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Results of the First Italian External Quality Assurance Scheme for somatic EGFR mutation testing in non-small-cell lung cancer.
Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer - 1 Jun 2013
Normanno Nicola, Pinto Carmine, Taddei Gianluigi, Gambacorta Marcello, Castiglione Francesca, Barberis Massimo, Clemente Claudio, Marchetti Antonio
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INTRODUCTION: The Italian Association of Medical Oncology (AIOM) and the Italian Society of Pathology and Cytology organized an external quality assessment (EQA) scheme for EGFR mutation testing in non-small-cell lung cancer. METHODS: Ten specimens, including three small biopsies with known epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation status, were validated in three referral laboratories and provided to 47...
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