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[Osimertinib for an Elderly Patient with Adenocarcinoma of the Lung Harboring EGFR T790M Mutation Diagnosed Using a Pleural Fluid Cell Block].
Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy - 1 Aug 2018
Nakao Makoto, Suzuki Yuto, Arakawa Sousuke, Sakai Yusuke, Fujita Kohei, Ishikawa Misawo, Sato Hidefumi, Muramatsu Hideki
Abstract excerpt
A 90-year-old woman was referred to our hospital because of dyspnea with pleural effusion that was detected using a chest X-ray. Pleural fluid cell block specimens from the left pleural effusion were shown to be an adenocarcinoma harboring an epidermal growth factor receptor(EGFR)gene mutation(L858R). Erlotinib was administered and the patient responded to treatment for 15 months. Subsequent re-accumulation of...
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