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Clinical significance of EGFR mutation types in lung adenocarcinoma: A multi-centre Korean study.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2020
Yoon Hee-Young, Ryu Jeong-Seon, Sim Yun Su, Kim Dojin, Lee Sung Yong, Choi Juwhan, Park Sojung, Ryu Yon Ju, Lee Jin Hwa, Chang Jung Hyun
Abstract excerpt
Adenocarcinoma is the most common type of non-small cell lung cancer. Some causative genomic alterations in epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), including deletions in exon 19 (E19 dels) and a point mutation in E21, are known to have favourable prognoses due to sensitivity to tyrosine kinase inhibitors; however, the prognoses of other uncommon mutations are unclear. This study analysed the clinical...
Topics
- Adenocarcinoma of Lung
- Aged
- Asian People
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
- ErbB Receptors
- Exons
- Female
- Humans
- Lung Neoplasms
- Male
- Middle Aged
