DDX3X induces primary EGFR-TKI resistance based on intratumor heterogeneity in lung cancer cells harboring EGFR-activating mutations.

The specific mechanisms how lung cancer cells harboring epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) activating mutations can survive treatment with EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) until they eventually acquire treatment-resistance genetic mutations are unclear. The phenotypic diversity of cancer...

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Main Authors: Koichiro Nozaki, Hiroshi Kagamu, Satoshi Shoji, Natsue Igarashi, Aya Ohtsubo, Masaaki Okajima, Satoru Miura, Satoshi Watanabe, Hirohisa Yoshizawa, Ichiei Narita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4208809?pdf=render