Open AccessAn Immunohistochemical Study of Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase and Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Mutation in Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma
Author(s) -
Sonal Verma,
Madhu Kumar,
Malti Kumari,
R. M. L. Mehrotra,
Rashmi Kushwaha,
Madhumati Goel,
Ashutosh Kumar,
Surya Kant
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/27941.10279
Subject(s) - anaplastic lymphoma kinase , epidermal growth factor receptor , lung cancer , adenocarcinoma , medicine , immunohistochemistry , large cell , targeted therapy , cancer research , anaplastic large cell lymphoma , oncology , cancer , tyrosine kinase , pathology , lymphoma , receptor , malignant pleural effusion
Lung cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer related death. Targeted treatment for specific markers may help in reducing the cancer related morbidity and mortality.