Molecular basis of drug resistance: Epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors and anaplastic lymphoma kinase inhibitors

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 188-198

  Yang, Sei Hoon ^a  

^a Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Drug resistance; Protein kinase inhibitors; Receptor protein tyrosine kinases; Receptor, epidermal growth factor

Indexed keywords

ANAPLASTIC LYMPHOMA KINASE INHIBITOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR KINASE INHIBITOR; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE INHIBITOR; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE INHIBITOR; SCATTER FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CANCER PATIENT; DRUG RESISTANCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; REVIEW;

EID: 84890931756     PISSN: 17383536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4046/trd.2013.75.5.188     Document Type: Review

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