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Relationships between EGFR mutation status of lung cancer and preoperative factors - are they predictive?
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP - 1 Jan 2014
Usuda Katsuo, Sagawa Motoyasu, Motono Nozomu, Ueno Masakatsu, Tanaka Makoto, Machida Yuichiro, Matoba Munetaka, Taniguchi Mitsuru, Tonami Hisao, Ueda Yoshimichi, Sakuma Tsutomu
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BACKGROUND: The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation status of lung cancer is important because it means that EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitor treatment is indicated. The purpose of this prospective study is to determine whether EGFR mutation status could be identified with reference to preoperative factors. MATERIALS AND METHODS: One hundred-forty eight patients with lung cancer (111 adenocarcinomas,...
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