Equal efficacy of gefitinib in chemonaive lung adenocarcinoma patients with either exon 19 deletion or L858R point mutation

Chou-Han Lin (Taipei, Taiwan), Chou-Han Lin, Chao-Chi Ho

Source: International Congress 2016 – Lung cancer: therapeutic modalities, re-staging, and follow-up
Session: Lung cancer: therapeutic modalities, re-staging, and follow-up
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 4837
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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