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Acquisition of cancer stem cell-like properties in non-small cell lung cancer with acquired resistance to afatinib.
Cancer science - 1 Oct 2015
Hashida Shinsuke, Yamamoto Hiromasa, Shien Kazuhiko, Miyoshi Yuichiro, Ohtsuka Tomoaki, Suzawa Ken, Watanabe Mototsugu, Maki Yuho, Soh Junichi, Asano Hiroaki, Tsukuda Kazunori, Miyoshi Shinichiro, Toyooka Shinichi
Abstract excerpt
Afatinib is an irreversible epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) that is known to be effective against the EGFR T790M variant, which accounts for half of the mechanisms of acquired resistance to reversible EGFR-TKIs. However, acquired resistance to afatinib was...
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