Repeated treatment with gefitinib and alectinib in a patient with multiple EGFR-mutant and ALK-mutant lung adenocarcinomas: A case report
Multiple EGFR-mutant and ALK-mutant lung cancers are rare, and standard treatment has not been established because of the small number of cases. A 79-year-old man was found to harbor nodular shadows in right S1, right S5, and left S3. He was surgically diagnosed with stage IIB (pT3N0M0) EGFR G719X-m...
Main Authors: | Takafumi Yorozuya, Yutaro Nagano, Hirofumi Chiba, Yui Imai, Kento Yasuda, Yuta Sudo, Tetsuya Taya, Makoto Shioya |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-01-01
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Series: | Respiratory Medicine Case Reports |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221300712100040X |
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