Rapid detection of hotspot mutations in epidermal growth factor receptor by polymerase chain reaction facilitates the management of non-small cell lung cancer

J Thorac Oncol. 2008 Oct;3(10):1202-3. doi: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e31818754e2.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / diagnosis
  • Adenocarcinoma / genetics
  • Adenocarcinoma / therapy
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / diagnosis
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / genetics*
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / therapy
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • DNA Mutational Analysis
  • ErbB Receptors / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Lung Neoplasms / genetics*
  • Lung Neoplasms / therapy
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mutation / genetics*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*
  • Prognosis

Substances

  • ErbB Receptors