Article
The relationship between epidermal growth factor receptor mutations and clinicopathologic features in non-small cell lung cancers.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 1 Feb 2005
Tokumo Masaki, Toyooka Shinichi, Kiura Katsuyuki, Shigematsu Hisayuki, Tomii Kunitoshi, Aoe Motoi, Ichimura Kouichi, Tsuda Toshihide, Yano Masaaki, Tsukuda Kazunori, Tabata Masahiro, Ueoka Hiroshi, Tanimoto Mitsune, Date Hiroshi, Gazdar Adi F, Shimizu Nobuyoshi
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Recent studies reported that clinical responsiveness to gefitinib was associated with somatic mutation of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene in non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC). Here, we investigated the relationship between EGFR mutation and clinicopathologic features. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: EGFR mutational status of 120 NSCLCs was determined mainly in EGFR exons 18 to 21 by direct sequence...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Antineoplastic Agents
- Base Sequence
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- DNA, Neoplasm
- ErbB Receptors
