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Heterogeneity or transformation? A whack-a-mole case of EGFR-mutant lung adenocarcinoma and small cell carcinoma: A case report.
Thoracic cancer - 1 Aug 2022
Ninomaru Taira, Hata Akito, Hara Shigeo, Komatsu Masato
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Histological transformation from adenocarcinoma to small cell lung cancer (SCLC) occurs ~10% after acquired resistance to epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Transformed SCLC generally responds well to chemotherapy regimens for SCLC such as platinum plus etoposide. After the response, histological nature and clinical course could be complicated by possible heterogeneity or...
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