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Open AccessA single-arm phase II study of nab-paclitaxel for patients with chemorefractory non-small cell lung cancer
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Lung cancers with anaplastic lymphoma kinase rearrangements are highly sensitive to anaplastic lymphoma kinase tyrosine kinase inhibition, underscoring the notion that such cancers are addicted to anaplastic l...
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Open AccessSepsis caused by Listeria monocytogenes during chemotherapy for small cell carcinoma of the thymus
Listeria monocytogenes is a facultative intracellular parasitic bacterium that is Gram positive, catalase positive, oxidase negative, and a facultative anaerobe. It is known to infect humans th...
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Open AccessA case of lung adenocarcinoma harboring EGFR mutation and EML4-ALKfusion gene
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) - tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) is used for the patients with EGFR-mutant lung cancer. Recently, phase...