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A systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data on the impact of the BIM deletion polymorphism on treatment outcomes in epidermal growth factor receptor mutant lung cancer.
Oncotarget - 20 Jun 2017
Soh Sheila X, Siddiqui Fahad J, Allen John C, Kim Go Woon, Lee Jae Cheol, Yatabe Yasushi, Soda Manabu, Mano Hiroyuki, Soo Ross A, Chin Tan-Min, Ebi Hiromichi, Yano Seiji, Matsuo Keitaro, Niu Xiaomin, Lu Shun, Isobe Kazutoshi, Lee Jih-Hsiang, Yang James C, Zhao Mingchuan, Zhou Caicun, Lee June-Koo, Lee Se-Hoon, Lee Ji Yun, Ahn Myung-Ju, Tan Tira J, Tan Daniel S, Tan Eng-Huat, Ong S Tiong, Lim Wan-Teck
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A germline deletion in the BIM (BCL2L11) gene has been shown to impair the apoptotic response to tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) in vitro but its association with poor outcomes in TKI-treated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients remains unclear. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis on both aggregate and individual patient data to address this issue. RESULTS: In an aggregate data...
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