Publications by authors named "Fran Lockie"
Cancer Treat Res Commun
December 2021
Article Synopsis
- Early-phase cancer clinical trials are increasingly available for advanced cancer patients who have few treatment options left, often requiring research tissue biopsies.
- An audit over two years showed that ultrasound-guided research biopsies were safe, yielded sufficient tumor samples, and revealed actionable mutations in 30% of cases tested with next-generation sequencing.
- Despite these benefits, the direct advantages of the research biopsies were limited to a minority of patients, highlighting the need for clear and informed consent in these procedures.
