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Cigarette smoke enhances oncogene addiction to c-MET and desensitizes EGFR-expressing non-small cell lung cancer to EGFR TKIs.
Molecular oncology - 1 May 2018
Tu Chih-Yen, Cheng Fang-Ju, Chen Chuan-Mu, Wang Shu-Ling, Hsiao Yu-Chun, Chen Chia-Hung, Hsia Te-Chun, He Yu-Hao, Wang Bo-Wei, Hsieh I-Shan, Yeh Yi-Lun, Tang Chih-Hsin, Chen Yun-Ju, Huang Wei-Chien
Abstract excerpt
Cigarette smoking is one of the leading risks for lung cancer and is associated with the insensitivity of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) to epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). However, it remains undetermined whether and how cigarette smoke affects the therapeutic efficacy of EGFR TKIs. In this study, our data showed that chronic exposure to cigarette smoke extract (CSE)...
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