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ArticleTranslational lung cancer research2019

Sensitive molecular testing methods can demonstrate NSCLC driver mutations in malignant pleural effusion despite non-malignant cytology.

Daniel P Steinfort, Sevastjan Kranz, Anthony Dowers, Leakhena Leas, Voula Dimitriadis, Kym Pham, Arthur Hsu, Steven Bozinovski, Louis B Irving, Paula Loveland and 1 more

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Article in Translational lung cancer research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Daniel P SteinfortDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Australia.
Sevastjan KranzDepartment of Pathology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Australia.
Anthony DowersDepartment of Pathology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia.
Leakhena LeasDepartment of Pathology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia.
Voula DimitriadisDepartment of Pathology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia.
Kym PhamDepartment of Pathology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia.
Arthur HsuDepartment of Pathology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia.
Steven BozinovskiSchool of Health & Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University, Bundoora, Australia.
Louis B IrvingDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Australia.
Paula LovelandDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Australia.
Michael ChristieDepartment of Pathology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Australia.
University of Melbourne · AUThe Royal Melbourne Hospital · AURMIT University · AU

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Abstract

Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) may be diagnosed by cytologic evaluation of pleural fluid, though false negative results can occur. Pleural effusions may provide a source of tumour material for genotyping in lung cancer patients. Detection of MPE may be improved through use of highly sensitive molecular techniques. We identified five patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with initial pleural fluid samples that were non-malignant on cytology, but were subsequently clinically confirmed to have MPE. Tumour mutation status was confirmed via routine testing of diagnostic clinical specimens. Cytologically negative pleural fluid cell-block specimens were analysed by amplicon-based parallel sequencing (APS) for somatic mutations commonly detected in NSCLC, and selected cases by improved and complete enrichment CO-amplification at lower denaturation temperature PCR (ICECOLD PCR) for known mutations. Mutations were detected in three out of three (sensitivity 100%) cytologically non-malignant pleural fluids from patients with a known mutation: two patients with known Kirsten rat sarcoma (

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diagnostic sensitivitydriver mutationlung cancermolecular testingPleural effusion

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