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Afatinib increases sensitivity to radiation in non-small cell lung cancer cells with acquired EGFR T790M mutation.
Oncotarget - 20 Mar 2015
Zhang Shirong, Zheng Xiaoliang, Huang Haixiu, Wu Kan, Wang Bing, Chen Xufeng, Ma Shenglin
Abstract excerpt
Afatinib is a second-generation of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitor and has shown a significant clinical benefit in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with EGFR-activating mutations. However, the potential therapeutic effects of afatinib combining with other modalities, including ionizing radiation (IR), are not well understood. In this study, we developed a...
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