Homozygous deletion of PTEN and poor outcomes in EGFR mutant NSCLC patients with gefitinib therapy

Ying-ying Gu (Guangzhou, China), Juhong Jiang, Yingying Gu

Source: International Congress 2015 – Lung cancer therapy: clinical trials
Session: Lung cancer therapy: clinical trials
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 4841
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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Ying-ying Gu (Guangzhou, China), Juhong Jiang, Yingying Gu. Homozygous deletion of PTEN and poor outcomes in EGFR mutant NSCLC patients with gefitinib therapy. Eur Respir J 2015; 46: Suppl. 59, 4841

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