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Afatinib is especially effective against non-small cell lung cancer carrying an EGFR exon 19 deletion.
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Anticancer Res2015PMID 25862853stubpubmedProvenance
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- cancerLung Non-Small Cell Carcinomacivic_curation1.00
- drugAfatinibcivic_curation1.00
- geneEGFRcivic_curation1.00
- variantEGFR Exon 19 Deletioncivic_curation1.00
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| Therapy | Cancer | Type | Level | Direction · significance | Rating (1–5) | Status | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EGFR Exon 19 Deletion1 | ||||||||
| Afatinib | Lung Non-Small Cell CarcinomaCURATED_BROADER | Predictive | D | Supports Sensitivity Response | 2 | accepted | EID881Stable HEK293 cell lines expressing mutant EGFR cDNAs were created (using a pQCLIN retroviral vector) and their drug sensitivities to afatinib were examined by MTT assay. Phorphorylation of EGFR was a… (full text at CIViC) PMID 25862853 · Banno et al., 2015 · Open in CIViC | civic |