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SUBMITTER: Wang Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5329801 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wang Yuli Y Guo Zhitao Z Li Yang Y Zhou Qinghua Q
Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland) 20160326 1
Individualized therapies targeting epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations show promises for the treatment of non small-cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC). However, disease progression almost invariably occurs 1 year after tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) treatment. The most prominent mechanism of acquired resistance involves the secondary EGFR mutation, namely EGFR T790M, which accounts for 50%-60% of resistant tumors. A large amount of studies have focused on the development of effective str ...[more]