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Prognostic value of epidermal growth factor receptor gene mutation in resected lung adenocarcinoma.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery - 1 Sept 2021
Deng Chaoqiang, Zhang Yang, Ma Zelin, Fu Fangqiu, Deng Lin, Li Yuan, Chen Haiquan
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BACKGROUND: Mutation of the EGFR gene is known as a predictor for the response to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor. Although EGFR mutation status is proposed to be incorporated in the Ninth Edition of the Lung Cancer Staging system, its prognostic value for surgically resected lung adenocarcinoma remains controversial. METHODS: Data on 1512 patients with completely resected lung adenocarcinoma who underwent EGFR...
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