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Poor prognosis of NSCLC located in lower lobe is partly mediated by lower frequency of EGFR mutations.
Scientific reports - 10 Sept 2020
Lee Hyun Woo, Park Young Sik, Park Sangshin, Lee Chang-Hoon
Abstract excerpt
It is controversial whether a tumor located in the lower lobe is related with worse outcome of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). This study aimed to clarify the prognostic role of primary tumor location in NSCLC. Patients newly diagnosed with NSCLC in a tertiary referral hospital from January 2011 to December 2014 were followed up for 5 years. Of the 2,289 NSCLC cases, 911 (39.8%) cases pertained to lower lobe...
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