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Disease flare of leptomeningeal metastases without radiological and cytological findings after the discontinuation of osimertinib.
Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 1 Jan 2021
Takahashi Toshiaki, Umeguchi Hitomi, Tateishi Akiko, Yoshida Tatsuya, Motoi Noriko, Ohe Yuichiro
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Rapid tumor progression occurring after the discontinuation of epidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase inhibitor (EGFR-TKI) therapy is referred to as a disease flare of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The clinicopathological features of disease flares after osimertinib discontinuation remain unclear. RESULTS: We report a patient with EGFR-mutated NSCLC who experienced the progression of...
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