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World J Clin Oncol. Nov 10, 2011; 2(11): 367-376
Published online Nov 10, 2011. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v2.i11.367
Epidermal growth factor receptor and K-Ras in non-small cell lung cancer-molecular pathways involved and targeted therapies
Ramon Andrade de Mello, Dânia Sofia Marques, Rui Medeiros, António MF Araújo
Ramon Andrade de Mello, Dânia Sofia Marques, Department of Medical Oncology, Portuguese Oncology Institute, Porto 4200-072, Portugal
Ramon Andrade de Mello, 2nd Department of Medicine, Discipline of Clinical Semiotics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto 4200-319, Portugal
Rui Medeiros, Molecular Oncology Unit CI, IPOPFG, Porto 4200-072, Portugal
Rui Medeiros, 2nd Departament of Molecular Immunology and Pathology, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS), University of Porto, Porto 4099-003, Portugal
António MF Araújo, Head of Lung Clinic of the Department of Medical Oncology, Portuguese Oncology Institute, Porto 4200-072, Portugal
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to manuscript preparation.
Supported by Portuguese Oncology Institute – Research Center
Correspondence to: Ramon Andrade de Mello, MD, Department of Medical Oncology, Portuguese Oncology Institute, Rua Dr António Bernadino de Almeida, S./N., Porto 4200-072, Portugal. ramonmello@med.up.pt
Telephone: +351-22-508-4000 Fax: +351-22-508-4010
Received: June 8, 2011
Revised: October 10, 2011
Accepted: October 17, 2011
Published online: November 10, 2011
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