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The Role of Radiotherapy in Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Mutation-positive Patients with Oligoprogression: A Matched-cohort Analysis.
Clinical oncology (Royal College of Radiologists (Great Britain)) - 1 Sept 2017
Chan O S H, Lee V H F, Mok T S K, Mo F, Chang A T Y, Yeung R M W
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AIMS: Almost all patients with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations will develop resistance to first-line EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). The management of oligoprogression on EGFR TKI is controversial. Irradiating progressing tumours may potentially eradicate the resistant clone and allow continuation of EGFR TKI, but the clinical data remain sparse. We aimed to assess the effect of...
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