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Microwave ablation with continued EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy prolongs disease control in non‐small‐cell lung cancers with acquired resistance to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors

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Although patients with EGFR‐mutant non‐small‐cell lung cancer (NSCLC) benefit from treatment with EGFR‐tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), outcomes are limited by the eventual development of acquired resistance. We conducted a retrospective… Click to show full abstract

Although patients with EGFR‐mutant non‐small‐cell lung cancer (NSCLC) benefit from treatment with EGFR‐tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), outcomes are limited by the eventual development of acquired resistance. We conducted a retrospective study to evaluate the efficacy and feasibility of EGFR‐TKI therapy beyond focal progression, associated with microwave ablation.

Keywords: cell lung; egfr tyrosine; non small; small cell; tyrosine kinase

Journal Title: Thoracic Cancer
Year Published: 2018

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