Multiplex Ultrasensitive Genotyping of Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer for Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) Mutations by Means of Picodroplet Digital PCR

Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations have been used as the strongest predictor of effectiveness of treatment with EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). Three most common EGFR mutations (L858R, exon 19 deletion, and T790M) are known to be major selection markers for EGFR-TKIs therapy....

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Main Authors: Masaru Watanabe, Tomoya Kawaguchi, Shun-ichi Isa, Masahiko Ando, Akihiro Tamiya, Akihito Kubo, Hideo Saka, Sadanori Takeo, Hirofumi Adachi, Tsutomu Tagawa, Osamu Kawashima, Motohiro Yamashita, Kazuhiko Kataoka, Yukito Ichinose, Yukiyasu Takeuchi, Katsuya Watanabe, Akihide Matsumura, Yasuhiro Koh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-07-01
Series:EBioMedicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396417302311