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Recommendations for optimizing the use of cytology in the diagnosis and management of patients with lung cancer
María D Lozano 1 , Amparo Benito 2 , Tania Labiano 3 , Lara Pijuan 4 , Eva Tejerina 5 , Héctor Torres 6 , Javier Gómez-Román 7
Abstract
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is one of the oncological entities with the greatest evolution in molecular diagnosis due to the large number of diagnostic biomarkers and new treatments approved by international regulatory agencies.
An accurate, early diagnosis using the least amount of tissue is the goal for the establishing and developing precision medicine for these patients. Rapid on-site evaluation (ROSE) provides cytological samples of optimal quantity and quality for a complete diagnosis of NSCLC.
The usefulness of cytological samples has been demonstrated, not only for massive parallel sequencing but also for the quantification of the expression of programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) and tumour mutational burden (TMB).
Pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical recommendations are made for the management and appropriate use of cytological samples in order to obtain all the information necessary for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with NSCLC according to current quality parameters.
CITATION Rev Esp Patol. 2023 Jan-Mar;56(1):58-68. doi: 10.1016/j.patol.2022.04.001. Epub 2022 Jun 24.
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