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http://dx.doi.org/10.4046/trd.2011.71.4.286

Successful Rechallenge with Gefitinib for an Initial Erlotinib-Responder with Advanced Lung Adenocarcinoma  

Hong, Sung-Chul (Department of Internal Medicine, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine)
Sim, Yun-Su (Department of Internal Medicine, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine)
Lee, Jin-Hwa (Department of Internal Medicine, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine)
Ryu, Yon-Ju (Department of Internal Medicine, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine)
Chang, Jung-Hyun (Department of Internal Medicine, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine)
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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases / v.71, no.4, 2011 , pp. 286-290 More about this Journal
Abstract
Although failure of epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR TKI) is generally believed to be associated with cross-resistance to other EGFR TKI, the benefit of administering erlotinib as a second EGFR TKI after resistance of gefitinib as the first TKI has been well known. However, good response to gefitinib after an initial response to erlotinib has been rare. We report that a 45-year-old woman (never smoked), with lung adenocarcinoma and EGFR mutation, showed an initial response to erlotinib, and then responded to gefitinib again.
Keywords
erlotinib; gefitinib; Adenocarcinoma of lung;
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