Unusual cases in multiple myeloma and a dramatic response in metastatic lung cancer: case 4. Mutation of the epidermal growth factor receptor in an elderly man with advanced, gefitinib-responsive, non-small-cell lung cancer

J Clin Oncol. 2005 Jan 1;23(1):235-7. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2005.07.169.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / drug therapy*
  • Adenocarcinoma / genetics*
  • Aged
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / drug therapy*
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / genetics*
  • ErbB Receptors / genetics*
  • Gefitinib
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Lung Neoplasms / genetics*
  • Male
  • Mutation*
  • Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Quinazolines / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Quinazolines
  • ErbB Receptors
  • Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
  • Gefitinib