Article
Clinical feasibility of NGS liquid biopsy analysis in NSCLC patients.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2019
Papadopoulou Eirini, Tsoulos Nikolaos, Tsantikidi Katerina, Metaxa-Mariatou Vasiliki, Stamou Pinelopi Eleftheria, Kladi-Skandali Athina, Kapeni Evgenia, Tsaousis Georgios, Pentheroudakis George, Petrakis Dimitrios, Lampropoulou Dimitra Ioanna, Aravantinos Gerasimos, Varthalitis Ioannis, Kesisis George, Boukovinas Ioannis, Papakotoulas Pavlos, Katirtzoglou Nikolaos, Athanasiadis Elias, Stavridi Flora, Christodoulou Christos, Koumarianou Anna, Eralp Yeşim, Nasioulas George
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Analysis of circulating tumor nucleic acids in plasma of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) patients is the most widespread and documented form of "liquid biopsy" and provides real-time information on the molecular profile of the tumor without an invasive tissue biopsy. METHODS: Liquid biopsy analysis was requested by the referral physician in 121 NSCLC patients at diagnosis and was performed using a...
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