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The airway microbiota of non-small cell lung cancer patients and its relationship to tumor stage and EGFR gene mutation.
Thoracic cancer - 1 Mar 2022
Huang Dan Hui, He Jing, Su Xiao Fang, Wen Ya Na, Zhang Shu Jia, Liu Lai Yu, Zhao Haijin, Ye Cui Pin, Wu Jian Hua, Cai Shaoxi, Dong Hangming
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BACKGROUND: Accumulating studies have suggested the airway microbiota in lung cancer patients is significantly different from that of healthy controls. However, little is known about the relationship between airway microbiota and important clinical parameters of lung cancer. In this study, we aimed to explore the association between sputum microbiota and lung cancer stage, lymph node metastasis, intrathoracic...
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