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KRAS mutations in lung cancer.
Clinical lung cancer - 1 May 2013
Karachaliou Niki, Mayo Clara, Costa Carlota, Magrí Ignacio, Gimenez-Capitan Ana, Molina-Vila Miguel Angel, Rosell Rafael
Abstract excerpt
Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene mutations and increased EGFR copy numbers have been associated with a favorable response to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and several markers have been identified that predict response to treatment. Lung adenocarcinomas also harbor activating mutations in the downstream GTPase, v-Ki-ras2 Kirsten rat sarcoma...
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