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Biomarkers of response to gefitinib in non-small-cell lung cancer

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boxed-textCappuzzo F et al. (2004) Akt phosphorylation and gefitinib efficacy in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst 96: 1133–1141

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Dr Carbone has received fee-for-service payment as a consultant for both AstraZeneca and Genentech regarding proteomic analysis, but has no ongoing contract or retainer from them, and does not hold any stock or more direct conflict of interest with their drugs.

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