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Cytotoxic chemotherapy may overcome the development of acquired resistance to epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs) therapy.
Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 1 Sept 2015
Kanda Shintaro, Horinouchi Hidehito, Fujiwara Yutaka, Nokihara Hiroshi, Yamamoto Noboru, Sekine Ikuo, Kunitoh Hideo, Kubota Kaoru, Tamura Tomohide, Ohe Yuichiro
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OBJECTIVES: In the first-line treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring EGFR mutations, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) has been shown to yield a longer progression-free survival (PFS) rate than platinum-doublet chemotherapy; however, after the initial response, most patients develop resistance to the EGFR-TKIs. We hypothesized that the insertion of...
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