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Blockade of DNA methylation enhances the therapeutic effect of gefitinib in non-small cell lung cancer cells.
Oncology reports - 1 May 2013
Li Xiao-You, Wu Jian-Zhong, Cao Hai-Xia, Ma Rong, Wu Jian-Qiu, Zhong Yue-Jiao, Feng Ji-Feng
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The sensitivity of lung cancer to epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) has been found to be associated with mutations in the tyrosine kinase domain of EGFR. However, not all mutations are sensitive to gefitinib. While CpG island methylation in the promoter region of the EGFR gene and transcriptional silencing are common in solid tumors, the role of the EGFR gene promoter...
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