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Protein kinase Cα mediates erlotinib resistance in lung cancer cells.
Molecular pharmacology - 1 May 2015
Abera Mahlet B, Kazanietz Marcelo G
Abstract excerpt
Overexpression and mutational activation of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) plays an important role in the pathogenesis of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). EGFR tyrosine-kinase inhibitors (TKIs) are given as a primary therapy for advanced patients with EGFR-activating mutations; however, the majority of these tumors relapse and patients eventually develop resistance to TKIs. To address a potential...
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