Article
Clinical significance of BIM deletion polymorphism in non-small-cell lung cancer with epidermal growth factor receptor mutation.
Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer - 1 Apr 2014
Isobe Kazutoshi, Hata Yoshinobu, Tochigi Naobumi, Kaburaki Kyohei, Kobayashi Hiroshi, Makino Takashi, Otsuka Hajime, Sato Fumitomo, Ishida Fumiaki, Kikuchi Naoshi, Hirota Nao, Sato Keita, Sano Go, Sugino Keishi, Sakamoto Susumu, Takai Yujiro, Shibuya Kazutoshi, Iyoda Akira, Homma Sakae
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Germline alterations in the proapoptotic protein Bcl-2-like 11 (BIM) can have a crucial role in tumor response to treatment. To determine the clinical utility of detecting BIM deletion polymorphism in non-small-cell lung cancer positive for epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation, we examined outcomes of patients with and without BIM alterations. METHODS: We studied 70 patients with EGFR...
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