Article
MET Exon 14 Alterations and New Resistance Mutations to Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors: Risk of Inadequate Detection with Current Amplicon-Based NGS Panels.
Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer - 1 Oct 2017
Poirot Brigitte, Doucet Ludovic, Benhenda Shirine, Champ Jérôme, Meignin Véronique, Lehmann-Che Jacqueline
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Targeted therapies such as tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) have dramatically improved the treatment of lung adenocarcinoma, and detection of activating mutations of genes such as EGFR or anaplastic lymphoma kinase gene (ALK) is now mandatory in the clinical setting. However, additional targetable alterations are continuously being described and forcing us to adapt our detection methods. Here we...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
