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A liquid biopsy in primary lung cancer.
Surgery today - 1 Jan 2019
Yoneda Kazue, Imanishi Naoko, Ichiki Yoshinobu, Tanaka Fumihiro
Abstract excerpt
A tissue biopsy is the "golden standard" for molecular profiling that is essential in decision-making regarding treatment for malignant tumors, including primary lung cancer. However, tumor biopsies are associated with several limitations, including invasiveness and difficulty in achieving access. Liquid biopsies have several potential advantages over tissue biopsies, and recent advances in molecular technologies...
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