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Association details:
Evidence:
Evidence Level:
Sensitive: C3 – Early Trials
New
Title:

Activating Mutations in the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Underlying Responsiveness of Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer to Gefitinib

Excerpt:
A subgroup of patients with non-small-cell lung cancer have specific mutations in the EGFR gene, which correlate with clinical responsiveness to the tyrosine kinase inhibitor gefitinib....Figure 2. Mutations in the EGFR Gene in Gefitinib-Responsive Tumors...Both had in-frame deletions in the kinase domain that were identical to those found in the patients with a response to gefitinib — namely, delL747–P753insS and delE746–A750 (Table 2).
DOI:
10.1056/NEJMoa040938