Manfred Dietel, Lukas Bubendorf, Anne-Marie C Dingemans, Christophe Dooms, Göran Elmberger, Rosa Calero García, Keith M Kerr, Eric Lim, Fernando López-Ríos, Erik Thunnissen, Paul E Van Schil, Maximilian von Laffert
BACKGROUND: There is currently no Europe-wide consensus on the appropriate preanalytical measures and workflow to optimise procedures for tissue-based molecular testing of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). To address this, a group of lung cancer experts (see list of authors) convened to discuss and propose standard operating procedures (SOPs) for NSCLC. METHODS: Based on earlier meetings and scientific expertise on lung cancer, a multidisciplinary group meeting was aligned...
February 2016: Thorax