BRAF mutant non-small cell lung cancer and treatment with BRAF inhibitors

Translational Lung Cancer Research

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 244-250

  Sánchez Torres, José Miguel ^a   Viteri, Santiago ^b   Molina, Miguel Angel ^c   Rosell, Rafael ^c,d  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE LA PRINCESA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT UNIVERSITARI DEXEUS   (Spain)

^c Unit for Cancer Research   (Spain)

^d CATALAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

BRAF mutations; Individualized treatment; Non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930693702     PISSN: 22186751     EISSN: 22264477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2218-6751.2013.04.01     Document Type: Review

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