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Molecular and Clinical Features of EGFR-TKI-Associated Lung Injury.
International journal of molecular sciences - 14 Jan 2021
Ohmori Tohru, Yamaoka Toshimitsu, Ando Koichi, Kusumoto Sojiro, Kishino Yasunari, Manabe Ryou, Sagara Hironori
Abstract excerpt
The tyrosine kinase activity of epidermal growth factor receptors (EGFRs) plays critical roles in cell proliferation, regeneration, tumorigenesis, and anticancer resistance. Non-small-cell lung cancer patients who responded to EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs) and obtained survival benefits had somatic EGFR mutations. EGFR-TKI-related adverse events (AEs) are usually tolerable and manageable, although...
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