Then, instead of administering a one-size-fits-all drug, doctors would use one that addresses the specific mutation.

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For example, lung patients with the bad EGFR mutation might be able to use the drug after surgery to prevent a reoccurrence of the disease.

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He predicts that the finding could expand the use of Erbitux in patients who do not have a kras mutation.

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