EGFR mutation status in brain metastases of non-small cell lung carcinoma

F Burel-Vandenbos, D Ambrosetti, M Coutts… - Journal of neuro …, 2013 - Springer
Brain metastases are a frequent and grave complication of non-small cell lung carcinoma
(NSCLC). The prognosis is generally poor, despite standard therapy based on surgery and …

The effectiveness of erlotinib against brain metastases in non-small cell lung cancer patients

H Bai, B Han - American journal of clinical oncology, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Background: Brain metastases commonly occur in non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and
patient prognosis is poor. Erlotinib, a specific inhibitor of epidermal growth factor receptor …

Development of Central Nervous System Metastases in Patients with Advanced Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer and Somatic EGFR Mutations Treated with Gefitinib or …

S Heon, BY Yeap, GJ Britt, DB Costa, MS Rabin… - Clinical cancer …, 2010 - AACR
Purpose: Gefitinib and erlotinib can penetrate into the central nervous system (CNS) and
elicit responses in patients with brain metastases (BM) from non–small cell lung cancer …

Chemotherapy and EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors for treatment of brain metastases from non-small-cell lung cancer: survival analysis in 210 patients

Y Fan, Z Huang, L Fang, L Miu, N Lin… - OncoTargets and …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Background Chemotherapy and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase
inhibitors are controversial in the treatment of patients with brain metastases from non-small …

Survival of patients with brain metastases from non-small cell lung cancer harboring EGFR mutations treated with epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase …

J Kashima, Y Okuma, M Miwa, Y Hosomi - Medical Oncology, 2016 - Springer
Brain metastases (BM) is one of the most crucial distant metastases in patients with non-
small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of the efficacies of first-generation epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors for brain metastasis in patients with advanced non …

N Aiko, T Shimokawa, K Miyazaki, Y Misumi, Y Agemi… - BMC cancer, 2018 - Springer
Background Compared with standard chemotherapy, epidermal growth factor receptor
tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs) are more effective in patients with advanced non …

[HTML][HTML] Gefitinib in patients with brain metastases from non-small-cell lung cancer: a prospective trial

GL Ceresoli, F Cappuzzo, V Gregorc, S Bartolini… - Annals of oncology, 2004 - Elsevier
Background: Brain metastases are a common occurrence in patients with non-small-cell
lung cancer (NSCLC). Whole-brain radiotherapy (WBRT) is the standard therapy; more …

Effects of epidermal growth factor receptor‐tyrosine kinase inhibitors alone on EGFR‐mutant non‐small cell lung cancer with brain metastasis

Q Zhang, X Zhang, H Yan, B Jiang, C Xu… - Thoracic …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background Epidermal growth factor receptor‐tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR‐TKI s) are
remarkably effective for treating EGFR‐mutant non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) …

[HTML][HTML] Treatment modes for EGFR mutations in patients with brain metastases from non-small cell lung cancer: controversy, causes, and solutions

H Zhuang, S Shi, JY Chang - Translational lung cancer research, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Brain metastasis from non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with epidermal growth factor
receptor (EGFR) mutations is a hot research topic, but also a difficulty in targeted NSCLC …

[HTML][HTML] A comparison between first-, second-and third-generation epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors in patients with non-small-cell lung …

S Caponnetto, O Cantale, A Friedlaender… - Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), harboring Epidermal Growth Factor
Receptor (EGFR) mutations, are more susceptible to brain metastases (BM). Comparisons of …