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ArticleOncoTargets and therapy2018

Effectiveness of afatinib after ineffectiveness of gefitinib in an advanced lung adenocarcinoma patient with a single EGFR exon 20 S768I mutation: a case report.

Hua Duan, Yanmei Peng, Huijuan Cui, Yuqin Qiu, Qiang Li, Jingyi Zhang, Wen Shen, Chenyao Sun, Chufan Luo

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Article in OncoTargets and therapy, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Hua DuanDepartment of China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Yanmei PengDepartment of China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Huijuan CuiDepartment of Oncology, China- Japan Friendship Hospital, Chaoyang, Beijing, China.
Yuqin QiuDepartment of China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Qiang LiDepartment of China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Jingyi ZhangDepartment of China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Wen ShenDepartment of China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Chenyao SunDepartment of China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Chufan LuoDepartment of China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase inhibitors have improved progression-free survival and overall survival in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with sensitive mutations. However, response of uncommon mutation to epidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase inhibitors is still unclear. S768I is one of the uncommon mutations. A female patient with advanced NSCLC with a single S768I mutation achieved effectiveness from afatinib after showing no response to gefitinib. The patient had progression-free survival after taking afatinib for 6 months, and her follow-up is continuing. It suggests that afatinib may be a more effective treatment for NSCLC patients with a single S768I mutation, compared to first-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitors.

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afatinibepidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs)gefitinibNSCLCS768I

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PMID29731638
PMCPMC5923252

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