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ArticleNPJ precision oncology2025

Optimizing the NGS-based discrimination of multiple lung cancers from the perspective of evolution.

Ziyang Wang, Xiaoqiu Yuan, Kunkun Sun, Fang Wu, Ke Liu, Yiruo Jin, Olga Chervova, Yuntao Nie, Airong Yang, Yichen Jin and 8 more

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Article in NPJ precision oncology, 2025. 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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18 authors.

Ziyang Wang *Department of Thoracic Surgery, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, 100044, China.
Xiaoqiu Yuan *Department of Thoracic Surgery, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, 100044, China.
Kunkun Sun *Department of Pathology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China.
Fang Wu *Department of Oncology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, Hunan, 410011, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6627-3437
Ke Liu *Berry Oncology Corporation, Beijing, China.
Yiruo JinDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, 100044, China.
Olga ChervovaUniversity College London Cancer Institute, University College London, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1671-9488
Yuntao NieChina-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China.
Airong YangBerry Oncology Corporation, Beijing, China.
Yichen JinDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, 100044, China.
Jing LiBerry Oncology Corporation, Beijing, China.
Yun LiDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, 100044, China.
Fan YangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, 100044, China.
Jun WangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, 100044, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7033-5012
Stephan BeckUniversity College London Cancer Institute, University College London, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5290-2151
David CarboneJames Thoracic Oncology Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3002-1921
Guanchao JiangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, 100044, China.
Kezhong ChenDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, 100044, China. chenkezhong@pkuph.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9723-6153

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Next-generation sequencing (NGS) offers a promising approach for differentiating multiple primary lung cancers (MPLC) from intrapulmonary metastasis (IPM), though panel selection and clonal interpretation remain challenging. Whole-exome sequencing (WES) data from 80 lung cancer samples were utilized to simulate MPLC and IPM, with various sequenced panels constructed through gene subsampling. Two clonal interpretation approaches primarily applied in clinical practice, MoleA (based on shared mutation comparison) and MoleB (based on probability calculation), were subsequently evaluated. ROC analysis highlighted MoleB's superior performance, especially with the NCCNplus panel (AUC = 0.950 ± 0.002) and pancancer MoleA (AUC = 0.792 ± 0.004). In two independent cohorts (WES cohort, N = 42 and non-WES cohort, N = 94), NGS-based methodologies effectively stratified disease-free survival, with NCCNplus MoleB further predicting prognosis. Phylogenetic analysis further revealed evolutionary distinctions between MPLC and IPM, establishing an optimized NGS-based framework for differentiating multiple lung cancers.

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