A phase II trial of the FGFR inhibitor pemigatinib in patients with metastatic esophageal–gastric junction/gastric cancer trastuzumab resistant: the FiGhTeR trial
Background: Prognosis of patients affected by metastatic esophageal–gastric junction (EGJ) or gastric cancer (GC) remains dismal. Trastuzumab, an anti-HER2 monoclonal antibody, is the only targeted agent approved for the first-line treatment of patients with HER2-overexpressing advanced EGJ or GC in...
Main Authors: | Valeria Merz, Camilla Zecchetto, Francesca Simionato, Alessandro Cavaliere, Simona Casalino, Michele Pavarana, Simone Giacopuzzi, Maria Bencivenga, Anna Tomezzoli, Raffaela Santoro, Vita Fedele, Serena Contarelli, Irene Rossi, Serena Giacomazzi, Martina Pasquato, Cristiana Piazzola, Stefano Milleri, Giovanni de Manzoni, Davide Melisi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2020-07-01
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Series: | Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1758835920937889 |
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