Article
Circulating cell-free DNA in plasma of never smokers with advanced lung adenocarcinoma receiving gefitinib or standard chemotherapy as first-line therapy.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 1 Aug 2011
Lee Young Joo, Yoon Kyong-Ah, Han Ji-Youn, Kim Heung Tae, Yun Tak, Lee Geon Kook, Kim Hyae Young, Lee Jin Soo
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Circulating cell-free DNA (CFDNA) was investigated as potential screening or prognostic markers in a variety of cancers. This study investigated its clinical significance in a homogeneous group of lung cancer patients. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: We analyzed the blood samples of 134 never smokers with advanced lung adenocarcinoma, who were enrolled in a prospective randomized phase III study (First-SIGNAL)...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
