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Cell plasticity in patients with NSCLC: The controversial origins of transformed SCLC.
Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie - 1 May 2022
Liang Xinlin, Lin Anqi, Wang Qiongyao, Zhang Jian, Luo Peng
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In recent years, the application of targeted therapy has greatly improved the survival of NSCLC patients with known tumor mutations. However, the plasticity of tumor cells can drive them to transform into a phenotypic state that is no longer targeted by drugs. One of the mechanisms by which drug resistance occurs is the transformation from NSCLC to SCLC. This seems to occur because of the selection pressure...
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