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[Driver gene mutation and targeted therapy of lung cancer].
Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy - 1 Mar 2013
Mitsudomi Tetsuya
Abstract excerpt
Although cancers may have many genetic alterations, there are only a few mutations actually associated with essential traits of cancer cells such as cell proliferation or evasion from apoptosis. Because cancer cells are "addicted" to these "drive genes" , pharmacologic inhibition of these gene function is highly effective. Epidermal growth factor receptor(EGFR)-tyrosine kinase inhibitor(TKI)(such as gefitinib or...
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