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Impact of the oncogenic status on the mode of recurrence in resected non-small cell lung cancer.
Japanese journal of clinical oncology - 1 Oct 2016
Mizuno Tetsuya, Yatabe Yasushi, Kuroda Hiroaki, Sakakura Noriaki, Sakao Yukinori
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Surgical resection is employed in patients with resectable non-small cell lung cancer. Despite complete resection, recurrence is sometimes observed. Oncogenic mutations promote initiation and progression of lung cancer, and mutation status predicts treatment outcome of advanced non-small cell lung cancer; however, their impact on the recurrence patterns remains poorly understood. METHODS: We...
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