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Current and Future Approaches in the Management of Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Patients With Resistance to EGFR TKIs.
Clinical lung cancer - 1 Jul 2015
Matikas Alexios, Mistriotis Dimitrios, Georgoulias Vassilis, Kotsakis Athanasios
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Metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer carries a dismal prognosis. However, the recognition of the predictive value of activating epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations and the availability of tyrosine kinase inhibitors has markedly improved the prognosis of these patients, because treatment with these inhibitors induces rapid and robust responses. Unfortunately, the responses are not durable and...
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