Predictive molecular markers for EGFR-TKI in non-small cell lung cancer patients: New insights and critical aspects

Journal of Nucleic Acids Investigation

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 47-54

  Ulivi, Paola ^a   Calistri, Daniele ^a   Zoli, Wainer ^a   Amadori, Dino ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL ONCOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors; Non small cell lung cancer; Plasma serum; Predictive markers

Indexed keywords

3 [1 (2,6 DICHLORO 3 FLUOROPHENYL)ETHOXY] 5 [1 (4 PIPERIDINYL) 1H PYRAZOL 4 YL] 2 PYRIDINYLAMINE; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR KINASE; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR KINASE INHIBITOR; ERLOTINIB; GEFITINIB; MICRORNA; NAVELBINE; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE;

ADVANCED CANCER; ANAPLASTIC LYMPHOMA KINASE GENE; CANCER CELL; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RESISTANCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CELL PROLIFERATION; ECHINODERMAL MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN LIKE 4 GENE; EGFR GENE; GENE; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE NUMBER; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MET GENE; METASTASIS POTENTIAL; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE; ONCOGENE K RAS; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PREDICTION; PRIMARY TUMOR; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 78649919343     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20356005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/jnai.2010.e10     Document Type: Review

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