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Dr. Gainor Discusses the Future of EGFR+ NSCLC
Author(s)Justin F. Gainor, MD
Justin F. Gainor, MD, assistant professor of medicine, Harvard Medical School, attending physician, Massachusetts General Hospital, discusses the future of treatment for patients with EGFR-positive non-small cell lung cancer.
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Justin F. Gainor, MD, assistant professor of medicine, Harvard Medical School, attending physician, Massachusetts General Hospital, discusses the future of treatment for patients with EGFR-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
The results of FLAURA are convincing enough to suggest that osimertinib (Tagrisso) should be first-line treatment of choice for these patients, says Gainor.
Moving forward, better understanding response and resistance to osimertinib should be a priority, Gainor adds.
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