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Gefitinib treatment in EGFR mutated caucasian NSCLC: circulating-free tumor DNA as a surrogate for determination of EGFR status.
Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer - 1 Sept 2014
Douillard Jean-Yves, Ostoros Gyula, Cobo Manuel, Ciuleanu Tudor, Cole Rebecca, McWalter Gael, Walker Jill, Dearden Simon, Webster Alan, Milenkova Tsveta, McCormack Rose
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INTRODUCTION: In the phase IV, open-label, single-arm study NCT01203917, first-line gefitinib 250 mg/d was effective and well tolerated in Caucasian patients with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation-positive non-small-cell lung cancer (previously published). Here, we report EGFR mutation analyses of plasma-derived, circulating-free tumor DNA. METHODS: Mandatory tumor and duplicate plasma (1 and 2)...
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