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Lecia V. Sequist Provides an Overview of T790M Mutations in NSCLC

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Lecia V. Sequist

Lecia V. Sequist, associate professor of medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, provides an overview of T790M, a mutation in the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene.

Lecia V. Sequist, associate professor of medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, provides an overview of T790M, a mutation in the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene. T790M is the primary cause of treatment resistance in EGFR-positive patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

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