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Afatinib plus Cetuximab Delays Resistance Compared to Single-Agent Erlotinib or Afatinib in Mouse Models of TKI-Naïve EGFR L858R-Induced Lung Adenocarcinoma.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 15 Jan 2016
Pirazzoli Valentina, Ayeni Deborah, Meador Catherine B, Sanganahalli Basavaraju G, Hyder Fahmeed, de Stanchina Elisa, Goldberg Sarah B, Pao William, Politi Katerina
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PURPOSE: The EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), erlotinib and afatinib, have transformed the treatment of advanced EGFR-mutant lung adenocarcinoma. However, almost all patients who respond develop acquired resistance on average approximately 1 year after starting therapy. Resistance is commonly due to a secondary mutation in EGFR (EGFR(T790M)). We previously found that the combination of the EGFR TKI...
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