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Durable response to osimertinib in EGFR mutated T790M wildtype non-small cell lung cancer with leptomeningeal metastases: A case report.
Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 1 Dec 2017
Chalmers Anna, Jensen Leif, Akerley Wallace
Abstract excerpt
In patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) progression with leptomeningeal (LM) metastases is a catastrophic event with limited treatment options. We report a patient who developed leptomeningeal disease while on front-line erlotinib. High-dose tyrosine kinase inhibitor was started but ineffective. She was transitioned to third-generation TKI osimertinib, despite lacking a T790M mutation, and responded...
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