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An EGFR-mutated Lung Adenocarcinoma Undergoing Squamous Cell Carcinoma Transformation Exhibited a Durable Response to Afatinib.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) - 1 Dec 2018
Sato Mitsuo, Matsui Akira, Shimoyama Yoshie, Omote Norihito, Morise Masahiro, Hase Tetsunari, Tanaka Ichidai, Suzuki Kojiro, Hasegawa Yoshinori
Abstract excerpt
Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) transformation has been identified as a mechanism of resistance to first-generation epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs), gefitinib or erlotinib, in EGFR-mutated lung cancer. However, whether second- or third-generation TKIs can overcome resistance due to SCC transformation remains unclear. We herein report an EGFR-mutated lung adenocarcinoma...
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