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Patient Age and EGFR-positive Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: A Multicenter Retrospective Study.
Anticancer research - 1 Apr 2024
Maezawa Yosuke, Taguchi Manato, Kawakami Takeshi, Inui Toshihide, Okauchi Shinichiro, Numata Takeshi, Shiozawa Toshihiro, Miyazaki Kunihiko, Nakamura Ryota, Iguchi Kesato, Endo Takeo, Sakamoto Tohru, Satoh Hiroaki, Hizawa Nobuyuki
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIM: The median age of subjects in many clinical trials of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-tyrosine kinase inhibitor conducted to date has been approximately 60 years. However, it is not uncommon to encounter EGFR gene-positive patients in their 70s or 80s. Based on information obtained from these clinical trials, EGFR gene-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients are considered to...
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