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Impact of active smoking on survival of patients with metastatic lung adenocarcinoma harboring an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation.
Bosnian journal of basic medical sciences - 10 Nov 2016
Erdogan Bulent, Kodaz Hilmi, Karabulut Senem, Cinkaya Ahmet, Tozkir Hilmi, Tanriverdi Ozgur, Cabuk Devrim, Hacioglu Muhammed Bekir, Turkmen Esma, Hacibekiroglu Ilhan, Uzunoglu Sernaz, Cicin Irfan
Abstract excerpt
Lung cancer in smokers and non-smokers demonstrates distinct genetic profiles, and cigarette smoking affects epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) function and causes secondary EGFR tyrosine kinase resistance. We evaluated the effect of active smoking in patients with metastatic lung adenocarcinoma. A total of 132 metastatic lung adenocarcinoma patients, diagnosed between 2008 and 2013, with known EGFR mutation...
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