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Navigating the "No Man's Land" of TKI-Failed EGFR-Mutated Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC): A Review.
Neoplasia (New York, N.Y.) - 1 Jan 2018
Oronsky Bryan, Ma Patrick, Reid Tony R, Cabrales Pedro, Lybeck Michelle, Oronsky Arnold, Oronsky Neil, Carter Corey A
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As the leading cause of cancer-related mortality, lung cancer is a worldwide health issue that is overwhelmingly caused by smoking. However, a substantial minority (~25%) of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has never smoked. In these patients, activating mutations of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) are more likely, which render their tumors susceptible for a finite period to treatment...
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