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Targeted therapy in non-small cell lung cancer: a focus on epidermal growth factor receptor mutations.
Chinese clinical oncology - 1 Dec 2015
Milano Gérard A
Abstract excerpt
The main molecular targeting of lung cancer [non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)] concerns mutations of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). The awaited responsiveness of tumors carrying these mutations is high with for instance 60% to 80% with tyrosine kinase inhibitors hitting EGFR mutations. The EGFR T790M as a secondary mutation is responsible for the occurrence of a resistance phenomenon. A multitude of...
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