EGFR
Noun
Meaning
EGFR
(biochemistry) Initialism of epidermal growth factor receptor.
eGFR (plural eGFRs)
(medicine) Initialism of estimated glomerular filtration rate.
Phrases with the word
Examples
Besides TKV and HtTKV, the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) has also been tentatively used to predict the progression of ADPKD.
And, while liquid biopsy informs treatment decisions in lung cancer with an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation, targeted therapies do not exist for all cancers.
Between 1996 and 2008 there was a trend to initiate dialysis at progressively higher estimated GFR, eGFR.
The Tagrisso the mice were given works inside the cell, preventing the inner “legs” of EGFR, the growth-promoting kinase, from relaying the growth signal.
For example, patients taking EGFR inhibitors may develop a rash on their face.
"Our new test will enable physicians to gain a deeper understanding of a patient's EGFR pathway status, based on the latest scientific research, than is available using competing tests.