Epidermal growth factor receptor mutations in non- small cell lung cancers in a multiethnic Malaysian patient population
In Malaysian patients with NSCLC, the EGFR mutation rate was similar to that in other Asian populations. EGFR mutations were significantly more common in female patients and in never smokers. Never smoking status was the only independent predictor for the presence of EGFR mutations.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English English |
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National Cancer Center, Korea
2014
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/37076/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/37076/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/37076/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/37076/1/EMLAN_EGFR_mutations_in_NSCLC_in_Malaysian_patients_APJCP_2014.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/37076/4/37076_Epidermal%20growth%20factor%20receptor_Scopus.pdf |
| Summary: | In Malaysian patients with NSCLC, the EGFR mutation rate was similar to that in other Asian populations. EGFR mutations were significantly more common in female patients and in never smokers. Never smoking status was the only independent predictor for the presence of EGFR mutations. |
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