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Erschienen in: Medical Oncology 1/2009

01.03.2009 | Case Report

Prolonged response to gefitinib in bone metastasis

verfasst von: Hiroaki Satoh, Hiroichi Ishikawa, Gen Ohara, Norihiro Kikuchi, Kiyohisa Sekizawa

Erschienen in: Medical Oncology | Ausgabe 1/2009

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Gefitinib is an oral selective inhibitor of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase, and is regarded as a safe agent, although some toxic effects such as interstitial pneumonia exist [1, 2]. Gefitinib is now being attempted for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We herein report a lung adenocarcinoma patient who obtained regression of bone metastasis by gefitinib therapy. …
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Metadaten
Titel
Prolonged response to gefitinib in bone metastasis
verfasst von
Hiroaki Satoh
Hiroichi Ishikawa
Gen Ohara
Norihiro Kikuchi
Kiyohisa Sekizawa
Publikationsdatum
01.03.2009
Verlag
Humana Press Inc
Erschienen in
Medical Oncology / Ausgabe 1/2009
Print ISSN: 1357-0560
Elektronische ISSN: 1559-131X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12032-008-9082-y

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