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Osimertinib, a third-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitor targeting non-small cell lung cancer with EGFR T790M mutations.
Drugs of today (Barcelona, Spain : 1998) - 1 Oct 2016
McCoach C E, Jimeno A
Abstract excerpt
Oncogenic driver mutations in the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene have provided a focus for effective targeted therapy. Unfortunately, all patients eventually develop resistance to frontline therapy with EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). The majority of patients develop a large subclonal population of tumor cells with a T790M mutation that renders these cells resistant to first-generation TKIs....
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