Clinical Practice Points
- •Plasma-based next-generation sequencing can potentially identify additional driver alterations in patients with NSCLC compared to single-gene testing for EGFR, ALK and ROS1; this can be relevant when there is limited tissue for molecular profiling or if tissue biopsy is not feasible.
- •The identification of driver alterations in plasma helps NSCLC patients to be treated with matched targeted therapy, which eventually might lead to better outcomes.
- •Further studies exploring the cost-effectiveness of complementary liquid biopsy in addition to tissue genotyping are warranted, as well as novel strategies such as a tissue-sparing, plasma-first approach.
- •Timely and equitable access to targeted therapies will also be critical to translate research in precision medicine into improved patient care.
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Publication history
Published online: February 08, 2023
Accepted:
February 2,
2023
Received in revised form:
February 2,
2023
Received:
August 5,
2022
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In Press Journal Pre-ProofIdentification
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