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Treatment of lung adenocarcinoma
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@flusshund "Thank you for your reply, I feel much more relieved now. My mother has the Exon 21 mutation, and we will be starting her on Tagrisso. I have heard that resistance usually develops after a few years; what is your take on this? Wishing you good health.
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@tongxiaozhi, I don't know that the word "usually" is appropriate, maybe "sometimes". My friend Frank has the same Exon 21 mutation and has been taking Tagrisso for 10 years with no resistance. I know an MD Anderson Dr who has a patient that has been taking Tagrisso for 12 years without resistance.
Tagrisso is a targeted therapy that does not hunt down and kill cancer cells. Rather, it keeps existing cancer cells from infecting healthy cells and spreading. So if surgery and/or radiation can eliminate the visible nodules, then the idea is that Tagrisso can keep any isolated cells from multiplying and becoming a problem. I wish you and your mother all the best.