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Survival benefits from afatinib compared with gefitinib and erlotinib among patients with common EGFR mutation in first-line setting.
Thoracic cancer - 1 Jul 2022
Kwok Wang Chun, Ho James Chung Man, Tam Terence Chi Chun, Ip Mary Sau Man, Lam David Chi Leung
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BACKGROUND: Epidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs) are recommended as first-line treatment in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with sensitizing EGFR mutations. The sequential use of different EGFR-TKIs has been reported to demonstrate improvement in overall survival of NSCLC patients with EGFR mutations. There are limited reports on comparisons between regimens with...
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