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Pharmacokinetic drug evaluation of osimertinib for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer.
Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology - 1 Dec 2017
Rossi Antonio, Muscarella Lucia Anna, Di Micco Concetta, Carbonelli Cristiano, D'alessandro Vito, Notarangelo Stefano, Palomba Giuseppe, Sanpaolo Gerardo, Taurchini Marco, Graziano Paolo, Maiello Evaristo
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INTRODUCTION: First- and second-generation epidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs), such as gefitinib, erlotinib, icotinib, and afatinib are the standard-of-care for first-line therapy of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring activating EGFR mutations. Unfortunately, after initial activity of an average 9-13 months, disease progression has been reported in the majority of...
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