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Surgical resection of advanced non-small cell lung cancer after a response to EGFR-TKI: presentation of two cases and a literature review.
Journal of cardiothoracic surgery - 23 Nov 2017
Yamamoto Yoko, Kodama Ken, Maniwa Tomohiro, Takeda Masashi
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BACKGROUND: The usefulness of residual tumor resection after epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor (EGFR-TKI) treatment remains unclear. We describe two patients who underwent residual tumor resection after responding to EGFR-TKIs for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring EGFR gene mutations, along with a review of the literature. CASE PRESENTATION: The patient in Case 1 was a...
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