Article History
Received: 19 March 2018
Accepted: 6 November 2018
First Online: 21 November 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki, and the protocol was approved by the Ethic Committee of Xiangya Hospital, Central South University. All of the enrolled lung cancer patients signed informed consent forms.
: Not applicable.
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