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Efficacy of osimertinib for preventing leptomeningeal metastasis derived from advanced EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer: a propensity-matched retrospective study.
BMC cancer - 30 Jul 2021
Wang Xia, Cai Jing, Zeng Zhimin, Liu Anwen
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BACKGROUND: Leptomeningeal metastasis (LM) is a severe complication of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). This retrospective study aimed to investigate the potential use of osimertinib for preventing LM in patients with advanced epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-mutated NSCLC. METHODS: Patients with advanced NSCLC harboring EGFR mutations who underwent tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) therapy for...
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