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A rare EGFR exon 19 insertion mutation in metastatic lung adenocarcinoma: a favorable response to afatinib.
Anti-cancer drugs - 1 Feb 2025
Seven İsmet, Köş Fahriye Tuğba, Tatli Doğan Hayriye, Kişlal Mustafa Hayri, Sekmek Serhat, Karahan İrfan, Aktürk Esen Selin, Uncu Doğan
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Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations like the common L858R and exon 19 deletions are well studied, but rarer mutations like exon 19 insertions have received less attention. This case report describes a patient with this uncommon EGFR exon 19 insertion mutation in metastatic lung adenocarcinoma. A 51-year-old male nonsmoker with metastatic lung adenocarcinoma and a rare EGFR exon 19 insertion mutation...
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