Folic acid phenotype (FAP) as superior marker to predict pemetrexed response in pleural mesothelioma

Fabian Mairinger (Essen, Germany), Robert Fred Henry Walter, Claudia Vollbrecht, Daniel Christian Christoph, Kurt Werner Schmid, Jens Kollmeier, Helmut Hans Popper, Thomas Mairinger, Fabian Mairinger

Source: International Congress 2016 – Mesothelioma and pleural disease: from the bench to the bedside
Session: Mesothelioma and pleural disease: from the bench to the bedside
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 498
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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Fabian Mairinger (Essen, Germany), Robert Fred Henry Walter, Claudia Vollbrecht, Daniel Christian Christoph, Kurt Werner Schmid, Jens Kollmeier, Helmut Hans Popper, Thomas Mairinger, Fabian Mairinger. Folic acid phenotype (FAP) as superior marker to predict pemetrexed response in pleural mesothelioma. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 498

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