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Mutations of EGFR or KRAS and expression of chemotherapy-related genes based on small biopsy samples in stage IIIB and IV inoperable non-small cell lung cancer.
Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology - 1 Dec 2014
Deng Li-Li, Deng Hong-Bin, Lu Chang-Lian, Guo Yang, Wang Di, Yan Chun-Hua, Lv Xing, Shao Yu-Xia
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSES: Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and KRAS mutations may predict the outcome of targeted drug therapy and also may be associated with the efficacy of chemotherapy in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). This report investigated the relation of EGFR or KRAS mutation and expression of chemotherapy-related genes, including excision repair cross-complementing 1 (ERCC1), thymidylate...
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