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[Epidermal growth factor receptor mutation in Chinese patients with non-small cell lung cancer].
Ai zheng = Aizheng = Chinese journal of cancer - 1 Aug 2005
Pan Zhen-Kui, Zhang Li, Zhang Xing, Wang Xin, Li Ning, Xu Fei, Chang Jian-Hua, Guan Zhong-Zhen
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE: Recent studies showed that somatic mutations in epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase (TK) domain are associated with sensitivity of non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC) to TK inhibitor gefitinib. The mutations, including in-frame deletions at exon 19 and substitutions at exon 18 or exon 21, cluster around ATP-binding pocket of TK domain. The frequency of mutations are...
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