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Multiple predictive biomarker testing in melanoma: another challenge for the optimal approach on cytological samples.

Antonino IaccarinoMariantonia NacchioGennaro AcanforaPasquale PisapiaUmberto MalapelleClaudio BellevicineGiancarlo TronconeElena Vigliar
Published in: Cytopathology : official journal of the British Society for Clinical Cytology (2023)
We highlighted the feasibility of PD-L1 assessment on residual CB material from metastatic melanomas previously tested for BRAF and NRAS mutations. Moreover, we pointed out that FNC needle rinses may be an alternative sources of nucleic acids for molecular testing, preserving CB material for ICC evaluation.
Keyphrases
  • squamous cell carcinoma
  • small cell lung cancer
  • wild type
  • drinking water
  • ultrasound guided
  • single molecule
  • skin cancer
  • basal cell carcinoma