The journal «Practical oncology» / , The most important events in Oncology in 2019
The role of liquid biopsy in the choice of tactics For the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer
Authors: K.K. Laktionov, A.M. Kazakov, K.A. Sarantseva, E.V. Reutova, A.L. Arzumanyan, N.M. Moskalyuk
Abstract:This article describes the potential uses of liquid biopsy for non-small cell lung cancer as a method for determining the mutational profile, as well as minimal residual disease after radical surgical treatment. This paper describes the advantages and disadvantages of this method compared to tissue biopsy. Presented potential applications of liquid biopsy to personalize treatment.
Keywords: non-small cell lung cancer, fluid biopsy, mutation profile, minimal residual disease