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Identification of enriched driver gene alterations in subgroups of non-small cell lung cancer patients based on histology and smoking status.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
An She-Juan, Chen Zhi-Hong, Su Jian, Zhang Xu-Chao, Zhong Wen-Zhao, Yang Jin-Ji, Zhou Qing, Yang Xue-Ning, Huang Ling, Guan Ji-Lin, Nie Qiang, Yan Hong-Hong, Mok Tony S, Wu Yi-Long
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Appropriate patient selection is needed for targeted therapies that are efficacious only in patients with specific genetic alterations. We aimed to define subgroups of patients with candidate driver genes in patients with non-small cell lung cancer. METHODS: Patients with primary lung cancer who underwent clinical genetic tests at Guangdong General Hospital were enrolled. Driver genes were detected by...
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