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The effect of sarcopenia on erlotinib therapy in patients with metastatic lung adenocarcinoma.
Bosnian journal of basic medical sciences - 23 Oct 2022
Topcu Atakan, Ozturk Akin, Yurtsever Ismail, Besiroglu Mehmet, Yasin Ayse Irem, Turk Haci Mehmet, Seker Mesut
Abstract excerpt
Erlotinib, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, has been shown to improve the survival of patients with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-mutated non-small cell lung cancer. Sarcopenia is a status with increasing importance in lung cancer, and it may predict a poor prognosis. We aimed to evaluate the impact of sarcopenia on erlotinib therapy and prognosis in patients with EGFR-mutated (exon 19 or 21 L858R)...
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