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EGFR CA repeat polymorphism predict clinical outcome in EGFR mutation positive NSCLC patients treated with erlotinib.
Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 1 Sept 2014
Winther Larsen Anne, Nissen Peter Henrik, Meldgaard Peter, Weber Britta, Sorensen Boe Sandahl
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OBJECTIVES: Somatic mutations in the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) are predictors of efficacy for treatment with the EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor erlotinib in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). A CA repeat polymorphism in intron 1 of the EGFR gene influences the transcription of the EGFR gene. This study evaluates the association between the CA repeat polymorphism and outcome in NSCLC patients...
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