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Tumor acquisition for biomarker research in lung cancer.
Cancer investigation - 1 Jul 2014
Stevenson Marvaretta, Christensen Jared, Shoemaker Debra, Foster Traci, Barry William T, Tong Betty C, Wahidi Momen, Shofer Scott, Datto Michael, Ginsburg Geoffrey, Crawford Jeffrey, D'Amico Thomas, Ready Neal
Abstract excerpt
The biopsy collection data from two lung cancer trials that required fresh tumor samples be obtained for microarray analysis were reviewed. In the trial for advanced disease, microarray data were obtained on 50 patient samples, giving an overall success rate of 60.2%. The majority of the specimens were obtained through CT-guided lung biopsies (N = 30). In the trial for early-stage patients, 28 tissue specimens...
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