Yi et al indicated that NSCLC patients carrying XPG rs2296147T>C TT+CT genotype had a significantly longer median PFS and OS than CC genotype (HR (95% CI) for PFS: 0.73(0.51-0.97); HR (95% CI) for OS: 0.66(0.48-0.99)). The gene discussed is ERCC5; the disease is non-small cell lung carcinoma.