EGFR Mutation is a Prognostic Factor in Lung Cancer Patients with Pleural Dissemination Detected During or After Surgery.
Toshiya FujiwaraKazuhiko ShienMotoki MatsuuraJunichi SohHiromasa YamamotoSoshi TakaoYuho MakiTsuyoshi UenoRyujiro SugimotoKen SuzawaMikio OkazakiHiroyuki TaoMakio HayamaMasafumi KataokaYoshifumi SanoHidetoshi InokawaMotohiro YamashitaOsamu KawamataKazuhiko KataokaShinichi ToyookaPublished in: Annals of surgical oncology (2023)
Our findings show that surgical resection of primary tumors could improve the prognosis of patients with PD, MPE, or both, detected during or after surgery when the tumors harbor an EGFR mutation.