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Molecular mechanisms of resistance in epidermal growth factor receptor-mutant lung adenocarcinomas.
European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society - 1 Sept 2014
Cortot Alexis B, Jänne Pasi A
Abstract excerpt
The discovery of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations in nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has allowed the identification of a subset of patients whose tumours are exquisitely sensitive to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). Despite the efficacy and superiority of EGFR TKIs over chemotherapy as first-line therapy, all patients will ultimately develop progressive disease, with a median of 9-13...
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