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Epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors in previously treated advanced non-small-cell lung cancer with wild-type EGFR.
Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy - 1 Jan 2016
Mitsuoka Shigeki, Kawaguchi Tomoya, Kubo Akihito, Isa Shun-ichi, Asai Kazuhisa, Uji Masato, Watanabe Tetsuya, Sawa Kenji, Yoshimoto Naoki, Oka Takako, Nakai Toshiyuki, Suzumura Tomohiro, Tanaka Hidenori, Matsuura Kuniomi, Kimura Tatsuo, Yoshimura Naruo, Kudoh Shinzoh, Hirata Kazuto
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INTRODUCTION: While epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) - tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) lead to longer progression-free survival (PFS) when compared with conventional chemotherapy in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring activating EGFR mutations, the role of EGFR-TKI remains unclear in EGFR-wild-type (WT) NSCLC. AREAS COVERED: This article reviews selected data from randomized trials regarding the...
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