Published in Physician Law Weekly, November 29th, 2006
Study 1: Head and neck cancers with high epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene copy number yield poorer outcomes.
According to recent research published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, "High EGFR gene copy number is associated with poor prognosis in lung cancer, but such findings have not been reported for HNSCC. A better understanding of the EGFR pathway may improve the use of EGFR inhibitors in HNSCC. EGFR status was analyzed in 86 tumor samples from 82 HNSCC patients by fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) to determine EGFR gene...
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Source: Physician Law Weekly (2006-11-29)
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