ErbB receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKI), gefitinib, erlotinib, icotinib and aftinib, which are approved as a frontline treatment for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who have tumors harboring EGFR mutations in China. And osimertinib was approved in second line setting for patients with EGFRT 790M-positive NSCLC. Rash, paronychia, diarrhea, stomatitis, liver dysfunction and (interstitial lung disease, ILD) are frequently observed in patients treated with EGFR-TKI. Chinese Society of Lung Cancer, Chinese Anti-Cancer Association, organized Chinese experts to develop the Chinese expert consensus on EGFR-TKI adverse event (AE) management based on domestic diagnosis and treatment of ADR and also incorporating international updated theory and recommendations.
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Antineoplastic Agents ; adverse effects ; therapeutic use ; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung ; drug therapy ; enzymology ; genetics ; China ; Diarrhea ; etiology ; ErbB Receptors ; antagonists & inhibitors ; genetics ; metabolism ; Humans ; Liver Diseases ; etiology ; Lung Diseases ; etiology ; Lung Neoplasms ; drug therapy ; enzymology ; genetics ; Protein Kinase Inhibitors ; adverse effects ; therapeutic use ; Stomatitis ; etiology