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High-dose, pulsatile erlotinib in two NSCLC patients with leptomeningeal metastases--one with a remarkable thoracic response as well.
Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 1 Apr 2013
Kuiper J L, Smit E F
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A considerable number of patients with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-mutated non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) develop leptomeningeal metastases. Leptomeningeal metastases are associated with deterioration of clinical symptoms and poor survival. Traditionally, treatment of metastases in the central nervous system consists of radiotherapy and less frequently, surgery. The role of systemic therapy is...
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