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Afatinib, an effective treatment for patient with lung squamous cell carcinoma harboring uncommon EGFR G719A and R776C co-mutations.
Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology - 1 May 2022
Han Chao, Ding Xuan, Li Mengmeng, Luo Ningning, Qi Yingxue, Wang Chengwei
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is a crucial driven gene in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and the EGFR mutation rate in lung squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is only 3 ~ 6.92%. Uncommon EGFR mutations, such as S768I, L861Q and G719X, accounting for approximately 15% of NSCLC harboring EGFR mutation. Afatinib, a second-generation EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI), has been approved for...
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