Clinical utility of liquid biopsy for the diagnosis and monitoring of EML4-ALK NSCLC patients
Genomic rearrangement in anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) gene occurs in 3−7% of patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The detection of this alteration is crucial as ALK positive NSCLC patients benefit from ALK inhibitors, which improve both the patient's quality of life and overall...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2020-03-01
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Series: | Advances in Laboratory Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/almed-2019-0019 |