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Cryobiopsy increases the EGFR detection rate in non-small cell lung cancer.
Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 1 Mar 2020
Haentschel Maik, Boeckeler Michael, Ehab Ahmed, Wagner Robert, Spengler Werner, Steger Volker, Boesmueller Hans, Horger Marius, Lewis Richard A, Fend Falko, Kanz Lothar, Bonzheim Irina, Hetzel Juergen
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OBJECTIVES: Detection of activating epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation is crucial for individualized treatment of advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However little is known about how biopsy technique affects the detection rate of EGFR mutations. This retrospective, single center study evaluated the detection rate of EGFR mutations in tissue obtained by bronchoscopic cryobiopsy and compared...
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