Molecular Diagnosis of Lung Cancer
Lung cancer is still the leading cancer-related cause of death with a high incidence rate in the whole world. Treatment options – surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy, depending on the stage of the disease. During the last decade, many molecular alterations were discovered that led to impressive...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Medical University - Pleven
2018-03-01
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| Series: | Journal of Biomedical & Clinical Research |
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| Online Access: | https://jbcr.arphahub.com/article/34471/download/pdf/ |
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| Summary: | Lung cancer is still the leading cancer-related cause of death with a high incidence rate in the whole world. Treatment options – surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy, depending on the stage of the disease. During the last decade, many molecular alterations were discovered that led to impressive changes in treatment. Personalized approaches, including target therapies with specific inhibitor drugs, became a part of the standard therapies. This article reviews current molecular biomarkers used in clinical practice to treat lung cancer patients. |
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| ISSN: | 1313-9053 |