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Usefulness of plasma HGF level for monitoring acquired resistance to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors in non-small cell lung cancer.
Oncology reports - 1 Jan 2015
Umeguchi Hitomi, Sueoka-Aragane Naoko, Kobayashi Naomi, Nakamura Tomomi, Sato Akemi, Takeda Yuji, Hayashi Shinichiro, Sueoka Eisaburo, Kimura Shinya
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Monitoring of molecular markers is indispensable for deciding subsequent treatment after acquired resistance to molecular-targeted therapy. According to results using re-biopsy, EGFR T790M mutation and overexpression of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) are major mechanisms of acquired resistance to epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs). The aim of the present study was to assess...
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