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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Alonso Alvarado, M.D. [2]

Medical Therapy for Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

What the specific subtype according to the specific histological characteristics of the tumor?

Adenocarcinoma Large cell carcinoma of the lung Not specified non-small cell lung cancer

Squamous cell carcinoma

Perform specific EGFR and ALK mutation testing: What is the specific mutation?

Is the patient a smoker or former smoker?

Sensitizing EGFR mutation

ALK mutation

Negative EGFR and ALK

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Click here for the treatment of negative sensitizing EGFR and ALK mutation metastatic disease