Association between oncogenic status and risk of venous thromboembolism in patients with non-small cell lung cancer

Abstract Background Preclinical data suggest that oncogene (EGFR and KRAS) events regulate tumor procoagulant activity. However, few studies have prospectively investigated the clinical relevance between the presence of EGFR or KRAS mutations and occurrence of venous thromboembolism(VTE) in patients...

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Main Authors: Feifei Dou, Huiqiao Li, Min Zhu, Lirong Liang, Yuan Zhang, Jiawen Yi, Yuhui Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:Respiratory Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-018-0791-2