Experts explain the presence and role of EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations in non–small cell lung cancer and highlight the role of molecular profiling. Estelamari Rodriguez, M.D., MPH: Hello, and ...

"Clinicians performing tumor biopsy need to ensure that there’s adequate tissue for both diagnosis and NGS testing. Having immediate pathology review of biopsy specimens in the operating room can ...

The estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) is a blood test to assess kidney function. The formula for calculating eGFR takes the patient’s body size, age, and sex into account to predict how well ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 73-year-old female. A recent blood test returned an eGFR (estimated glomerular filtration rate) of 59. My physician’s nurse told me that the test was normal. When I asked her ...

HILDEN, Germany, and TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--QIAGEN N.V. (NYSE: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced that the Japanese Pharmaceuticals and Medical Device Agency (PMDA) has approved the ...

The FINANCIAL — Insights from experts working on-the-ground in lung cancer, compiled by Boehringer Ingelheim, shed light on challenges faced by patients with advanced stage adenocarcinoma, a type of ...

In this presentation the speaker will discuss latest developments in NSCLC precision therapy and biomarker landscape, and importance of NGS in NSCLC biomarker testing. He will review the NSCLC ...

"Traditionally, payers and healthcare organizations have measured and benchmarked quality performance using the Medical Attention for Nephropathy measure, which doesn’t include eGFR and is satisfied ...

OBJECTIVES: Clinical practice guidelines recommend at least annual testing of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and urine albumin-creatinine ratio (uACR) for patients with chronic kidney ...

Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is a protein on the surface of your cells that helps them grow. When the gene that codes for EGFR has a mutation, it affects the way this protein works, causing ...