Utility of bronchial lavage fluids for epithelial growth factor receptor mutation assay in lung cancer patients: Comparison between cell pellets, cell blocks and matching tissue specimens

The detection of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations is necessary for the selection of suitable patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) for treatment with EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Cytology specimens are known to be suitable for EGFR mutation detection, although tissue...

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Autores principales: Asaka, Shiho, Yoshizawa, Akihiko, Nakata, Rie, Negishi, Tatsuya, Yamamoto, Hiroshi, Shiina, Takayuki, Shigeto, Shohei, Matsuda, Kazuyuki, Kobayashi, Yukihiro, Honda, Takayuki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: D.A. Spandidos 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5774526/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29399190
http://dx.doi.org/10.3892/ol.2017.7464

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