The Role of Neuron-specific Enolase (NSE) and Thimidine Kinase (TK) Levels in Prediction of Efficacy of EGFR-TKIs in Patients with Advanced-stage NSCLC

Abstract

Tumor biomarkers are used for diagnostics and follow-up monitoring of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We focused on the predictive role of neuron-specific enolase (NSE) and thimidine kinase (TK) in patients with advanced-stage NSCLC treated with epidermal growth factor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs).

Keywords

• EGFR-TKI
• NSCLC
• NSE
• Predictive biomarkers
• TK