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NSCLC Patients Harbouring Rare or Complex EGFR Mutations Are More Often Smokers and Might Not Benefit from First-Line Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Therapy.
Respiration; international review of thoracic diseases - 1 Jan 2000
Kauffmann-Guerrero Diego, Huber Rudolf Maria, Reu Simone, Tufman Amanda, Mertsch Pontus, Syunyaeva Zulfiya, Jung Andreas, Kahnert Kathrin
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BACKGROUND: Generally, tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapy is recommended in first-line treatment of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harbouring a classic epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation. However, the response of patients with rare or complex EGFR mutations to TKI treatment is not predictable, nor is the prognosis for such patients. OBJECTIVES: In cases of rare or...
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