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Association between EGFR-TKI resistance and efficacy of radiotherapy for brain metastases from EGFR-mutant lung adenocarcinoma.
Anticancer research - 1 Apr 2013
Hirata Hidenari, Nakamura Katsumasa, Kunitake Naonobu, Shioyama Yoshiyuki, Sasaki Tomonari, Ohga Saiji, Nonoshita Takeshi, Yoshitake Tadamasa, Asai Kaori, Inoue Kouji, Nagashima Akira, Ono Minoru, Honda Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To clarify how patients with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-mutant lung adenocarcinoma with acquired resistance to EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) respond to radiotherapy (RT) for brain metastases. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Forty-seven patients were divided into the following three groups: a TKI-naïve group with EGFR mutation (n=11), a TKI-resistant group with EGFR mutation (n=10), and an...
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