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. 2015 Feb 24:3:1.
doi: 10.1186/s40247-015-0013-z. eCollection 2015.

The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGRF) in lung cancer

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The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGRF) in lung cancer

Enric Carcereny et al. Transl Respir Med. .

Abstract

In the last decade, important advances have been made in understanding of cancer biology, particularly non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with the discovery of oncogenic drivers of the disease. The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene and its pathways was the first oncogenic driver discovered to be mutated and treatable in lung cancer. Treatment with EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) is the standard of care for molecularly selected EGFR-mutant patients, while its role in unselected lung cancer patients is nowadays controversial. This review will provide an overview of the EGFR pathway and options for its treatment of lung cancer.

Keywords: EGFR; Epidermal growth factor receptor; Lung cancer; TKI; Tyrosine kinase inhibitors.

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Epidermal growth factor receptor pathway.
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Mechanisms of acquired resistance to EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitor.

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