Retrospective practice review of treatment of metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer with second-line erlotinib

Current Oncology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 279-285

  Melosky, B ^a   Agulnik, J ^b   Assi, H ^c  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MONCTON HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

EGFR; Epidermal growth factor receptor; Erlotinib; Non small cell lung cancer; NSCLC; Retrospective practice review; Second line; TKI; Tyrosine kinase inhibitor

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950581216     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17187729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3747/co.v15i6.382     Document Type: Article

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