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Evaluation of epidermal growth factor receptor mutation status in serum DNA as a predictor of response to gefitinib (IRESSA).
British journal of cancer - 17 Sept 2007
Kimura H, Suminoe M, Kasahara K, Sone T, Araya T, Tamori S, Koizumi F, Nishio K, Miyamoto K, Fujimura M, Nakao S
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of EGFR mutation status in serum DNA as a means of predicting a benefit from gefitinib (IRESSA) therapy in Japanese patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We obtained pairs of tumour and serum samples from 42 patients treated with gefitinib. EGFR mutation status was determined by a direct sequencing method and by Scorpion Amplification Refractory...
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