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Biomarker testing and time to treatment decision in patients with advanced nonsmall-cell lung cancer.
Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology - 1 Jul 2015
Lim C, Tsao M S, Le L W, Shepherd F A, Feld R, Burkes R L, Liu G, Kamel-Reid S, Hwang D, Tanguay J, da Cunha Santos G, Leighl N B
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BACKGROUND: Testing for EGFR mutations and ALK rearrangement has become standard in managing advanced nonsmall-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, many institutions in Europe, North America and other world regions continue to face a common challenge of facilitating timely molecular testing with rapid result turnaround time. We assessed the prevalence of biomarker testing for advanced NSCLC patients and whether...
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