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Life-threatening pneumonitis after first-line treatment with osimertinib for primary T790M mutated non-small cell lung cancer.
Thoracic cancer - 1 Jul 2020
Häntschel Maik, Niebling Johannes, Häring Almut, Häring Max-Felix, Groß Thorben, Horger Marius, Riessen Reimer, Haap Michael, Lewis Richard A, Böckeler Michael, Hetzel Jürgen
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Epithelial growth factor receptor (EGFR) directed tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) treatment is the standard approach in patients with advanced, EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Although benefit/risk ratio is favorable for these TKI and side effects are manageable in the vast majority of patients, severe and even life-threatening side effects have been reported. TKI-induced interstitial lung...
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