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A case of lung adenocarcinoma harboring EGFR mutation and EML4-ALK fusion gene.
BMC cancer - 26 Nov 2012
Tanaka Hisashi, Hayashi Akihito, Morimoto Takeshi, Taima Kageaki, Tanaka Yoshihito, Shimada Michiko, Kurose Akira, Takanashi Shingo, Okumura Ken
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BACKGROUND: Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)--tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) is used for the patients with EGFR-mutant lung cancer. Recently, phase III studies in the patients with EGFR-mutant demonstrated that EGFR-TKI monotherapy improved progression-free survival compared with platinum-doublet chemotherapy. The echinoderm...
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