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Clinicopathologic Features of NSCLC Diagnosed During Pregnancy or the Peripartum Period in the Era of Molecular Genotyping.
Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer - 1 Sept 2016
Dagogo-Jack Ibiayi, Gainor Justin F, Porter Rebecca L, Schultz Katherine R, Solomon Benjamin J, Stevens Sara, Azzoli Christopher G, Sequist Lecia V, Lennes Inga T, Shaw Alice T
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INTRODUCTION: Cancer will be diagnosed in one in 1000 women during pregnancy. The outcomes of NSCLC diagnosed during pregnancy are dismal, with most patients dying within 1 year. Actionable mutations are more likely to be found among younger patients with NSCLC. However, most previous reports of NSCLC diagnosed during pregnancy did not include molecular genotyping. METHODS: We performed a retrospective analysis...
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