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Targeting the EGFR T790M mutation in non-small-cell lung cancer.
Expert opinion on therapeutic targets - 1 Feb 2017
Normanno Nicola, Maiello Monica Rosaria, Chicchinelli Nicoletta, Iannaccone Alessia, Esposito Claudia, De Cecio Rossella, D'alessio Amelia, De Luca Antonella
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INTRODUCTION: The presence of activating mutations of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is predictive of response to first- and second-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, patients that initially respond to these drugs inexorably become resistant. The T790M mutation in the exon 20 of the EGFR is the main mechanism of...
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