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Comparison of methods in the detection of ALK and ROS1 rearrangements in lung cancer.
Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer - 1 Apr 2015
Rogers Toni-Maree, Russell Prudence A, Wright Gavin, Wainer Zoe, Pang Jia-Min, Henricksen Leigh A, Singh Shalini, Stanislaw Stacey, Grille James, Roberts Esteban, Solomon Benjamin, Fox Stephen B
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INTRODUCTION: The use of targeted therapies toward specific oncogenic driver mutations has become a critical factor in the treatment of patients with lung cancer. It is therefore essential to utilize tests with high performance characteristics. Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) is the standard method for detecting anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) and ROS1 rearrangements in non-small-cell lung cancer but...
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