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MET and EGFR mutations identified in ALK-rearranged pulmonary adenocarcinoma: molecular analysis of 25 ALK-positive cases.
Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer - 1 May 2013
Boland Jennifer M, Jang Jin Sung, Li Jun, Lee Adam M, Wampfler Jason A, Erickson-Johnson Michele R, Soares Ibere, Yang Ping, Jen Jin, Oliveira Andre M, Yi Eunhee S
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INTRODUCTION: Oncogenic ALK kinase activity associated with ALK gene rearrangement is the target of crizotinib, an ALK inhibitor recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of ALK-rearranged (ALK+) non-small cell lung cancers. ALK+ status is generally thought to be mutually exclusive of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and KRAS mutations. However, the mutation status of other...
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