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Potential therapeutic benefit of combining gefitinib and tamoxifen for treating advanced lung adenocarcinoma.
BioMed research international - 1 Jan 2015
Liu Chien-Ming, Chiu Kuo-Liang, Chen Tzu-Sheng, Chang Shang-Miao, Yang Shu-Yun, Chen Li-Hsiou, Ni Yung-Lun, Sher Yuh-Pyng, Yu Sung-Liang, Ma Wen-Lung
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INTRODUCTION: Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations are known as oncogene driver mutations and with EGFR mutations exhibit good response to the EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor Gefitinib. Some studies have shown that activation of estrogen and estrogen receptor α or β (ERα/β) promote adenocarcinoma. We evaluated the relationship between the two receptors and the potential therapeutic benefit with...
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