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Generations of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors: Perils and Progress.
Current treatment options in oncology - 1 Oct 2015
Castellanos Emily H, Horn Leora
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OPINION STATEMENT: Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations have been detected in approximately 10 % of North American patients diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Approximately 90 % of these mutations are exon 19 deletions or exon 21 L858R point mutations. First- and second-generation EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) are approved as first-line therapy based on clinical trials...
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