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AZD9291 in EGFR inhibitor-resistant non-small-cell lung cancer.
The New England journal of medicine - 30 Apr 2015
Jänne Pasi A, Yang James Chih-Hsin, Kim Dong-Wan, Planchard David, Ohe Yuichiro, Ramalingam Suresh S, Ahn Myung-Ju, Kim Sang-We, Su Wu-Chou, Horn Leora, Haggstrom Daniel, Felip Enriqueta, Kim Joo-Hang, Frewer Paul, Cantarini Mireille, Brown Kathryn H, Dickinson Paul A, Ghiorghiu Serban, Ranson Malcolm
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The EGFR T790M mutation is the most common mechanism of drug resistance to epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors in patients who have lung cancer with an EGFR mutation (EGFR-mutated lung cancer). In preclinical models, the EGFR inhibitor AZD9291 has been shown to be effective against both EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor-sensitizing and T790M resistance mutations. METHODS:...
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