| Literature DB >> 27561797 |
Yinghua Jin1, Tao Xin1.
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Approximately half of all patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) develop central nervous system metastases during the course of their disease which indicate poor prognosis. A part of NSCLC patients demonstrates activating epidermal growth factor receptor gene (EGFR) mutations who represent effectiveness and well tolerance of EGFR-specific tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) therapy. Although the systemic efficacy of targeted agents is established, the efficacy of central nervous system (CNS) metastases is not as well characterized. In this article, we review recent data on the use of EGFR inhibitors for treatment of patients with NSCLC and CNS metastases.Entities:
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27561797 PMCID: PMC5972986 DOI: 10.3779/j.issn.1009-3419.2016.08.02
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Zhongguo Fei Ai Za Zhi ISSN: 1009-3419