Mechanisms of resistance to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors

Since the discovery that non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is driven by epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations, the EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs, e.g., gefitinib and elrotinib) have been effectively used for clinical treatment. However, patients eventually develop drug resi...

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Main Authors: Lihua Huang, Liwu Fu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-09-01
Series:Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211383515001045