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Base-Position Error Rate Analysis of Next-Generation Sequencing Applied to Circulating Tumor DNA in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Prospective Study.
PLoS medicine - 1 Dec 2016
Pécuchet Nicolas, Zonta Eleonora, Didelot Audrey, Combe Pierre, Thibault Constance, Gibault Laure, Lours Camille, Rozenholc Yves, Taly Valérie, Laurent-Puig Pierre, Blons Hélène, Fabre Elizabeth
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BACKGROUND: Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) is an approved noninvasive biomarker to test for the presence of EGFR mutations at diagnosis or recurrence of lung cancer. However, studies evaluating ctDNA as a noninvasive "real-time" biomarker to provide prognostic and predictive information in treatment monitoring have given inconsistent results, mainly due to methodological differences. We have recently validated a...
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