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Re-biopsy status among non-small cell lung cancer patients in Japan: A retrospective study.
Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 1 Nov 2016
Nosaki Kaname, Satouchi Miyako, Kurata Takayasu, Yoshida Tatsuya, Okamoto Isamu, Katakami Nobuyuki, Imamura Fumio, Tanaka Kaoru, Yamane Yuki, Yamamoto Nobuyuki, Kato Terufumi, Kiura Katsuyuki, Saka Hideo, Yoshioka Hiroshige, Watanabe Kana, Mizuno Keiko, Seto Takashi
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Disease progression because of acquired resistance is common in advanced or metastatic epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-mutation positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), despite initial response to EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). In Japan, transbronchial tissue biopsy is the most common sampling method used for re-biopsy to identify patients eligible for treatment. We aimed to...
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