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Role of DNA repair gene polymorphisms in the efficiency of platinum-based adjuvant chemotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer.
Molecular diagnosis & therapy - 1 Jun 2011
Mathiaux Juliette, Le Morvan Valérie, Pulido Marina, Jougon Jacques, Bégueret Hugues, Robert Jacques
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BACKGROUND: Cisplatin-based adjuvant treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has become standard, thanks to the studies that have shown a significant survival advantage. The identification of patients who could benefit from this adjuvant treatment would allow ineffective and toxic administrations to be avoided. Immunohistochemical expression of the excision repair cross-complementation group (ERCC)-1...
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