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Second-generation epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors in lung cancers.
Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN - 1 Feb 2013
Yu Helena A, Riely Gregory J
Abstract excerpt
EGFR mutations identify patients who are more likely to respond to treatment with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) than cytotoxic chemotherapy. The distinct success of the first-generation EGFR TKIs erlotinib and gefitinib has been accompanied by the observation that acquired resistance to these treatments develops after a median of 1 year of treatment. Newer,...
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