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EGFR Exon 19 Deletion is Associated With Favorable Overall Survival After First-line Gefitinib Therapy in Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients.
American journal of clinical oncology - 1 Apr 2018
Choi Yong Won, Jeon So Yeon, Jeong Geum Sook, Lee Hyun Woo, Jeong Seong Hyun, Kang Seok Yun, Park Joon Seong, Choi Jin-Hyuk, Koh Young Wha, Han Jae Ho, Sheen Seung Soo
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OBJECTIVES: Exon 19 deletion and L858R mutation in exon 21 of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) are both common mutations that predict a good response to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, the existence of clinically significant difference in sensitivity to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors among different EGFR mutation subtypes is still a matter of debate....
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