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Long-term Survival With Afatinib in a Patient With Lung Adenocarcinoma Harboring Double Uncommon EGFR L861Q and G719X Mutations.
In vivo (Athens, Greece) - 1 Jan 2000
Ohara Gen, Okauchi Shinichiro, Sasatani Yuika, Shiozawa Toshihiro, Yamada Hideyasu, Miyazaki Kunihiko, Satoh Hiroaki
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In the majority of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with uncommon EGFR mutations, first generation epidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs) are ineffective. The second-generation TKI, afatinib, is considered effective in patients with uncommon mutations, however, long-term survivors have been rare. CASE REPORT: We report herein a patient with lung...
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