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Bevacizumab counteracts VEGF-dependent resistance to erlotinib in an EGFR-mutated NSCLC xenograft model.
International journal of oncology - 1 Aug 2017
Masuda Chinami, Yanagisawa Mieko, Yorozu Keigo, Kurasawa Mitsue, Furugaki Koh, Ishikura Nobuyuki, Iwai Toshiki, Sugimoto Masamichi, Yamamoto Kaname
Abstract excerpt
Erlotinib, an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI), shows superior efficacy in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring activating EGFR mutations (EGFR Mut+). However, almost all tumors eventually develop resistance to erlotinib. Recently, the Phase II JO25567 study reported significant prolongation of progression-free survival (PFS) by erlotinib plus...
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