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Expression and clinical significance of genes frequently mutated in small cell lung cancers defined by whole exome/RNA sequencing.
Carcinogenesis - 1 Jun 2015
Iwakawa Reika, Kohno Takashi, Totoki Yasushi, Shibata Tatsuhiro, Tsuchihara Katsuya, Mimaki Sachiyo, Tsuta Koji, Narita Yoshitaka, Nishikawa Ryo, Noguchi Masayuki, Harris Curtis C, Robles Ana I, Yamaguchi Rui, Imoto Seiya, Miyano Satoru, Totsuka Hirohiko, Yoshida Teruhiko, Yokota Jun
Abstract excerpt
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is the most aggressive type of lung cancer. Only 15% of SCLC patients survive beyond 2 years after diagnosis. Therefore, for the improvement of patients' outcome in this disease, it is necessary to identify genetic alterations applicable as therapeutic targets in SCL...
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