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Association Between Younger Age and Targetable Genomic Alterations and Prognosis in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer.
JAMA oncology - 1 Mar 2016
Sacher Adrian G, Dahlberg Suzanne E, Heng Jennifer, Mach Stacy, Jänne Pasi A, Oxnard Geoffrey R
Abstract excerpt
IMPORTANCE: Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) diagnosed in young patients is rare, and the genomics and clinical characteristics of this disease are poorly understood. In contrast, the diagnosis of other cancers at a young age has been demonstrated to define unique disease biology. Herein, we report on the association of young age with targetable genomic alterations and prognosis in a cohort of 2237 patients...
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