P Hofman, F Calabrese, I Kern, J Adam, A Alarcão, I Alborelli, N T Anton, A Arndt, A Avdalyan, M Barberis, H Bégueret, B Bisig, H Blons, P Boström, L Brcic, G Bubanovic, A Buisson, A Caliò, M Cannone, L Carvalho, C Caumont, A Cayre, L Chalabreysse, M P Chenard, E Conde, M C Copin, J F Côté, N D'Haene, H Y Dai, L de Leval, P Delongova, M Denčić-Fekete, A Fabre, F Ferenc, F Forest, F de Fraipont, M Garcia-Martos, G Gauchotte, R Geraghty, E Guerin, D Guerrero, S Hernandez, P Hurník, B Jean-Jacques, K Kashofer, D Kazdal, S Lantuejoul, C Leonce, A Lupo, U Malapelle, R Matej, J L Merlin, K D Mertz, A Morel, A Mutka, N Normanno, P Ovidiu, A Panizo, M G Papotti, E Parobkova, G Pasello, P Pauwels, G Pelosi, F Penault-Llorca, T Picot, N Piton, A Pittaro, G Planchard, N Poté, T Radonic, I Rapa, A Rappa, C Roma, M Rot, J C Sabourin, I Salmon, S Savic Prince, A Scarpa, E Schuuring, I Serre, V Siozopoulou, D Sizaret, S Smojver-Ježek, J Solassol, K Steinestel, J Stojšić, C Syrykh, S Timofeev, G Troncone, A Uguen, S Valmary-Degano, A Vigier, M Volante, S G F Wahl, A Stenzinger, M Ilié
BACKGROUND: Testing for epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations is an essential recommendation in guidelines for metastatic non-squamous non-small-cell lung cancer, and is considered mandatory in European countries. However, in practice, challenges are often faced when carrying out routine biomarker testing, including access to testing, inadequate tissue samples and long turnaround times (TATs). MATERIALS AND METHODS: To evaluate the real-world EGFR testing practices of European pathology laboratories, an online survey was set up and validated by the Pulmonary Pathology Working Group of the European Society of Pathology and distributed to 64 expert testing laboratories...
September 13, 2023: ESMO Open