Afatinib overcoming resistance to icotinib and osimertinib in NSCLC with leptomeningeal metastasis in patients with acquired EGFR L858R/T790M or L858R/S768I mutations: Two case reports
Background: Advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is often complicated by leptomeningeal metastases (LMs), especially in patients carrying EGFR mutations. EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) are the first-line drug for patients with specific gene mutations, such as EGFR exon 19 deletion or...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-10-01
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| Series: | Heliyon |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023078982 |