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Usefulness of bronchial washing fluid for detection of EGFR mutations in non-small cell lung cancer.
Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 1 Dec 2023
Ryu Woo Kyung, Yong Seung Hyun, Lee Sang Hoon, Gwon Hye Ran, Kim Hye Ryun, Hong Min Hee, Oh Go Eun, Jung Sehee, Kim Chi Young, Chang Yoon Soo, Kim Eun Young
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INTRODUCTION: The implementation of bronchial washing fluid (BWF) as a diagnostic specimen may complement the low diagnostic yields of plasma in detecting EGFR mutation (mEGFR) in non-small cell lung cancer. However, the diagnostic value of BWF in detecting mEGFR has yet to be clarified. MATERIALS AND METHODS: From March 2021 to August 2022, patients with histologically confirmed NSCLC with matched tumor tissue,...
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