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ArticleJornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia2025

Sequential versus massively parallel strategies for molecular characterization of non-small cell lung cancer samples obtained by endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration.

Luís Vaz Rodrigues, Marta Viegas, Ana Filipa Ladeirinha, Ana Alarcão, Luis Taborda-Barata, Rosa Cordovilla, Vitor Sousa

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Article in Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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7 authors.

Luís Vaz Rodrigues. Departamento de Pneumologia, Instituto Português de Oncologia de Coimbra Francisco Gentil, Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5929-6078
Marta Viegas. Departamento de Anatomia Patológica, Laboratório de Patologia Molecular, Instituto Português de Oncologia de Coimbra Francisco Gentil, Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0877-2876
Ana Filipa Ladeirinha. Instituto de Anatomia Patológica e Patologia Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5314-994X
Ana Alarcão. Instituto de Anatomia Patológica e Patologia Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3783-2404
Luis Taborda-Barata. RISE-Health, Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade de Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6649-8890
Rosa Cordovilla. Departamento de Pneumologia, Hospital Universitário de Salamanca, Complexo Assistencial Universitário de Salamanca, Salamanca, Espanha.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8907-1072
Vitor Sousa. Instituto de Anatomia Patológica e Patologia Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3219-1078

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe advent of massively parallel next-generation sequencing (MP-NGS) offers potential advantages over sequential molecular profiling (SMP) in the management of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). This study compares the two methodologies using samples obtained through endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA), focusing on actionable mutation detection, turnaround time (TAT), and clinical outcomes.

methodsA retrospective analysis was conducted on NSCLC patients who underwent EBUS-TBNA and molecular characterization between January 2020 and December 2023. SMP and MP-NGS were compared in terms of actionable mutation detection rates, TAT, and impact on overall survival (OS).

resultsAmong 106 patients, MP-NGS demonstrated a significantly higher detection rate of actionable mutations compared to SMP (40.9% vs. 22.2%, p=0.042). The median TAT was slightly shorter with SMP than with externally outsourced MP-NGS (17 days vs. 23 days, p=0.076). Patients diagnosed via MP-NGS were more frequently allocated to targeted therapies (44.26% vs. 22.2%, p=0.038), which may have positively influenced overall survival (672 days vs. 138 days, p=0.053).

conclusionMP-NGS provided superior diagnostic and clinical advantages over SMP in NSCLC, supporting its adoption as a standard diagnostic approach to enhance personalized therapy and improve patient outcomes.

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Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungEndoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle AspirationHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingLung NeoplasmsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMutationRetrospective StudiesTime Factors

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