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Jul 26 2022

Plain language summary of NRG1 fusions in cancer: current knowledge and treatment with afatinib and other drugs

This plain language summary published in Future Oncology reports the findings of a recent review looking at the background and studies of different treatments for NRG1 fusion-positive cancers.

Read the summary here.

The original article on which this summary is based is called ‘NRG1 fusion-driven tumors: biology, detection, and the therapeutic role of afatinib and other ErbB-targeting agents’ and was originally published in the journal Annals of Oncology The original article can be read here.

Written by Joanne Walker · Categorized: Cancer · Tagged: Afatinib, lay summary, Neuregulin-1, NRG1 fusions, plain language summary

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