Intratumoral Heterogeneity of ALK-Rearranged and ALK/EGFR Coaltered Lung Adenocarcinoma
Author(s) -
Weijing Cai,
Dongmei Lin,
Chunyan Wu,
Xuefei Li,
Chao Zhao,
Li-Mou Zheng,
Shan Chuai,
Ke Fei,
Caicun Zhou,
Fred R. Hirsch
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.482
H-Index - 548
eISSN - 1527-7755
pISSN - 0732-183X
DOI - 10.1200/jco.2014.58.8293
Subject(s) - adenocarcinoma , genetic heterogeneity , laser capture microdissection , cancer research , anaplastic lymphoma kinase , microdissection , epidermal growth factor receptor , lung cancer , phenotype , mutation , medicine , pathology , biology , cancer , gene , genetics , gene expression , malignant pleural effusion
Genetic intratumoral heterogeneity has a profound influence on the selection of clinical treatment strategies and on addressing resistance to targeted therapy. The purpose of this study was to explore the potential effect of intratumoral heterogeneity on both genetic and pathologic characteristics of ALK-rearranged lung adenocarcinoma (LADC).
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