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ArticleCurrent oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2019

A Canadian guideline on the use of next-generation sequencing in oncology.

S Yip, A Christofides, S Banerji, M R Downes, I Izevbaye, B Lo, A MacMillan, J McCuaig, T Stockley, G M Yousef and 1 more

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Article in Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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31 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

S YipCancer Genetics and Genomics Lab, BC Cancer, Vancouver, BC.
A Christofidesimpact Medicom Inc., Toronto, ON.
S BanerjiDepartment of Medical Oncology, CancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB.
M R DownesAnatomic Pathology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON.
I IzevbayeDivision of Molecular Pathology, Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, AB.
B LoMolecular Diagnostics, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON.
A MacMillanProvincial Medical Genetics Program, St. John's, NL.
J McCuaigPrincess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON.
T StockleyDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto and University Health Network, Toronto, ON.
G M YousefDepartment of Pediatric Laboratory Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON.
A SpatzDepartments of Pathology and Oncology, McGill University, McGill University Health Centre and Lady Davis Institute, Montreal, QC.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rapid advancements in next-generation sequencing (ngs) technology have created an unprecedented opportunity to decipher the molecular profile of tumours to more effectively prevent, diagnose, and treat cancer. Oncologists now have the option to order molecular tests that can guide treatment decisions. However, to date, most oncologists have received limited training in genomics, and they are now faced with the challenge of understanding how such tests and their interpretation align with patient management. Guidance on how to effectively use ngs technology is therefore needed to aid oncologists in applying the results of genomic tests. The Canadian guideline presented here describes best practices and unmet needs related to ngs-based testing for somatic variants in oncology, including clinical application, assay and sample selection, bioinformatics and interpretation of reports performed by laboratories, patient communication, and clinical trials.

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High-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingPractice Guidelines as TopicCanadaCommunicationComputational BiologyHumansImmunotherapyMedical OncologyMolecular Targeted TherapyNeoplasmsPatient Education as TopicWorkflowguidelinesmolecular genomicsNext-generation sequencingoncologistspathologysequencingsomatic variants

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PMID31043833
PMCPMC6476432

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