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EGF receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors in the treatment of brain metastases from non-small-cell lung cancer.
Expert review of anticancer therapy - 1 Nov 2012
Bartolotti Marco, Franceschi Enrico, Brandes Alba Ariela
Abstract excerpt
The incidence of brain metastasis (BM) is high in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer. Available standard therapeutic options, such as whole-brain radiation therapy and systemic chemotherapy, provide a slight improvement in local control, overall survival and symptom relief. Novel agents, such as EGF receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), have now been included in standard non-small-cell lung...
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