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A comparative study of EGFR oncogenic mutations in matching tissue and plasma samples from patients with advanced non-small cell lung carcinoma.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 1 Jun 2016
Chai Xiaofei, Ren Pengfei, Wei Bing, Ma Jie, Mai Ling, Cram David S, Song Yongping, Guo Yongjun
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BACKGROUND: Plasma based EGFR mutation analysis is emerging as a viable alternative to tumour tissue genotyping for patients with non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC). The purpose of the study was to determine the degree of concordance between EGFR genotypes derived from matching tissue and blood samples. METHODS: EGFR activating mutations L858R, exon 19 deletions, G719A/C/S and L861Q as well as resistance...
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