Standardizing Biomarker Testing for Canadian Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer
Author(s) -
Barbara Melosky,
Normand Blais,
Parneet Cheema,
Christian Couture,
Rosalyn A. Juergens,
Suzanne KamelReid,
MingSound Tsao,
Paul WheatleyPrice,
Zhaolin Xu,
Dia. Ionescu
Publication year - 2018
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.25.3867
Subject(s) - medicine , kras , lung cancer , oncology , neuroblastoma ras viral oncogene homolog , ros1 , biomarker , context (archaeology) , anaplastic lymphoma kinase , cancer , epidermal growth factor receptor , adenocarcinoma , paleontology , biochemistry , chemistry , colorectal cancer , malignant pleural effusion , biology
The development and approval of both targeted and immune therapies for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (nsclc) has significantly improved patient survival rates and quality of life. Biomarker testing for patients newly diagnosed with nsclc, as well as for patients progressing after treatment with epidermal growth factor receptor ( EGFR ) inhibitors, is the standard of care in Canada and many parts of the world.
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