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TEST:
Lung Cancer Mutation Panel

Type:
Laboratory Developed Test
Related tests:

Details

Evidence
The Lung Cancer Mutation Panel offers a keystone to personalized medicine and tests for mutations in all three oncogenes (EGFR, KRAS, ALK). It is a personalized diagnostic tool that helps determine patient’s sensitivity or resistance to multiple EGFR TKIs and ALK inhibitors. It helps in determinig the targeted therapies for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients.
Cancer:
Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
Gene:
ALK (Anaplastic lymphoma kinase), EGFR (Epidermal growth factor receptor), EML4 (EMAP Like 4), KRAS (KRAS proto-oncogene GTPase)
Method:
Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS)