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A comparison of epidermal growth factor receptor mutation testing methods in different tissue types in non-small cell lung cancer.
International journal of molecular medicine - 1 Aug 2014
Yi Suqin, Zhuang Yuan, Zhou Jun, Ma Haitao, Huang Jianan, Wang Lin, Zhu Weidong, Kang Suya, Guo Linchuan, Guo Feng
Abstract excerpt
The detection of somatic epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations is valuable when an appropriate therapy, either EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapy or chemotherapy, for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) needs to be selected. Although it is well‑understood that EGFR mutation detection is significant for the decision‑making regarding treatment, no consensus on the...
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