Customized treatment in non-small-cell lung cancer based on EGFR mutations and BRCA1 mRNA expression.

Customized treatment in non-small-cell lung cancer based on EGFR mutations and BRCA1 mRNA expression.

Median survival is 10 months and 2-year survival is 20% in metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated with platinum-based chemotherapy. A small fraction of non-squamous cell lung cancers harbor EGFR mutations, with improved outcome to gefitinib and erlotinib. Experimental evidence suggest...

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Main Authors: Rafael Rosell, Laia Perez-Roca, Jose Javier Sanchez, Manuel Cobo, Teresa Moran, Imane Chaib, Mariano Provencio, Manuel Domine, Maria Angeles Sala, Ulpiano Jimenez, Pilar Diz, Isidoro Barneto, Jose Antonio Macias, Ramon de Las Peñas, Silvia Catot, Dolores Isla, Jose Miguel Sanchez, Rafael Ibeas, Guillermo Lopez-Vivanco, Juana Oramas, Pedro Mendez, Noemi Reguart, Remei Blanco, Miquel Taron
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2673583?pdf=render

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