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The novel 19G endobronchial USS (EBUS) needle samples processed as tissue “core biopsies” facilitate PD‐L1 and other biomarker testing in lung cancer specimens: case report and the view point from the Respiratory Physician and the Pathologist

The immunohistochemical expression of Programmed Death Ligand (PD‐L1) predicts responses to PD‐1/PD‐L1 inhibitors in non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). PD‐L1 testing is currently only recommended on tissue specimens; however, in many patients, cytology samples are the only specimens available. The...

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Autores principales: Herath, Samantha, Cooper, Wendy A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5591950/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29093818
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.271