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Paths of resistance to EGFR inhibitors: is NF enough?
Cancer discovery - 1 May 2014
Maertens Ophélia, Cichowski Karen
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Although the majority of patients with EGFR-mutant lung cancer respond well to EGF receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI), all patients eventually develop resistance. The mechanism of acquired resistance is still unknown for a considerable subset of cases. This study reveals the NF1 tumor suppressor gene as a new mediator of resistance to EGFR TKIs and provides a mechanistic rationale for developing...
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