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[Osimertinib (Tagrisso®): Activity, indication and modality of use in non-small cell lung cancer].
Bulletin du cancer - 1 Oct 2016
Giroux Leprieur Etienne, Cortot Alexis B, Cadranel Jacques, Wislez Marie
Abstract excerpt
The acquisition of a resistance EGFR mutation in exon 20 (T790M) occurs in half of the cases of secondary resistance to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI), given in first-line treatment in advanced EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC). Osimertinib (AZD9291, Tagrisso®) is a third-generation, irreversible EGFR TKI, active in case of T790M mutation. A large phase I trial showed the efficacy of...
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