Which normal tissue often shows side effects of therapy with any of the epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitor (EGFRI)drugs?

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The skin contains a fairly high number of epidermal growth factor receptors.Thus drugs that work by inhibiting this receptor not only affect the cancer cells with these receptors,they also cause side effects in the skin and mucous membranes.The kidney,heart,and lungs have few,if any,of these receptors and do not experience side effects from EGFRIs.

Which Normal Tissue Often Shows Side Effects of Therapy with Any