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Epidermal growth factor receptor gene mutation defines distinct subsets among small adenocarcinomas of the lung.
Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 1 Apr 2006
Haneda Hiroshi, Sasaki Hidefumi, Shimizu Shigeki, Endo Katsuhiko, Suzuki Eriko, Yukiue Haruhiro, Kobayashi Yoshihiro, Yano Motoki, Fujii Yoshitaka
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Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene mutations are frequently detected in lung cancer, especially in adenocarcinoma, in females, and non-smoking patients. EGFR mutations are closely associated with clinical response to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor. Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma (BAC) app...
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