Efficacy of endoscopic ultrasound-guided tissue acquisition using stereo-microscopic on-site evaluation for possible comprehensive genome profile in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer.
Kosuke OkuwakiMasafumi WatanabeTsutomu YoshidaAkihiro TamakiTomohisa IwaiKai AdachiJunro IshizakiTaro HanaokaHiroshi ImaizumiMitsuhiro KidaChika KusanoPublished in: Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology (2024)
When performing EUS-TA for unresectable pancreatic cancer with the intention of subsequent CGP, obtaining a high tumor cell content (≥ 20%) by assessing the T-SVWC cut-off value via SOSE may serve as a novel indicator for on-site estimation of CGP suitability for EUS-TA specimens.