Article
Standard-dose osimertinib for refractory leptomeningeal metastases in T790M-positive EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer.
British journal of cancer - 1 Jan 2018
Nanjo Shigeki, Hata Akito, Okuda Chiyuki, Kaji Reiko, Okada Hideaki, Tamura Daisuke, Irie Kei, Okada Hiroshi, Fukushima Shoji, Katakami Nobuyuki
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Osimertinib demonstrated promising efficacy for refractory leptomeningeal metastases (LM) in preclinical data and a clinical study at 160 mg, but there is limited data for the standard 80 mg dose. METHODS: T790M-positive patients with suspected LM after classical epidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase inhibitor (EGFR-TKI) failure were enroled. RESULTS: We investigated 13 patients (5...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
