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Identification of Mutation Accumulation as Resistance Mechanism Emerging in First-Line Osimertinib Treatment.
Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer - 1 Jul 2018
Uchibori Ken, Inase Naohiko, Nishio Makoto, Fujita Naoya, Katayama Ryohei
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INTRODUCTION: The survival of patients with EGFR mutation-positive lung cancer has dramatically improved since the introduction of EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs). Recently, osimertinib showed significantly prolonged progression-free survival than first-generation EGFR-TKI in first-line treatment, suggesting that a paradigm change that would move osimetinib to first-line treatment is indicated. We...
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