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Biopsy on progression in patients with EGFR mutation-positive advanced non-small-cell lung cancer-a Canadian experience.
Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) - 1 Feb 2020
Chu Q, Agha A, Devost N, Walton R N, Ghosh S, Ho C
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Background: Epidermal growth factor receptor (egfr) tyrosine kinase inhibitors (tkis) are standard therapy for patients with advanced or metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer harbouring an EGFR mutation. Upon progression, 50%-60% develop a secondary T790M mutation. Recent trials demonstrated outcome improvement with osimertinib compared with standard platinum-based chemotherapy as second-line therapy for patients...
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