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Gefitinib treatment in patients with postoperative recurrent non-small-cell lung cancer harboring epidermal growth factor receptor gene mutations.
International journal of clinical oncology - 1 Dec 2015
Yokoyama Yuhei, Sonobe Makoto, Yamada Tetsu, Sato Masaaki, Menju Toshi, Aoyama Akihiro, Sato Toshihiko, Chen Fengshi, Omasa Mitsugu, Date Hiroshi
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BACKGROUND: The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitor gefitinib is an effective treatment for recurrent or advanced lung cancer harboring EGFR gene mutations, and has improved progression-free survival in several clinical trials. However, the effect of gefitinib treatment for recurrent lung cancers with EGFR gene mutations after complete resection and the influence of the timing of...
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