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Real-world assessment of afatinib for patients with EGFR-positive non-small cell lung cancer.
Investigational new drugs - 1 Dec 2020
Igawa Satoshi, Ono Taihei, Kasajima Masashi, Kusuhara Seiichiro, Otani Sakiko, Fukui Tomoya, Yokoba Masanori, Kubota Masaru, Katagiri Masato, Mitsufuji Hisashi, Sasaki Jiichiro, Naoki Katsuhiko
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Introduction Afatinib is used to treat patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring common EGFR mutations; however, the clinicopathological factors that predict this drug's effectiveness in real-world settings remain unclear. We therefore evaluated the effectiveness of afatinib in such patients and assessed potential prognostic factors. Methods We retrospectively investigated patients with...
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