Molecular Testing for Selection of Patients With Lung Cancer for Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor and Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors: American Society of Clinical Oncology Endorsement of the College of American Pathologists/International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer/Association for Molecular Pathology Guideline
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Purpose: The College of American Pathologists (CAP), the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC), and the Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) guideline on molecular testing for the selection of patients with lung cancer for epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) tyrosine kinase inhibitors was considered for endorsement. Methods: American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) staff reviewed the CAP/IASLC/AMP guideline for developmental rigor; an ASCO ad hoc review panel of experts reviewed the guideline content. Results: The ASCO panel concurred that the recommendations are clear, thorough, and based on the most relevant scientific evidence in this content area and present options that will be acceptable to patients. The CAP/IASLC/AMP guideline comprises 37 recommendations (evidence grade A or B), expert consensus opinions, or suggestions that address the following five principal questions: (1) When should molecular testing be performed? (2) How should EGFR testing be performed? (3) How should ALK testing be performed? (4) Should other genes be routinely tested in lung adenocarcinoma? (5) How should molecular testing be implemented and operationalized? Conclusion: The ASCO review panel endorses the CAP/IASLC/AMP guideline. This guideline represents an important advance toward standardization of EGFR and ALK testing practices and is of major clinical relevance in advancing the care of patients with lung cancer. In the Discussion section, the ASCO review panel highlights three evolving areas: advances in ALK testing methodology, considerations for selecting appropriate populations for molecular testing, and emergence of other targetable molecular alterations.
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- Authors
- Leighl, N. B., Rekhtman, N., Biermann, W. A., Huang, J., Mino-Kenudson, M., Ramalingam, S. S., West, H., Whitlock, S., & Somerfield, M. R.
- Affiliations
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (US)
- American Society of Clinical Oncology (US)
- ORCID
- Venue
- Journal of Clinical Oncology
- Published
- 2014-11-10
- Volume
- 32
- Issue
- 32
- Pages
- 3673-3679
- ISSN
- 0732-183X (ISSN-L)
- 1527-7755
- PMC
- PMC5321089
- OpenAlex
- W2140832617
- Cited by
- 281
- References
- 4
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- FWCI
- 34.70
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Journal of Clinical Oncology (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
- Keywords
- lung cancer, molecular testing, EGFR, anaplastic lymphoma kinase, tyrosine kinase inhibitors, targeted therapy selection, lung adenocarcinoma
- MeSH terms
- Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase, Genetic Testing, Humans, Immunohistochemistry, Lung Neoplasms, Medical Oncology, Mutation, Pathology, Clinical, Polymerase Chain Reaction, In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases, ErbB Receptors
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