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Gender-based impact of epidermal growth factor receptor mutation in patients with nonsmall cell lung cancer and previous tuberculosis.
Medicine - 1 Jan 2015
Chang Chia-Hao, Lee Chih-Hsin, Ho Chao-Chi, Wang Jann-Yuan, Yu Chong-Jen
Abstract excerpt
The association between tuberculosis (TB) and lung cancer is well known. However, carcinogenesis of TB and its connection with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation remains unclear. This study aimed to determine this connection to see if TB can affect the outcome of patients with lung cancer. This is a retrospective cohort study of patients with lung cancer receiving EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitors...
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