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Integration of Wet and Dry Bench Processes Optimizes Targeted Next-generation Sequencing of Low-quality and Low-quantity Tumor Biopsies
Published on: April 11, 2016
Power in numbers: meta-analysis to identify inhibitor-sensitive tumor genotypes
Geoffrey R Oxnard1, Pasi A Jänne
1Lowe Center for Thoracic Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
Abstract:
Widespread tumor genotyping has increased the complexity of lung cancer care, often identifying mutations of uncertain clinical significance. In the accompanying article, the authors carried out a meta-analysis of the published literature on EGF receptor (EGFR) genotype and erlotinib/gefitinib sensitivity to develop a publicly accessible database to inform patient care.
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