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Diagnosing lung cancer in the 21st century: are we ready to meet the challenge of individualized care?

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Histologic and molecular subtyping have become increasingly important as predictors of treatment benefit in lung cancer. The objective of the present study was to determine whether current diagnostic approaches provide adequate tissue to allow for individualized treatment decisions. METHODS: Our retrospective cohort study of new lung cancer patients seen at an academic centre between July 2007 and June 2008 collected baseline …

Authors

VanderMeer R; Chambers S; Van Dam A; Cutz JC; Goffin JR; Ellis PM

Journal

Current Oncology, Vol. 22, No. 4, pp. 272–278

Publisher

MDPI

Publication Date

August 2015

DOI

10.3747/co.22.2526

ISSN

1198-0052