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EGFR mutations and human papillomavirus in lung cancer.
Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 1 Nov 2012
Kato Takuya, Koriyama Chihaya, Khan Noureen, Samukawa Takuya, Yanagi Masakazu, Hamada Tsutomu, Yokomakura Naoya, Otsuka Takeshi, Inoue Hiromasa, Sato Masami, Natsugoe Shoji, Akiba Suminori
Abstract excerpt
Our previous study reported a frequent detection of human papillomavirus (HPV) genome in primary lung adenocarcinomas of the recurrent patients who were responsive to epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-tyrosine kinase inhibitor, suggesting that HPV presence in lung cancer may be related to a genetic background related to EGFR mutations. The present study examined the association between the HPV presence and...
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