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Early responses of EGFR circulating tumor DNA to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors in lung cancer treatment.
Oncotarget - 1 Nov 2016
Imamura Fumio, Uchida Junji, Kukita Yoji, Kumagai Toru, Nishino Kazumi, Inoue Takako, Kimura Madoka, Kato Kikuya
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Early evaluation of the effect of treatment is helpful in the management of cancer patients. Circulating biomarkers are an ideal tool for this if they are highly specific to tumors and respond rapidly to tumor volume changes. Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) is one such candidate. We conducted a prospective study to test the utility of EGFR ctDNA in early evaluation of EGFR-TKI effects. RESULTS:...
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