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Molecular identification of bronchopulmonary neuroendocrine tumours and neuroendocrine genotype in lung neoplasia using the NETest liquid biopsy.
European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery - 1 Jun 2020
Filosso Pier Luigi, Öberg Kjell, Malczewska Anna, Lewczuk Anna, Roffinella Matteo, Aslanian Harry, Bodei Lisa
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OBJECTIVES: Diagnosing lung neuroendocrine neoplasia (NEN) requires a biopsy or an operation. We evaluated a 'liquid biopsy' (NETest) as an in vitro diagnostic tool for identifying NEN and compared it to chromogranin A (CgA). METHODS: We identified 4 study cohorts: patients with bronchopulmonary carcinoids (n = 99, including 62 typical and 37 atypical carcinoids), lung cancers [n = 101, including 41...
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