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CEA serum level as early predictive marker of outcome during EGFR-TKI therapy in advanced NSCLC patients.
Tumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine - 1 Aug 2015
Facchinetti Francesco, Aldigeri Raffaella, Aloe Rosalia, Bortesi Beatrice, Ardizzoni Andrea, Tiseo Marcello
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Considering the role of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) serum levels as potential useful predictive marker during chemotherapy treatment, we studied its applicability in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients treated with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine-kinase inhibitors (TKIs). Our retrospective cohort consists of 79 patients (33 EGFR mutated and 46 EGFR wild type or unknown)...
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