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L858R EGFR mutation status correlated with clinico-pathological features of Japanese lung cancer.
Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 1 Oct 2006
Sasaki Hidefumi, Endo Katsuhiko, Takada Minoru, Kawahara Masaaki, Kitahara Naoto, Tanaka Hisaichi, Okumura Meinoshin, Matsumura Akihide, Iuchi Keiji, Kawaguchi Tomoya, Yukiue Haruhiro, Kobayashi Yoshihiro, Yano Motoki, Fujii Yoshitaka
Abstract excerpt
Somatic mutations of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene were found in about 25-40% of Japanese lung cancer patients. These mutations are associated with clinical and radiographic responses to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Most common mutation are arginine for leucine substitution...
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