Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Mutation in a Patient with Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lung: Who Should Be Tested

Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Mutation in a Patient with Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lung: Who Should Be Tested

We report the case of a 64-year-old ex-smoker with metastatic poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the lung and an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation in exon 21 (p.L858R) who achieved prolonged clinical benefit from treatment with an EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TK...

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Main Authors: Michael Schwitter, Regulo Rodriguez, Tino Schneider, Thomas Kluckert, Martin Brutsche, Martin Früh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2013-05-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncology
Subjects:
Non-small cell lung cancer
Squamous cell carcinoma
Epidermal growth factor receptor mutation
Immunohistochemistry
Histology
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/351607

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