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Effectiveness and Safety of EGFR-TKI Rechallenge Treatment in Elderly Patients with Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Harboring Drug-Sensitive EGFR Mutations.
Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) - 3 Sept 2021
Yamada Yutaka, Imai Hisao, Sugiyama Tomohide, Minemura Hiroyuki, Kanazawa Kenya, Kasai Takashi, Minato Koichi, Kaira Kyoichi, Kaburagi Takayuki
Abstract excerpt
Background and Objectives: Epidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs) are effective first-line chemotherapeutic agents for patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring drug-sensitive EGFR mutations. However, the effectiveness of EGFR-TKI rechallenge after first-line EGFR-TKI treatment is not sufficient in elderly patients (over 75 years of age) harboring...
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