Adverse Events of Afatinib as First-line Treatment for Five Cases of Advanced Lung Adenocarcinoma and Review of Literature
Background and objective Afatinib is an irreversible ErbB-family blocker with a clinical activity in non-small cell lung cancer with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations. The aim of this study is to assess the safety of afatinib in patients with advanced lung adenocarcinoma. Methods Pat...
Main Authors: | Hong TAO, Lili GUO, Junfang TANG, Yunzhong ZHU, Liyan XU, Qiyi MENG, Wei WU, Mingzhi LI, Weihua WU, Li TONG, Hongbo WU, Liang SHI, Zhe LIU |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | zho |
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Chinese Anti-Cancer Association; Chinese Antituberculosis Association
2014-04-01
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Series: | Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3779/j.issn.1009-3419.2014.04.09 |
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