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Afatinib for the Treatment of NSCLC with Uncommon EGFR Mutations: A Narrative Review.
Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) - 28 May 2023
Jiang Yingying, Fang Xiaoxu, Xiang Yan, Fang Tingwen, Liu Jingwen, Lu Kaihua
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Afatinib, the world's first irreversible ErbB family (containing four different cancer cell epidermal growth factor receptors, including EGFR, HER2, ErbB3, and ErbB4) inhibitor, is a second-generation oral epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor (EGFR-TKI). It can be used as a first-line treatment for locally advanced or metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with an EGFR-sensitive...
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