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Epidermal growth factor receptor mutation status in circulating free DNA in serum: from IPASS, a phase III study of gefitinib or carboplatin/paclitaxel in non-small cell lung cancer.
Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer - 1 Jan 2012
Goto Koichi, Ichinose Yukito, Ohe Yuichiro, Yamamoto Nobuyuki, Negoro Shunichi, Nishio Kazuto, Itoh Yohji, Jiang Haiyi, Duffield Emma, McCormack Rose, Saijo Nagahiro, Mok Tony, Fukuoka Masahiro
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INTRODUCTION: In IPASS (IRESSA Pan-Asia Study), clinically selected patients with pulmonary adenocarcinoma received first-line gefitinib or carboplatin/paclitaxel. This preplanned, exploratory analysis was conducted to increase understanding of the use of surrogate samples, such as serum, versus tumor biopsy samples for determining EGFR mutation status in the Japanese cohort (n = 233). METHODS: EGFR mutations...
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