Acquired Resistance of Lung Adenocarcinomas to Gefitinib or Erlotinib Is Associated with a Second Mutation in the EGFR Kinase Domain

A specific secondary mutation in the kinase domain of the epidermal growth factor receptor can render cells insensitive to the two kinase inhibitors. This mutation was found in resistant tumors from three of six patients studied

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Pao, William, Miller, Vincent A, Politi, Katerina A, Riely, Gregory J, Somwar, Romel, Zakowski, Maureen F, Kris, Mark G, Varmus, Harold
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2005
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC549606/