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[A case of lung adenocarcinoma wtih exon19 and T790M mutations in EGFR having good response to erlotinib after gefitinib treatment failure].
Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy - 1 Aug 2013
Tanaka Hidenori, Okamoto Takashi, Shinyama Mami, Matsumura Saeko, Fujii Tatsuo
Abstract excerpt
A 83-year-old woman was referred to our hospital due to an abnormal shadow in the right lower lung field and pleural effusion on chest X-ray. Cytology of the pleural fluid showed adenocarcinoma. EGFR sequencing showed exon19 and T790M mutations. Gefitinib was prescribed as first-line treatment for stage IV(pulmonary metastasis)lung adenocarcinoma from March 2011. The response to the treatment was improved pleural...
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