A research study to learn about the biologic features of cancer development, growth, and spread. We are studying components of blood, tumor tissue, normal tissue, and other fluids, such as urine, cerebrospinal fluid, abdominal or chest fluid in patients with cancer. Our analyses of blood, tissue, and/or fluids may lead to improved diagnosis and treatment of cancer by the identification of markers that predict clinical outcome, markers that predict response to specific therapies, and the identification of targets for new therapies.
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Over 90% of EGFR tyrosine kinase domain mutations associated with sensitivity to EGFR Tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapy fall into two categories, in-frame deletions in exon 19, and the L858R point mutation in exon 21. --- L858R ---