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Apr 11 2022

Plain language summary of publication: new information for the potential role of afatinib in treating people with NRG1 gene fusion-positive cancer

This plain language summary reports the findings of a case series, a study which evaluated a small number of people who had a certain type of cancer. This case series looked at how well a drug called afatinib worked in people who have a rare type of cancer called neuregulin-1 (also called NRG1) gene fusion-positive cancer.

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Written by Rachel Jenkins · Categorized: Cancer · Tagged: Afatinib, case series, NRG1, NRG1 gene fusions

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