Plasma is a better source of tumor-derived circulating cell-free DNA than serum for the detection of EGFR alterations in lung tumor patients

Lung Cancer. 2013 Nov;82(2):373-4. doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2013.08.014. Epub 2013 Aug 19.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / genetics*
  • ErbB Receptors / genetics*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / genetics*
  • Male
  • Mutation*
  • Peptide Nucleic Acids / genetics*
  • Pleural Effusion, Malignant / genetics*

Substances

  • Peptide Nucleic Acids
  • ErbB Receptors