Mechanism of Resistance and Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition of BRAF(V600E) Mutation Thyroid Anaplastic Cancer to BRAF(V600E) Inhibition Through Feedback Activation of EGFR
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Byeon, Hyung Kwon
(Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
Na, Hwi Jung (Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine) Yang, Yeon Ju (Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine) Park, Jae Hong (Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine) Kwon, Hyeong Ju (Department of Pathology, Yonsei University College of Medicine) Chang, Jae Won (Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine) Ban, Myung Jin (Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine) Kim, Won Shik (Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine) Shin, Dong Yeob (Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine) Lee, Eun Jig (Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine) Koh, Yoon Woo (Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine) Choi, Eun Chang (Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine) |
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