This study was supported by the grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.30971307) and Tianjin Natural Science Foundation (No. 10JCYBJC13700).
Background Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death in China. Mutation analysis reveals that LKB1 inactivation is present in 30% of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), indicating its role as a tumor ...