Article
A large-scale cross-sectional study of ALK rearrangements and EGFR mutations in non-small-cell lung cancer in Chinese Han population.
Scientific reports - 1 Dec 2014
Hong Shaodong, Fang Wenfeng, Hu Zhihuang, Zhou Ting, Yan Yue, Qin Tao, Tang Yanna, Ma Yuxiang, Zhao Yuanyuan, Xue Cong, Huang Yan, Zhao Hongyun, Zhang Li
Abstract excerpt
The predictive power of age at diagnosis and smoking history for ALK rearrangements and EGFR mutations in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remains not fully understood. In this cross-sectional study, 1160 NSCLC patients were prospectively enrolled and genotyped for EML4-ALK rearrangements and E...
Topics
- Adult
- Age Distribution
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
- China
- Comorbidity
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Female
- Gene Rearrangement
- Genes, erbB-1
- Genetic Markers
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease