Tom Lynch reflects on discovery of the EGFR mutations’ role in lung cancer

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This is the sixth story in a series that marks the 20th anniversary of the publication of papers on the role of EGFR mutation in lung cancer. This multimedia series is guest-edited by Suresh S. Ramalingam, a lung cancer expert, executive director of Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, and editor-in-chief of the journal Cancer. The series explores the process of discovery of EGFR mutations in lung cancer, the learning curve for using the drugs that target those mutations, and the unparalleled impact on patients with lung cancer and other diseases.

On Nov. 24, 2003, an article in The Boston Globe told the story of a patient’s remarkable response to gefitinib, a drug that had recently been approved by FDA.

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