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[Treatment strategy for activating EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer after failure of first-generation EGFR-TKIs].
Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy - 1 May 2014
Asami Kazuhiro
Abstract excerpt
Somatic activating mutations such as a deletion in exon 19 or the missense mutation L858R in the tyrosine kinase domain of the epidermal growth factor receptor(EGFR)are important mediators of cancer cell oncogenesis, proliferation, and survival. In the last decade, two EGFR target agents have significantly contributed to the understanding of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Gefitinib and erlotinib are...
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