Accurate identification of ALK positive lung carcinoma patients: novel FDA-cleared automated fluorescence in situ hybridization scanning system and ultrasensitive immunohistochemistry.

<h4>Background</h4>Based on the excellent results of the clinical trials with ALK-inhibitors, the importance of accurately identifying ALK positive lung cancer has never been greater. However, there are increasing number of recent publications addressing discordances between FISH and IHC...

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Main Authors: Esther Conde, Ana Suárez-Gauthier, Amparo Benito, Pilar Garrido, Rosario García-Campelo, Michele Biscuola, Luis Paz-Ares, David Hardisson, Javier de Castro, M Carmen Camacho, Delvys Rodriguez-Abreu, Ihab Abdulkader, Josep Ramirez, Noemí Reguart, Marta Salido, Lara Pijuán, Edurne Arriola, Julián Sanz, Victoria Folgueras, Noemí Villanueva, Javier Gómez-Román, Manuel Hidalgo, Fernando López-Ríos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0107200