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Osteosclerotic change as a therapeutic response to gefitinib in symptomatic non-small cell lung cancer bone metastasis.
BMC pulmonary medicine - 29 Dec 2022
Miyagi Michihito, Katagiri Hirohisa, Murata Hideki, Wasa Junji, Takahashi Toshiaki, Murakami Haruyasu, Harada Hideyuki, Mori Keita, Takahashi Mitsuru
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BACKGROUND: Despite improvement in the overall survival of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation, the effects of EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor (EGFR-TKI) treatment on bone metastasis remain unclear. This study investigated radiological responses to gefitinib regarding bone metastasis in patients. METHODS: We treated 260 patients with NSCLC and...
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