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Co-existence of positive MET FISH status with EGFR mutations signifies poor prognosis in lung adenocarcinoma patients.
Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 1 Jan 2012
Tanaka Aya, Sueoka-Aragane Naoko, Nakamura Tomomi, Takeda Yuji, Mitsuoka Masahiro, Yamasaki Fumio, Hayashi Shinichiro, Sueoka Eisaburo, Kimura Shinya
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MET, a receptor tyrosine kinase for hepatocyte growth factor, is associated with tumor progression and acquired resistance to epidermal growth factor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKI). Therefore, MET gene alterations could be both prognostic and predictive. Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) is one method for assessing gene alteration, but the frequency of positive cases varies due to a lack of...
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