Response to Gefitinib in Pericardial Effusion Due to Lung Cancer

We described a 70 years old patient with pericardial effusion due to adenocarcinoma of the lung, in whom gefitinib, which is an oral selective inhibitor of the epidermal growth factor receptor of tyrosine kinase, demonstrated a marked antitumor effect. We recommend possible consideration of a treatm...

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Main Authors: Norihiro Kikuchi, Hiroaki Satoh, Takahide Kodama, Norihiro Haraguchi, Kiyohisa Sekizawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karolinum Press 2003-01-01
Series:Acta Medica
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Online Access:https://actamedica.lfhk.cuni.cz/46/4/0215/