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MET: a new promising biomarker in non-small-cell lung carcinoma.
Pharmacogenomics - 1 Jan 2015
Pérez-Ramírez Cristina, Cañadas-Garre Marisa, Jiménez-Varo Enrique, Faus-Dáder María José, Calleja-Hernández Miguel Ángel
Abstract excerpt
Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) leads cancer-related deaths worldwide. Mutations in the kinase domain of the EGFR gene provide sensitivity to tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) drugs. TKI show initial response rates over 75% in mutant EGFR-NSCLC patients, although most of these patients acquire resistance to EGFR inhibitors after therapy. EGFR-TKI resistance mechanisms include amplification in MET and its...
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