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Performance Assessment of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Gene Sequencing According to Sample Size in Daily Practice Conditions.
Applied immunohistochemistry & molecular morphology : AIMM - 1 Aug 2018
García Alejandro, Lorente Constanza, Cuello María T, Dos Santos Mariana, Elsner Boris, Avagnina Alejandra, Denninghoff Valeria
Abstract excerpt
Lung carcinoma is the main cause of cancer death worldwide. Adenocarcinoma molecular biomarkers have been discovered, and targeted therapies have been developed with encouraging results. The epidermal growth factor receptor gene is one of these biomarkers. Exons 18 to 21 should be studied in patients with advanced adenocarcinoma, who are candidates for treatment with tyrosine kinase inhibitors. The objective was...
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