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Identification of actionable mutations in malignant pleural mesothelioma.
Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 1 Oct 2014
Shukuya Takehito, Serizawa Masakuni, Watanabe Masaru, Akamatsu Hiroaki, Abe Masato, Imai Hisao, Tokito Takaaki, Ono Akira, Taira Tetsuhiko, Kenmotsu Hirotsugu, Naito Tateaki, Murakami Haruyasu, Takahashi Toshiaki, Endo Masahiro, Ohde Yasuhisa, Nakajima Takashi, Yamamoto Nobuyuki, Koh Yasuhiro
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BACKGROUND: Genetic alterations in malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) patients are not well-understood. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Surgical specimens and tumor biopsies from 42 patients with MPM were collected from 2003 to 2012. The samples were analyzed for mutations in EGFR, KRAS, BRAF, PIK3CA, NRAS, MEK1, AKT1, PTEN, and HER2 and amplifications in EGFR, MET, PIK3CA, FGFR1, and FGFR2. In addition, 21 patients'...
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