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Quantitative detection of EGFR mutations in circulating tumor DNA derived from lung adenocarcinomas.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 15 Dec 2011
Taniguchi Kazuya, Uchida Junji, Nishino Kazumi, Kumagai Toru, Okuyama Takako, Okami Jiro, Higashiyama Masahiko, Kodama Ken, Imamura Fumio, Kato Kikuya
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PURPOSE: Examination of somatic epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations is now a diagnostic routine for treatment of cancer using EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKI). Circulating tumor DNA is a promising target for noninvasive diagnostics. We evaluated its utility by quantitatively detecting activating and resistant mutations, which were measured with BEAMing (beads, emulsion, amplification, and...
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