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Dacomitinib as a retreatment for advanced non-small cell lung cancer patient with an uncommon EGFR mutation.
Thoracic cancer - 1 Apr 2021
Morita Ayako, Hosokawa Shinobu, Yamada Kotaro, Umeno Takahiro, Kano Hirohisa, Kayatani Hiroe, Shiojiri Masaaki, Sakugawa Makoto, Bessho Akihiro
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In non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), uncommon epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations are mutations other than Ex19 deletion and Ex21 L858R, which are common mutations highly sensitive to EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Afatinib, a second-generation EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitor, has been shown to be effective in patients with uncommon mutations. Dacomitinib, another second-generation EGFR-tyrosine...
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