Mechanisms of acquired resistance to afatinib clarified with liquid biopsy.

Although mechanisms of acquired resistance to 1st and 3rd generation EGFR-TKI continue to be elucidated, there have been few clinical investigations into the mechanisms of acquired resistance to the 2nd generation EGFR-TKI afatinib. We analyzed data from 20 patients with advanced lung adenocarcinoma...

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Main Authors: Tomomi Nakamura, Chiho Nakashima, Kazutoshi Komiya, Kazuki Kitera, Mitsuharu Hirai, Shinya Kimura, Naoko Aragane
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0209384