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Afatinib combined with anlotinib in the treatment of lung adenocarcinoma patient with novel HER2 mutation: a case report and review of the literature.
World journal of surgical oncology - 18 Nov 2021
Xu Huanhuan, Liang Qi, Xu Xian, Tan Shanyue, Wang Sumeng, Liu Yiqian, Liu Lingxiang
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: HER2 is a member of the ERBB family of receptor tyrosine kinases, and HER2 mutations occur in 1-4% of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) as an oncogenic driver mutation. We found a rare mutation of HER2 p.Asp769Tyr in NSCLC. CASE PRESENTATION: We presented a case of a 68-year-old nonsmoking male patient with brain metastasis from lung adenocarcinoma harboring a rare mutation of HER2 p.Asp769Tyr. After...
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