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SUBMITTER: Yu HA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3673302 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Yu Helena A HA Riely Gregory J GJ
Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN 20130201 2
EGFR mutations identify patients who are more likely to respond to treatment with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) than cytotoxic chemotherapy. The distinct success of the first-generation EGFR TKIs erlotinib and gefitinib has been accompanied by the observation that acquired resistance to these treatments develops after a median of 1 year of treatment. Newer, second-generation EGFR TKIs have been developed with the intent to delay or overcome acquired re ...[more]