have to receive these drugs following platinum-based chemotherapy. This study was designed to define whether exposure to cisplatin could affect the sensitivity to EGFR TKIs because conflicting results have been...
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