Outcomes of research biopsies in clinical trials of EGFR mutation-positive non-small cell lung cancer patients pretreated with EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitors

Background/purpose: Research biopsies (RBs) are crucial for developing novel molecular targeted agents. However, the safety and diagnostic yields of RBs have not been investigated in EGFR mutation-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients pretreated with epidermal growth factor receptor (...

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Main Authors: Bin-Chi Liao, Ya-Ying Bai, Jih-Hsiang Lee, Chia-Chi Lin, Shu-Yung Lin, Yee-Fan Lee, Chao-Chi Ho, Jin-Yuan Shih, Yeun-Chung Chang, Chong-Jen Yu, James Chih-Hsin Yang, Pan-Chyr Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-04-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664617303534