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Association between vascular-poor area of primary tumors and epidermal growth factor receptor gene status in advanced lung adenocarcinoma.
Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) - 1 Dec 2012
Togashi Yosuke, Masago Katsuhiro, Kubo Takeshi, Fujimoto Daichi, Sakamori Yuichi, Nagai Hiroki, Kim Young Hak, Togashi Kaori, Mishima Michiaki
Abstract excerpt
Mutation of the epidermal growth factor receptor gene (EGFR mutation) is a very important marker in the treatment for non-small cell lung cancer. Since signaling from this receptor induces tumor-associated angiogenesis, we hypothesized that lung cancers with EGFR mutations tend to develop locally...
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