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Time to give a rest to cetuximab in the treatment of advanced non-small cell lung carcinoma?

Virginie WesteelElisabeth Quoix

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Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineChemotherapyLungCetuximabbusiness.industrymedicine.medical_treatmentCellmacromolecular substancesGene mutationmedicine.diseaserespiratory tract diseasesmedicine.anatomical_structureEditorialCarcinomamedicineCancer researchNon small cellbusinessRest (music)medicine.drug

description

Chemotherapy with a platinum-based doublet has long been the cornerstone of the treatment for advanced non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) (1). Since the early 2000s, several driver gene mutations and translocations have been discovered, giving rise to the possibilities of targeted therapies (2-4).

10.21037/jtd.2018.08.33https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6186639/