Genome analysis of peeling archival cytology samples detects driver mutations in lung cancer.
Kei KunimasaYosuke HirotsuKenji AmemiyaYuki NagakuboTaichiro GotoYoshihiro MiyashitaYumiko KakizakiToshiharu TsutsuiSotaro OtakeHiroaki KobayashiRumi HiguchiKie InomataTakashi KumagaiHitoshi MochizukiHarumi NakamuraShin-Ichi NakatsukaKazumi NishinoFumio ImamuraToru KumagaiToshio OyamaMasao OmataPublished in: Cancer medicine (2020)
Archival cytology sample with adequate tumor cells can yield genetic information compared to the primary tumors. If tumor tissue samples are unavailable, we can use archival cytology samples to search for actionable driver mutations.