Preventing and treating brain metastases with three first-line EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitors in patients with EGFR mutation-positive advanced non-small cell lung cancer

Introduction: Brain metastases (BM) are common in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and the prognosis is poor with few therapeutic options. This study evaluated the efficacy of three epidermal growth factor receptor–tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs) in preventing and treating BM in p...

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Main Authors: Po-Lan Su, Yi-Lin Wu, Wei-Yuan Chang, Chung-Liang Ho, Yau-Lin Tseng, Wu-Wei Lai, Wu-Chou Su, Chien-Chung Lin, Szu-Chun Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-09-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1758835918797589