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Sue Dong1, Emil Agarunov2, Matthew Fasullo2
1Department of Medicine, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, USA.
Introduction:
We sought to determine the yield of somatic mutational analysis from endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided biopsies of pancreatic adenocarcinoma compared with that of surgical resection and to assess the impact of these results on oncologic treatment.
Methods:
We determined the yield of EUS sampling and surgical resection. We evaluated the potential impact of mutational analysis by identifying actionable mutations and its direct impact by reviewing actual treatment decisions.
Results:
Yield of EUS sampling was 89.5%, comparable with the 95.8% yield of surgical resection. More than a quarter in the EUS cohort carried actionable mutations, and of these, more than 1 in 6 had treatment impacted by mutational analysis.
Discussion:
EUS sampling is nearly always adequate for somatic testing and may have substantial potential and real impact on treatment decisions.
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