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[Therapeutic biomarkers of EGFR-TKI].
Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy - 1 Nov 2012
Seike Masahiro, Gemma Akihiko
Abstract excerpt
Non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC)patients with activating mutations of the epidermal growth factor receptor(EGFR)gene have shown a dramatic response to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors(EGFR-TKI)such as gefitinib and erlotinib. EGFR activating mutations including exon 19 deletion and exon 21 L858R are recognized as markers ofthe sensitivity to EGFR-TKI therapy in NSCLC. However, the emergence of acquired resistance...
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