Improving Molecular Testing and Personalized Medicine in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer in Ontario
Author(s) -
Chétana Lim,
Harman Sekhon,
Jean-Claude Cutz,
D. Hwang,
Suzanne KamelReid,
R.F. Carter,
Gilda da Cunha Santos,
Thomas K. Waddell,
Matthew Binnie,
Milan Patel,
Narinder Paul,
T. Chung,
Anthony Brade,
Robert H. El-Maraghi,
Christina Sit,
MingSound Tsao,
Natasha B. Leighl
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
current oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.053
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1718-7729
pISSN - 1198-0052
DOI - 10.3747/co.24.3495
Subject(s) - medicine , lung cancer , context (archaeology) , medical physics , personalized medicine , cancer , specialty , pathology , intensive care medicine , bioinformatics , paleontology , biology
Although molecular testing has become standard in managing advanced nonsquamous non-small-cell lung cancer (nsclc), most patients undergo minimally invasive procedures, and the diagnostic tumour specimens available for testing are usually limited. A knowledge translation initiative to educate diagnostic specialists about sampling techniques and laboratory processes was undertaken to improve the uptake and application of molecular testing in advanced lung cancer.
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