Liquid Biopsy of Lung Cancer Before Pathological Diagnosis Is Associated With Shorter Time to Treatment.
Alessandro RussoJessica K LeeLincoln W PasquinaMarzia Del ReHolli H DilksKarthikeyan MurugesanRussell W MadisonYi LeeAlexa B SchrockLeah A CommentMartin DietrichGeoffrey R OxnardChristian D RolfoPublished in: JCO precision oncology (2024)
Early LBx in anticipation of pathologic diagnosis of aNSCLC was uncommon in this real-world cohort, yet this emerging paradigm was associated with an abbreviated time to CGP results and faster therapy initiation. Forthcoming prospective studies will clarify the utility of LBx in parallel with biopsy for diagnostic confirmation for patients presenting with suspected advanced lung cancer.