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Lung cancer: Lung by NGS

Speciality(ies) / Other Speciality(ies)

Oncology

Pulmonary Oncology, Pathology

Methodology

NGS

SNS Code

34900

OMIM

Gene Number

Test / Mutation List

Mutations (Hotspots): AKT1; ALK; BRAF; DDR2; EGFR; FGFR2; FGFR3; ERBB2 (HER2); ERBB3 (HER3); ERBB4 (HER4); KRAS; MAP2K1; MET; NRAS; PIK3CA; RET; ROS1
Fusion drivers: ALK; FGFR1; FGFR2; FGFR3; MET (skipping exão 14); NTRK1; NTRK2; NTRK3; ROS1; RET
CNVs: EGFR; FGFR1; FGFR2; ERBB2 (HER2); KRAS; MET
((To allow a correct CNV analysis the percentage of neoplastic cells in the sample should be higher than a 50%)

TAT

10 to 15 working days

Sample Type

Formalin fix and paraffin embed tumour tissue; stable at room temperature (RT)
(6×20μm sections or tissue block or cellblock, with a fresh H&E slide)
or
Cytological sample in collection medium; stable for 4-6 weeks