Precision medicine in lung cancer: the battle continues

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Editorial

Saiama N Waqar et al. J Thorac Dis. 2016 Nov.

. 2016 Nov;8(11):2991-2993.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2016.11.46.

¹ Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.

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Conflict of interest statement

D Morgensztern: Advisory Board Bristol-Myers Squibb. The other author has no conflicts of interest to declare.

The BATTLE-2 Study: A Biomarker-Integrated Targeted Therapy Study in Previously Treated Patients With Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer.
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