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SUBMITTER: Wakata K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4521511 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wakata Kouki K Tsuchiya Tomoshi T Tomoshige Koichi K Takagi Katsunori K Yamasaki Naoya N Matsumoto Keitaro K Miyazaki Takuro T Nanashima Atsushi A Whitsett Jeffrey A JA Maeda Yutaka Y Nagayasu Takeshi T
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<h4>Objectives</h4>To determine the use of the mucin proteins MUC5B and MUC5AC as prognosis markers for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) carrying epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations.<h4>Setting</h4>Patients who underwent surgical resection at Nagasaki University Hospital and related facilities in Japan between June 1996 and March 2013.<h4>Participant</h4>159 Japanese patients (male: n=103; female: n=56) with NSCLC, who underwent surgical resection (EGFR-mutant type: n=78, EGFR wi ...[more]