The surgical resection of the primary tumor increases survival in patients with EGFR-mutant advanced non-small cell lung cancer: a tertiary center cohort study

Abstract Tumor resection could increase treatment efficacy of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) in patients with advanced EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). This study aimed to retrospectively analyze patients with advanced EGFR-mutant NSCLC from a...

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Main Authors: Ying-Yuan Chen, Po-Lan Su, Wei-Li Huang, Chao-Chun Chang, Yi-Ting Yen, Chien-Chung Lin, Yau-Lin Tseng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-22957-9