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A retrospective analysis in patients with EGFR-mutant lung adenocarcinoma: is EGFR mutation associated with a higher incidence of brain metastasis?
Oncotarget - 30 Aug 2016
Han Guang, Bi Jianping, Tan Wenyong, Wei Xueyan, Wang Xiaohong, Ying Xiaofang, Guo Xiaofang, Zhou Xiaoyi, Hu Desheng, Zhen Weining
Abstract excerpt
Lung adenocarcinomas are more commonly associated with brain metastases (BM). Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations have been demonstrated to be both predictive and prognostic for patients with lung adenocarcinoma. We aimed to explore the potential association between EGFR mutation and the risk of BM in pulmonary adenocarcinoma patients. Data of 234 patients from 2007 to 2014 were retrospectively...
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