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High rate of FGFR1 amplifications in brain metastases of squamous and non-squamous lung cancer.
Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 1 Jan 2014
Preusser Matthias, Berghoff Anna S, Berger Walter, Ilhan-Mutlu Aysegül, Dinhof Carina, Widhalm Georg, Dieckmann Karin, Wöhrer Adelheid, Hackl Monika, von Deimling Andreas, Streubel Berthold, Birner Peter
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: FGFR1 amplifications are common in squamous cell carcinoma and rare in adenocarcinoma of the lung, but have not been investigated in brain metastases of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). MATERIALS AND METHODS: We performed fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) for FGFR1 and immunohistochemistry for pAKT, PI3K, HIF1a and Ki67 in 175 NSCLC brain metastases and 11 matched primary tumors. ALK gene...
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