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Mutational status of synchronous and metachronous tumor samples in patients with metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer.
BMC cancer - 11 Mar 2016
Quéré Gilles, Descourt Renaud, Robinet Gilles, Autret Sandrine, Raguenes Odile, Fercot Brigitte, Alemany Pierre, Uguen Arnaud, Férec Claude, Quintin-Roué Isabelle, Le Gac Gérald
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BACKGROUNDS: Despite reported discordance between the mutational status of primary lung cancers and their metastases, metastatic sites are rarely biopsied and targeted therapy is guided by genetic biomarkers detected in the primary tumor. This situation is mostly explained by the apparent stability of EGFR-activating mutations. Given the dramatic increase in the range of candidate drugs and high rates of drug...
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