The Frequency of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Mutation of Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer according to the Underlying Pulmonary Diseases

Background. Although epidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs) are effective in patients with nonsmall cell lung cancer with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation, EGFR-TKIs have a risk of inducing fatal interstitial lung disease (ILD). The selection of chem...

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Main Authors: Kazuhiro Usui, Tomonori Ushijima, Yoshiaki Tanaka, Chiharu Tanai, Hiromichi Noda, Norifumi Abe, Hajime Horiuchi, Teruo Ishihara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Pulmonary Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/290132
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