Gefitinib for epidermal growth factor receptor mutant lung cancers: Searching for a weapon of mass destruction

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 24, Issue 21, 2006, Pages 3319-3321

  Jänne, Pasi A ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; GEFITINIB; IMATINIB; TRASTUZUMAB; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; QUINAZOLINE DERIVATIVE;

CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE COURSE; EDITORIAL; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; GENETICS; LUNG TUMOR; MUTATION; NOTE; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; CLINICAL TRIALS, PHASE II; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MUTATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUINAZOLINES; RECEPTOR, EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR;

EID: 33746848200     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2006.06.6555     Document Type: Editorial

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