First line erlotinib for NSCLC patients not selected by EGFR mutation: Keep carrying the TORCH or time to let the flame die?

Translational Lung Cancer Research

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 219-223

  Weiss, Jared ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 84887403341     PISSN: 22186751     EISSN: 22264477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2218-6751.2012.08.03     Document Type: Note

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