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Osteoblastic progression during EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy in mutated non-small cell lung cancer: a potential blunder.
Tumori - 21 Jan 2017
Bersanelli Melissa, Bini Paola, Rabaiotti Enrico, Facchinetti Francesco, De Filippo Massimo, Bortesi Beatrice, Buti Sebastiano, Tiseo Marcello
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AIMS AND BACKGROUND: Bone flare reaction as a sign of response to antineoplastic treatment has been redefined, including the onset of new osteoblastic lesions. If misunderstood as skeletal progression, this finding could lead to erroneous therapy discontinuation, changing the disease clinical course. We aim to describe this clinical phenomenon in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with...
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