Unexpected hair growth induced by gefitinib treatment in two patients with EGFR gene mutation-positive adenocarcinoma of the lung

Kunihiko Yoshimura (Tokyo, Japan), Kunihiko Yoshimura, Miho Ejima

Source: International Congress 2015 – Diagnosis and therapy of lung cancer
Session: Diagnosis and therapy of lung cancer
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 4293
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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Kunihiko Yoshimura (Tokyo, Japan), Kunihiko Yoshimura, Miho Ejima. Unexpected hair growth induced by gefitinib treatment in two patients with EGFR gene mutation-positive adenocarcinoma of the lung. Eur Respir J 2015; 46: Suppl. 59, 4293

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