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Clinical predictors versus epidermal growth factor receptor mutation in gefitinib-treated non-small-cell lung cancer patients.
Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 1 Nov 2006
Han Sae-Won, Kim Tae-You, Lee Kyung-Hun, Hwang Pil Gyu, Jeon Yoon Kyung, Oh Do-Youn, Lee Se-Hoon, Kim Dong-Wan, Im Seock-Ah, Chung Doo Hyun, Heo Dae Seog, Bang Yung-Jue
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BACKGROUND: Clinical predictors including Asian, female, adenocarcinoma and never-smoker and epidermal growth factor mutation are associated with gefitinib responsiveness in non-small-cell lung cancer. Direct comparison between clinical predictors and EGFR mutation for their predictive power has not been reported. PATIENTS AND METHODS: For 120 Korean NSCLC patients treated with gefitinib, we have analyzed EGFR...
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