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EGFR mutations in non-small-cell lung cancer among smokers and non-smokers: a meta-analysis.
Environmental and molecular mutagenesis - 1 Jan 2012
Ren Jing-Hua, He Wen-Shan, Yan Guo-Li, Jin Min, Yang Kun-Yu, Wu Gang
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Mounting evidence has suggested somatic mutations in the EGFR gene are associated with better responsiveness to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Some, but not all, studies have reported that the mutations were more frequently observed in patients without a smoking history. To comprehensively address this issue, we performed a meta-analysis to evaluate the...
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