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Unique prevalence of oncogenic genetic alterations in young patients with lung adenocarcinoma.
Cancer - 15 May 2017
Tanaka Kosuke, Hida Toyoaki, Oya Yuko, Yoshida Tatsuya, Shimizu Junichi, Mizuno Tetsuya, Kuroda Hiroaki, Sakakura Noriaki, Yoshimura Kenichi, Horio Yoshitsugu, Sakao Yukinori, Yatabe Yasushi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Lung adenocarcinoma in the young is a rare entity, and the oncogenic genetic alterations (GAs) and clinical characteristics associated with this disease are poorly understood. Conversely, it has been demonstrated that young age at diagnosis defines unique biology in other cancers. For...
Topics
- Adenocarcinoma
- Adenocarcinoma of Lung
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase
- ErbB Receptors
- Female
- Gene Fusion
- Humans
- Lung Neoplasms
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mutation