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Bioinformatics-driven discovery of rational combination for overcoming EGFR-mutant lung cancer resistance to EGFR therapy.
Bioinformatics (Oxford, England) - 1 Sept 2014
Kim Jihye, Vasu Vihas T, Mishra Rangnath, Singleton Katherine R, Yoo Minjae, Leach Sonia M, Farias-Hesson Eveline, Mason Robert J, Kang Jaewoo, Ramamoorthy Preveen, Kern Jeffrey A, Heasley Lynn E, Finigan James H, Tan Aik Choon
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MOTIVATION: Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States. Targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) directed against the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) have been widely and successfully used in treating NSCLC patients with activating EGFR mutations. Unfortunately, the duration of response is short-lived, and all patients eventually relapse by acquiring...
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