Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) in lung cancer: An overview and update

Journal of Thoracic Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 48-51

  Bethune, Gillian ^a   Bethune, Drew ^a   Ridgway, Neale ^b   Xu, Zhaolin ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epidermal growth factor receptor; Lung cancer; Tyrosine kinase inhibitors

Indexed keywords

EID: 80255135963     PISSN: 20721439     EISSN: 20776624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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