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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Main Authors: Sánchez-Herrero Estela, Provencio Mariano, Romero Atocha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2020-03-01
Series:Advances in Laboratory Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/almed-2019-0019