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EGFR mutations predict a favorable outcome for malignant pleural effusion of lung adenocarcinoma with Tarceva therapy.
Oncology reports - 1 Mar 2012
Guo Haisheng, Wan Yunyan, Tian Guangyan, Liu Qinghua, Kang Yanmeng, Li Yuye, Yao Zhouhong, Lin Dianjie
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The aim of the present study was to evaluate the therapeutic effects and adverse reactions of Tarceva treatment for malignant pleural effusion (MPE) caused by metastatic lung adenocarcinomas. One hundred and twenty-eight patients who failed first-line chemotherapy drug treatment were divided into a mutation and a non-mutation group according to the presence or...
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