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Disease flare after gefitinib discontinuation.
Respiratory investigation - 1 Mar 2015
Akamatsu Hiroaki, Ono Akira, Shukuya Takehito, Tsuya Asuka, Nakamura Yukiko, Kenmotsu Hirotsugu, Naito Tateaki, Murakami Haruyasu, Endo Masahiro, Nakajima Takashi, Yamamoto Nobuyuki, Takahashi Toshiaki
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INTRODUCTION: A recent retrospective analysis found that 23% of non-small cell lung cancer patients who acquired resistance to epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) demonstrated "disease flare" after discontinuation of EGFR-TKIs. However, limitations of this study present the need for further investigation to elucidate this phenomenon in more detail. METHODS: We reviewed the...
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