Article
Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Mutations and Prognosis in Pathologic N1-N2 Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma.
The Annals of thoracic surgery - 1 Dec 2016
Isaka Tetsuya, Nakayama Haruhiko, Yokose Tomoyuki, Ito Hiroyuki, Miyagi Yohei, Matsuzaki Tomohiko, Nagata Masashi, Furumoto Hideyuki, Nishii Teppei, Katayama Kayoko, Yamada Kouzo, Masuda Munetaka
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Advanced unresectable pulmonary adenocarcinoma with the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) exon 21 L858R point mutation (Ex21) is associated with a poor prognosis. However, for early-stage resectable adenocarcinoma, Ex21 tumors have a lower-grade malignancy than exon 19 deleted (Ex19) tumors. We therefore investigated the effect of EGFR mutations on the prognosis in patients with completely...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
