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Non-small cell lung cancer-smokers or non-smokers, does it matter?
Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 1 Mar 2009
Barlési Fabrice, Nanni-Metellus Isabelle, Breen David, Fina Frédéric, Astoul Philippe, Martin Pierre-Marie
Abstract excerpt
Besides epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene mutations, clinical factors such as smoking status have been identified as predictors for survival for NSCLC patients treated with EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI). However, the biological screening for EGFR gene mutations is not routinely...
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