Epidermal growth factor receptor mutation status in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer: Lessons learned

Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 549-554

  Lee, Dae Ho ^a   Srimuninnimit, Vichien ^b   Cheng, Rebecca ^c   Wang, Xin ^c   Orlando, Mauro ^d  

^a Asan Medical Center   (South Korea)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

^d Edificio Panamericana Plaza   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Biological markers; Epidermal growth factor receptor; Non small cell lung carcinoma

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; ERLOTINIB; GEFITINIB; PEMETREXED; EGFR PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ARTICLE; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; DRUG RESPONSE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NON SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PREDICTIVE VALUE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TREATMENT OUTCOME; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; GENETICS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; METABOLISM; MUTATION;

CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MUTATION; RECEPTOR, EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR;

EID: 84946714946     PISSN: 15982998     EISSN: 20059256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4143/crt.2014.362     Document Type: Article

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